
Best Circular Dartmoor Walks | with easy car access |
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The best tried and tested Dartmoor walks with easy car access - many with pubs.
Walks cover a range of options:
- Tors
- Granite tors
- Granite landscapes
- Moorland
- Open moorland
- Heaths
- Woodlands
- Rivers
- Reservoirs
Follow all walks on your mobile , smart watch or GPS with free download of routes - no membership required!
| easy, mainly flat | |
| easy, some climbs | |
| moderate with climbs | |
| strenuous or over 3 hours |
| Pub | |||
![]() | Ashburton | One of our most popular walks following part of the Dartmoor Way along the river Ashburn. | |
![]() | Bowermans Nose | Enjoy spectacular views from this magical place where a hunter with his pack of hounds (Hound Tor) were turned to stone! | |
![]() | Chagford | Superb walks from this bustling Market town exploring the stunning beauty of this part of Dartmoor. | |
![]() | Christow | A delightful walk from this picturesque village to Tottiford Reservoir. | |
![]() | Buckfastleigh | Very popular and scenic pub-walk to Holne on the edge of Dartmoor | |
![]() | Castle Drogo | Three delightful walks near Castle Drogo,Drewsteignton ,ideal any time of the year! | |
![]() | Dartmeet | A popular tourist attraction in the heart of Dartmoor | |
![]() | Dunsford | Many delightful walks around Dunsford & Steps Bridge including the famous Daffodil Walk | |
![]() | Emsworthy Mire | Two easy walks through this stunning nature reserve known for its magnificent display of bluebells | |
![]() | Peter Tavy & Elephants Nest | A most enjoyable pub walk from Mary Tavy to the famous Elephant's Nest pub | |
![]() | Fernworthy | Enjoy a peaceful forest walk around a trout filled reservoir & explore a prehistoric landscape of mysterious stone circles and rows. | |
![]() | Grimspound | During the bronze age Grimspound ,made of granite blocks ,enclosed 24 hut circles,suggesting a milder climate and an abundance of trees. Two popular walks. | |
![]() | Haytor | There is much more to Haytor than a steep climb to the Tor and back again! Two very popular and fairly easy walks in search of a lost village. | |
![]() | Hembury Woods | Two delightful walks through this ancient oak wood and along a most enchanting stretch of the river Dart - a key attraction in Victorian Times! | |
![]() | Ivybridge | A walker's Gateway to Dartmoor. Two delightful walks with dramatic scenery following part of the majestic River Ern | |
![]() | Lydford | A delightful walk to Wheal Betsy ,an old copper mine,across stunning moorland using well maintained footpaths and green lanes. | |
![]() | Lustleigh | Very popular walks from a very picturesque village into a most unspoilt and dramatic part of Devon | |
![]() | Mary Tavy - Brent Tor Church | A delightful walk to Brent Tor,with its church on top of a hill | |
![]() | Manaton | An invigorating but most enjoyable walk from Lustleigh to Manaton & Hunter's Tor | |
![]() | Meavy (War Horse Country) | A great pub walk to Meavy and Burrator Reservoir with spectacular views of a dramatic landscape featured in the film 'War Horse' | |
![]() | Moretonhampstead | Moretonhamstead ,gateway to Dartmoor,is an ideal town for walkers to explore the lush edge of the moor. | |
![]() | New Bridge | Near Ashburton, a most picturesque place for a paddle in the Dart or a picnic along a tranquil river or a long hike through a romantic & scenic landscape. | |
![]() | North Bovey | North Bovey is one of the most idyllic villages in Devon. It is quite isolated and ,perhaps because of this,the village has retained its original charm. An excellent pub walk! | |
![]() | Okehampton | Best pub walks to Okehampton Castle & Belstone. | |
![]() | Postbridge | A popular and varied forest & family walk with lots to see:bronze age stone & hut circles,a clapper bridge & Bellever Tor | |
![]() | Princetown | Princetown offers the walker spectacular views of Dartmoor's almost volcanic landscapes. Relive a railway journey through quarries | |
![]() | Shaugh Prior | Explore a magical river valley, open moorland and the mysterious Dewerstone Rock. | |
![]() | South Brent | A great walk to explore Bent Moor & the river Avon following public footpaths and green lanes.- stunning views at the top | |
![]() | South Zeal | Two popular pub walks exploring North Dartmoor | |
![]() | Sticklepath to Belstone | A most scenic pub walk along the river Taw to Belstone following part of the Tarka Trail. | |
![]() | Tottiford & Trenchford | On the edge of Dartmoor,great picnic walks around a peaceful reservoir where Time Team in 2010 made some unique finds. | |
![]() | Warren House Inn | Explore Dartmoor's old tin workings & the ruins of a medieval village | |
![]() | Widecombe in the Moor | Two walks from Uncle Tom Cobley's village with extensive views exploring Tors ,gift and tea shops and perhaps a pub! | |



































