Fernworthy Walks

Fernworthy Forest was planted in the 1920's.
The reservoir was finished in 1929.and has been stocked with brown trout

If you are just interested in a walk around the reservoir, the route following paths measures 2.7 miles, so allow 60 -90 minutes.

Start :Fernworthy Car Park.

Walk 1 Reservoir and ancient circle (3.6 miles)

Difficulty:

From the Car Park take footpath towards reservoir, keeping it on your left.

At the wall of the dam descend into a wooded area then up again and continue keeping reservoir on your left.

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Walk 1

Walks near Fernworthy
	Warren House Inn
	Explore Dartmoor's old tin workings & the ruins of medieval village
	Postbridge
	A popular and varied forest walk with lots to see:bronze age stone & hut circles, a clapper bridge & Bellever Tor.
	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.

Walk 2 Grey Wethers Stone Circles (6.1 miles)

Difficulty:

Wethers is an old English word meaning 'sheep'.

Unusually, there are two stone circles near each other.

It is said that a farmer , drinking cider at the Warren House Inn, had been old that a magnificent flock of sheep was for sale grazing on the moor.

After a few pints of cider he decided to check them out. When in the distance through the mist he could see what he thought were the sheep , he returned to the pub and agreed to buy them.

Map of Walk 2

Walk 3 Fernworthy & Kestor Rock (7.4 miles)

Difficulty:

We recommend a rain free day before you embark on this walk, part of which follows the famous Ten Tor Challenge route.

Paths are generally well defined.

Map of Walk 3