Best Devon Walks
Haytor
 
Haytor Best Walks
 
2 TOP Walks
Walk 1 Haytor & Quarry
 3.4 miles (1h 30)
 difficulty 3/4 (challenging)
Walk 2 Haytor & Hound Tor
 4.9 miles (2 hours)
 difficulty 4/4 (challenging)
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There is much more to Haytor than a steep climb to the Tor and back again!

  parkingwhat3words///discouraged.sleeps.simulator  parking(donation) Car Park next to Information Centre
Point of InterestWhat to explore?
PubThe Rock
toiletsNational Park Visitor Centre near Car Park
 
 
Walk 1
Haytor & Quarry (3.4 miles)
 MAP
tramway to Haytor
Tramway to Haytor

Difficulty:

starting PointStart : Car Park nr Information Centre

This very dramatic, pleasant and fairly easy walk.

The Walk

A From the Car Park it follows a small track on left of the Bovey Tracey road to a turn off into the village of Haytor Vale.

B Follow signs to the Rock.

C About 100m before the pub the walk bears left into a bridlepath.

D After a while you join the Templer Way towards Haytor.and a old tramway to the quarry. Along here stones were transported to build the arches of London Bridge and the steps to the British Museum.

E You almost seem to be heading towards a forgotten settlement surrounding the majestic Tor.

haytor quarry
Haytor Quarry

F The quarry resembles a nature reserve with water lilies gracing its pools.

G From here the climb to Haytor (454 m) is steady crossing a most dramatic landscape with spectacular views all around.

There is one steep descent.

time:
1 hr 30 mins
terrain:
tracks bridle/ footpaths
country lanes
main roads
0 %
2%
altitude range
268 - 429 m
quality of track
***

 

Walk 2
Haytor & Hound Tor (4.9 miles)
  MAP
Hound Tor
Hound Tor

Difficulty:

  
starting PointStart : Car Park nr Information Centre

Quite a strenuous but rewarding walk ideal for a sunny day!

It includes several climbs and descents combining three Tors :

Haytor ,Holwel Tor and Hound Tor

Hound Tor, the one looking perhaps like a pack of hounds, offers magnificent views and overlooks the remains of a deserted medieval village.

A good place for a picnic as it is exactly half way.

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