Moorland Ramblers
Walks Programme

There is a walk programmed for, pretty much, every Sunday, usually starting at 10am. The grid reference for the start is included in the walks programme, along with some highlights of the route.

Walks Programme

Date	Route and Details	Start and Distance	Leaders
Updated : March 2018
02/09/18 10am A Grave, a Mine and a Rabbit Farm Shell Top, Grim’s Grave, Ducks’ Pool, Plym Ford, Eylesbarrow Mine, Ditsworthy Farm Cadover Bridge main car park SX 555645 14 miles S Roger Tel: 01822 834829 09/09/18 10am Paths and Byways Nattadon Common, Fingle Bridge, North Bovey, Moretonhampstead Chagford car park, next to Jubilee Hall (fee) SX 701874 14 miles S Barbara Tel: 07482 138982 16/09/18 10am Both Sides of the Lyd Black Rock, Wheal Frederick, Bleak House, Dunna Goats, 'Points', Sourton Ice Works, Great Nodden Dartmoor Inn moorgate, near Lydford, SX 526853 11-12 miles S Ken Tel: 07855 307650 23/09/18 10am Power Walk: sources of water power Great Staple Tor, White Tor, Hill Bridge, Wheal Jewell, Wheal Betsy, Peter Tavy, Cox Tor Pork Hill car park SX 531751 12 miles S Roger Tel: 01822 834829 30/09/18 10am Meavy and Plym Country Yennadon Down, Meavy, Ringmoor Down, Ditsworthy Warren, Nun’s Cross, Crazywell Pool Lowery Cross car park SX 547692 12 miles S Janet Tel: 01822 85260 07/10/18 10am Fernworthy Circle Grimspound, Water Hill, Grey Wethers, Fernworthy Dam, Hurston, Lettaford Car park nr Green Combe, on B3212 SX 698834 13–14 miles S Graham & Mary Tel: 01626 830150 / 07500 340182 14/10/18 10am Dartmoor Way Part 1 Priestaford, Ashburton, Owlacombe Cross, return to include Terrace Walk Woodholme car park, Buckfastleigh SX 738660 13 miles S George Tel: 01803 854828 / 07798 854347 21/10/18 10am Excursion to Cranmere Cranmere Pool and back – rough and probably boggy terrain Meldon Reservoir car park (fee) SX 562917 14–15 miles S Barry Tel: 01752 847127 / 07967 260439 28/10/18 approx 11.15am after AGM Lustleigh Valley River Bovey, Lustleigh Cleave and Shaptor Rocks Phoenix Hall, Bovey Tracey SX 812783 11–12 miles M/S Jess & Will Tel: 01364 661331 04/11/18 10am Doe, Liberator and Lyd Up the Doe, Great Links Tor, Hunt Tor, West Okement, Branscombe's Loaf, down the Lyd. About 2,300ft ascent Dartmoor Inn moorgate, near Lydford SX 526853 11–12 miles S Patrick Tel: 07968 873227 11/11/18 10am See Note 2(pdf) Remembrance Day Walk Hookney Tor, RAF Memorial, Two Moors Way, Lower Blackaton, Pizwell, Postbridge, Assycombe Hill Bennett’s Cross car park SX 680816 12 miles S Don Tel: 07530 945944 18/11/18 10am A Pool, a Cross and Stone Rows Devonport Leat, Black Tor, Crazywell Pool, Nun’s Cross, Plym Ford, Drizzlecombe, Ditsworthy Warren House Norsworthy Bridge SX 568694 12 miles S David S Tel: 07504 041447 25/11/18 10am Around the Taw Sticklepath, South Tawton, South Zeal, Ramsley Mine, Cosdon, Oke Tor, Cullever Steps, Lower Halstock Belstone car park SX 621938 11 miles S Hetta Tel: 07811 560229 02/12/18 10am See Note 3 (pdf) South-east Fringes Footpaths, woodland, quiet country lanes and moorland north of Ivybridge Harford moorgate SX 643596 13–14 miles M/S Barry Tel: 07967 260439 09/12/18 10am Quarries, Leats and a Railway Foggintor Quarry, Leeden Tor, Black Tor, Sharpitor, Sampford Spiney and Pew Tor Four Winds car park on B3357 SX 561749 11–12 miles Debbie Tel: 01364 643180 16/12/18 10am Cadover Canter Trowlesworthy Tors, Shell Top, Penn Beacon, Dewerstone Rock Cadover Bridge main car park SX 555645 12 miles S Mandy & Chris Tel: 01752 311672 23/12/18 10am Mince Pies at Minions Caradon Hill, Stowe Hill, Sharp Tor, Kilmar Tor (optional scrambling for the bold if dry), King Arthur's Bed, Tregarrick Tor Minions car park, south-east side of Bodmin Moor SX 259712 10 - 12 miles S John Tel: 01752 313689 30/12/18 10am Hound and Hunter Hound Tor, Black Hill, Trendlebere Down, Hisley Wood, Hunter's Tor, Foxworthy, Horsham, Water, Hayne Cross and Hayne Down Hound Tor car park SX 739792 12 miles S Ian Tel: 01626 683115 / 07804 181616 06/01/19 10am Up the Webburn and Down the Dart Leigh Tor, Blackadon Tor, Sharp Tor, Yar Tor, Luckey Tor and Mel Tor Car park at top of New Bridge Hill at start of Dr Blackall’s Drive SX 707715 11 miles S Steve Tel: 07808 893369 13/01/19 10am Around Buckfastleigh Button, Burchetts Wood, Holne, New Bridge, Hembury Woods, Buckfast Woodholme car park, Buckfastleigh SX 738660 11 miles S Martyn Tel: 01364 643728 20/01/19 10am A Northern Circuit Belstone Tor, Hangingstone Hill and Cosdon Beacon Car park NE of Row Tor on military range road SX 596923 13 miles S Glyn Tel: 01392 860013 27/01/19 10am Stones, Huts and Mariners Hameldown, Grimspound, Lettaford, Mariners’ Way to Natsworthy Gate, east side of Hameldown Widecombe car park SX 719769 (free in winter) 11–12 miles S Debbie Tel: 01364 643180 03/02/19 10am A Coastal Saunter Footpaths, lanes and coast path, including Salcombe Malborough car park SX 709397 (free parking) 12–13 miles S Feli Tel: 07899 970215 10/02/19 10am Pushing Our Luck Stannon Tor, Grey Wethers, Statts House, Sandy Hole Pass, along the Dart, Arch Tor, Bellever Forest Postbridge main car park SX 646788 12 miles S Will Tel: 01364 661331 17/02/19 10am Discovering the Tamar Valley A walk along the Tamar Valley Discovery Trail to Gunnislake and back to Kit Hill along paths and minor roads Kit Hill lower car park SX 383713 (near Callington) About 12 miles S Roger Tel: 01822 834829 24/02/19 10am A Cross and Two Downs Yartor Down, Bellever Tor, Riddon Ridge and Corndon Down Yartor Down car park SX 680732 12 miles S Julie Tel: 07527 021783 03/03/19 10am Go with the Flow to Water Black Hill, Water, Hound Tor and Top Tor Haytor Down car park (on minor road north of main car park) SX 770778 12.5 miles S Jess Tel: 0-1364 661331 10/03/19 10am Dartmoor Way Part 2 Rifle range, Bagtor Cottages, Templer Way, Lower Down, Haytor Vale, Bagtor Woods Rifle Range car park (on minor road near Cold East Cross) SX 750733 12 miles S George Tel: 01803 854828 / 07798 854347 17/03/19 10am 11 tors, 12 miles Tors will include Great Mis Tor, Little Mis Tor, Ingra Tor and South Hessary Tor Princetown car park (fee) SX 589735 12 miles S Mandy & Chris Tel: 01752 311672/ 07936 052650 24/03/19 10am In the Footprints of Sailors Footpaths and byways to Meldon Hill and northwards on Mariners Way/ Two Moors Way Chagford car park, next to Jubilee Hall (fee) SX 701874 12 miles S Barbara Tel: 07482 138982 31/03/19 10am (Summer Time begins) The High Northern Moor Including East Mill Tor, Brim Brook and Shelstone Tor Meldon reservoir car park (fee) SX 562918 About 14 miles S David G Tel: 01579 348165 07/04/19 10am The View from … Yalberton, Windmill Hill (view), Aish, Stoke Gabriel (access by kind permission of Roger Hunt and Sainsburys) Sainsburys car park on Torbay ring road SX 873592 10 miles S George Tel: 01803 854828 / 07798 854347 14/04/19 10am A Hidden Waterfall Great Trowlsworthy Tor, Hen Tor, Shavercombe Waterfall, Plym Ford, Nuns Cross Farm, Eylesbarrow Mine Cadover Bridge main car park SX 555645 13 miles S Glyn Tel: 01392 860013 21/04/19 10am (Easter Sunday) Finding the Source of the River Lyd Northwest Dartmoor, including Doe Tor, Corn Ridge and Meldon Dam Dartmoor Inn moorgate, near Lydford SX 526853 About 12 miles S Roger Tel: 01822 834829 28/04/19 10am GWR (not “God’s Wonderful Railway”) White Tor and its ring, Roos Tor, Merrivale Stone Rows, Swell Tor, Leeden Tor, Ward Bridge, Pew Tor Pork Hill car park SX 531751 13 miles S Andrew Tel: 01837 52332

Winter Programme ( October to April ) Winter Walks (pdf)

Summer Programme ( May to October) - Summer Walks (pdf)

Points for Walk Leaders and Walkers - Notes for Walks Leaders

Moorland Group walks are generally graded S-strenuous, or occassionally M-moderate

If you have any queries, please call the Walk Leader, phone number supplied in programme, or a member of the committee.