Over the last four years our footpath officer David Simkins has been providing a number of short and medium Self-Guided Walks around Tavistock. He now has his very own website.

The Dartmoor Way is a waymarked 108-mile (173km) long circular route around Dartmoor.

https://www.dartmoorway.co.uk/ww/data/docs/Walking%20Download-leaflet-2.pdf

The West Devon Way is a 37-mile walking trail linking Okehampton with Plymouth via Tavistock.

The South Hams Way is a new 100mile walk around the South Hams in Devon

Devons's coast to coast.

The original Two Moors Way spans 102 miles from Ivybridge on the southern boundary of Dartmoor National Park to Lynmouth on the North Devon coast in Exmoor National Park. If you wish to complete a Coast to Coast walk you can start at Wembury on the South Devon coast and follow the Erme-Plym trail to Ivybridge, adding around 15 miles.

The Two Castles Trail takes you through beautiful and peaceful countryside – from the edge of Dartmoor, past historic battlegrounds to the ancient town of Launceston.  It links the medieval castles of Okehampton and Launceston.

The 87-mile, 7-day walking route broadly follows the River Tamar, the historic boundary between Devon and Cornwall from sea to source, before continuing on to the North coast. It begins at Cremyll, overlooking Plymouth Sound and finishes at Marsland Mouth near Morwenstow. Linking the two coasts has also created a new 387-mile circular walking route around the border of Cornwall, Kylgh Kernow, Cornish for Circuit of Cornwall.

This is a 30 - 38 mile pilgrimage route across the northern edge of Dartmoor, from the majestic church St Michael de Rupe at Brentor, to St Michael the Archangel at Chagford.

Walk it as a linear route in 5 stages or as a series of loops using the low and moorland stretches. The guide book and passport are available at the link.

The South West Coast Path is perhaps the UK’s ultimate challenge for the long-distance hiker - a 630-mile adventure around the coastline of England’s south west peninsula.

Did you know that if you walked every day for a year in Devon, you would never have to walk the same path twice? Well known for its mild climate, unspoilt beauty, peace and tranquillity, there is over 3500 miles of footpaths and trails waiting to be discovered.