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Guidebook to walking Devon's Coast to Coast, a 117 mile route incorporating the Two Moors Way and a section of the Erme-Plym Trail. Beginning at Wembury Bay on the south coast and finishing at Lynmouth, the walk passes through the beautiful countryside of Dartmoor and Exmoor. A map booklet of the full route on OS 1:25K maps is included.
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A guidebook to walking a 188km (117 mile) Coast to Coast across Devon, combining the Two Moors Way with a section of the Erme–Plym Trail. Extending from Wembury to Lynmouth, the route links the Dartmoor and Exmoor National Parks and includes sections of high moorland where navigation skills are necessary.
The route is described from south to north, with a summary for southbound walkers. It is presented in 11 stages of between 11 and 29km (7–18 miles), with alternative low-level options for two of the upland stages.
Map key
Overview map
Route summary table
Trek planner
Introduction
History of the route
Geology and landscape
Wildlife
When to go
Planning the walk
Accommodation
Public transport
Maps
Getting there and getting away
What to take
Food and drink
Health and safety
Mobile phones and emergencies
Waymarking and access
Using this guide
The Two Moors Way – Devon’s Coast to Coast
Stage 1 Wembury to Yealmpton
Stage 2 Yealmpton to Ivybridge
Stage 3 Ivybridge to Holne
Stage 3A Ivybridge to Holne (low-level route)
Stage 4 Holne to Dunstone Down
Stage 5 Dunstone Down to Chagford Bridge
Stage 5A Dunstone Down to Chagford Bridge (low-level route)
Stage 6 Chagford Bridge to Morchard Road
Stage 7 Morchard Road to Witheridge
Stage 8 Witheridge to Knowstone
Stage 9 Knowstone to Tarr Steps
Stage 10 Tarr Steps to Simonsbath
Stage 11 Simonsbath to Lynmouth
Appendix A Useful contacts
Appendix B Selected accommodation
Appendix C Stamp stations
Appendix D Further reading
November 2024
There has been an official change to the route of the Two Moors Way within the Exmoor National Park section.
In October 2024 a bridge was installed across the Barle at Great Bradley, north of Tarr Steps (early on Stage 10) and the route moved to the west side of the river for a stretch: on those rare occasions when Tarr Steps is impassable, walkers can head up the east bank of the Barle to re-join the main route, which then follows the west bank to the bridge.
Paragraph 3 on page 175/176 should now read:
On reaching a footbridge turn left to cross the river, then continue upstream on the other side. Cross back over to the east bank via Great Bradley Bridge, installed by Exmoor National Park Authority and opened in October 2024. The well-signed route continues up the valley to Withypool, in and out of woodland and meadows. Eventually a huge meadow...
January 2021
Page 59 - at present, the sign in the hedge has gone
Page 76 - 'which drops left down to Lud Gate' - should read ‘which descends to Lud Gate’
Page 127 - 'bear half left' - should read ‘… leat on a footbridge. Follow the path through the hedge, and continue…'
March 2019
The marker stone at Crossways referred to on pp72-3 (Stage 3) should be in position by the end of April 2019.
Stage 3/3A/4:The Church House Inn Holne (passport stamp station) is closed.
Stage 3/3A/4: Holne Tearoom (not the Village Stores) is closed on weekdays in winter.
Stage 3A: The Oak South Brent is closed.
Stage 3A: Crumbs & Cuppa South Brent has been renamed The Rowan Tree Café.
After gaining a degree in Geography and Archaeology at Exeter University Sue Viccars worked for a London map publisher before grabbing the chance to return to Devon, where she spent 20 years commissioning walking, equestrian and countryside books for David & Charles Publishers. She received her first walking book commission three weeks after going freelance in 2000 and since then has written or contributed to around 20 books (and edited dozens more), specialising in her home territory of southwest England, with particular reference to Dartmoor and Exmoor. She writes the walks for Exmoor: the country magazine, and has been editor of Dartmoor Magazine since 2008.
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