Eggesford Forest Walks |
It's beauty and unspoilt charm is due in many ways to its isolation.
![]() | Eggesford Forest, picnic area |
![]() | None in this area |
![]() | Car park at Hilltown Wood & Heywood Wood. |
![]() | SATNAV Postcode: EX18 7LD |
![]() | Map of Eggesford Forest |
Walk 1 Forest and stream Walk (1.1 miles)
Difficulty:
A short but very pleasant and gentle woodland amble a long a stream with two foot bridges and some steps.
However, we advise you to print our map and explore the forest more fully.
length: | 1.1 miles |
quality of track | **** |
Map of Walk 1
Walks near Eggesford Forest | |
Eggesford | |
![]() | A most varied & scenic walk, partly following the Tarka trail to the river Taw and crossing Eggesford Forest. |
Chulmleigh | |
![]() | Thatched cob cottages , narrow cobbled streetsand extensive views of Dartmoor. |
Lapford | |
![]() | A lovely country walk from a village with character so typical of 'old' Devon. |
Zeal Monachorum | |
![]() | The tranquil hills around Zeal 'Monachorum' have changed little since the Middle Ages when they were cultivated by the monks of Buckfast Abbey. |
Morchard Bishop | |
![]() | Morchard (Large Wood) Bishop lies almost halfway on the Two Moors Way . In the village you will find a detailed map of all the footpaths in the area , a welcome sign to all walkers and hikers. |
Walk 2 Forest & rural Southcot (2.4 miles)
Difficulty:
This walk follows public footpaths and bridlepaths and joins the Little Dart Ridge and Valley Way, a long distance walk between Chumleigh and Witheridge as it re-enters the forest.
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