![]() | Best Devon Walks |
Exminster to Powderham |
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Turf Hotel Exminster |
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![]() | Exe Estuary Turf Hotel Exminster Marshes Powderham shops and cafe. |
Difficulty:
Distance: 8.8 miles
This is a long but delightful walk initially along tranquil country lanes with beautiful rolling landscapes , banks full of wild flowers and ye olde hamlets.
Please note: 'Purple' Stretch across field to Turf Hotel can be quite muddy. Instead , continue along the 'blue' route.
Next, the route follows an old path ,beside the river Exe, to the Turf Hotel and finishes with a track through a nature reserve with picnic tables and bird hides.
![]() | A busy road and railway line from Exeter to Dawlish and has to be crossed. |
Powderham Shops/Cafe
See map to visit Powderham shops.
This is an ideal pub walk.
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length: | 8.8 miles |
time: | 3 hrs 10 mins |
terrain: | tracks bridle/ paths |
lanes | |
main roads | 0 % |
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altitude range | 5 - 70 m |
quality of track | *** |
There is one steep climb.
Walks nearby |
Exeter Canal |
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The Quay is a truly vibrant part of Exeter with lots of cafes & pubs and waterways abuzz with swans and boats. |
Kenton |
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A delightful and gentle walk ideal for spring or summer through pretty landscapes and woodlands.The lanes, in this sheltered part of devon, are fauna rich. |
Powderham |
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Two delightful walks around Powderham castle. |
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