Best Devon Walks
Harpford
 
Best Harpford Wood Walks
 
3 TOP Walks
Walk 1 Harpford Wood
 2.4 miles (1 hour)
 difficulty 3/4 (challenging)
Walk 2 Bowd Inn Harpford Common
 3.6 miles (1h 30)
 difficulty 4/4 (challenging)
Walk 3 Bowd Inn & Harpford Common
 4.9 miles (2 hours)
 difficulty 4/4 (challenging)
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Three delightful walks through Harpford Wood, a most dramatic and ancient wood near Harpford containing unique fauna.

Point of InterestHarpford Wood disused railway
Rare Fugi
Coleridge Link
  
Pubs Bowd Inn
  
parkingFree Car Park near cricket grounds off Back Lane.
  
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directionsSATNAV Postcode: EX10 0
 
 
Walk 1
Harpford Wood (2.4 miles)
 MAP
Harpford disused railway
Harpford Disused Railway

Difficulty:

This delightful walk starts on the outskirts of Newton Poppleford and crosses the Otter via a footbridge into Harpford village.

You follow the East Devon Way and the Coleridge Link into Harpford Wood and return using an old footpath with splendid views of the Otter Valley.

Footpaths and tracks well maintained making it an ideal walk throughout the year.

You may wish to take some refreshments at the famous Bowd Inn ,returning via a now disused railway.

length:
2.4 miles
terrain:
tracks bridle/ paths
lanes
main roads
0 %
can be muddy
elevation
There is one steady climb.

 

Walk 2
Bowd Inn Harpford Common (3.6 miles)
  MAP

Difficulty:

This is a longer but most rewarding (pub) walk with a steady climb and a steep descent.

 

Walk 3
Bowd Inn & Harpford Common (4.9 miles)
  MAP

Difficulty:

This adds another 1.3 miles to walk 2 and after a steady climb crosses the top of Harpford Common, giving you extensive views of Brixham and Dartmoor.

 Walks near Harpford
 
Newton Poppleford
 
 
Three great walks!
 
Sidbury
 
 
This pleasant walk consists of a steady but easy climb through an almost alpine landscape with stunning views of Woodbury Common and Dartmoor - not surprisingly, the East Devon Way follows this delightful route.
 
Tipton St John
 
 
A very pleasant walk along the Otter.