Walk 1
Walk 1 River Walk (2.1 miles) | Time:1h |
River Bovey , Disused Railway | |||
see main parking area | |||
An easy and popular (dog) walk from Bovey Tracey's main Car Park along the river Bovey and a disused railway returning via footpaths. |
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Walks near Bovey Tracey: | |
Hennock | |
A great pub walk with ancient tracks & signs of pre-Victorian rock mining as you walk through the bluebell woods. | |
Haytor | |
There is much more to Haytor than a steep climb to the Tor and back again!. Two very popular and fairly easy walks in search of a lost village. | |
Lustleigh | |
Delightful walks from a very picturesque village into a most unspoilt and dramatic part of Devon . | |
Walk 2
Walk 2 Revised trail through Parke Estate (2.4 miles) | Time:1h |
This popular and fairly easy walk follows well maintained footpaths through the Parke estate, near Bovey Tracey, now belonging to the National Trust. A At entrance of Car Park facing the way you came turn right on a path along the fence. BContinue following a permissive path parallel to a lane. This becomes a public footpath ; continue through woods. C Turn right at lane and descend to river. | |||
D Continue under disused railway bridge and turn right then right again onto a public footpath.but go up embankment then descend to the River Bovey.E Do not cross river but continue along the river, FRecently an area has been cleared with a circular bench! G After 0.8 miles follow track right to cross river and return to car park (& cafe). There is also a walled garden,currently under restoration , an orchard with 150 historic Devon cider apple trees and a medieval weir on the meandering Bovey feeding a fishpond and mill in the village of Bovey Tracey. National Trust Car Park at Parke on B3387 nr Bovey Tracey - Free to Members (bring card) else £2 all day | |||
National Trust Car Park at Parke on B3387 nr Bovey Tracey - Free to Members (bring card) else £2 all day | |||
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Walk 3
Walk 3 (4.3 miles) | Time:1h 50 mins |
This easy & pleasant 4.3 miles walk takes you South East to Little Bovey. | |||
(free) along Coombe Close, Bovey Tracey |
Walk 4
Walk 4 to Lustleigh (6.8 miles) | Time:2h 50 mins |
Check out a longer but most enjoyable walk to Lustleigh. | |||
En Route To Lustleigh | see main parking area |