Walk 1
Walk 1 Hookney Tor & Grimspound (4.1 miles) | Time:1h 40 mins |
Bronze age settlement Old boundary cross Tin Mines | |||
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This enjoyable walk offers a true sense of space and timelessness. A It starts at Bennet's Cross named after a tin miner. B Follow a public bridlepath past Vitifer and Birch Tor tin mines to Grimspound. C Grimspound: nothing much has changed since the early bronze age settlers grew their crops and herded their animals.D You return via to Hookney Tor following part of the Two Moors Way - for more information click here. The route includes 2 climbs. After returning to the Car Park you may want to visit the Warren House Inn for some refreshments - it's only a 11 minutes walk from the Car Park along the B3212 towards Princetown. |
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Postbridge | |
A popular and varied forest walk with lots to see: bronze age stone & hut circles, a clapper bridge & Bellever Tor. | |
Moretonhampstead | |
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Widecombe in the Moor | |
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Walk 2
Walk 2 Grimspound & Medieval Village (5.4 miles) | Time:2h 20 mins |
A longer & popular walk to Grimspound taking you back to the car park via Challacombe & the ruins of the Medieval village.download route for GPSfollow on Google Earth |
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