Devon Area

We are the Devon Area Ramblers. We open the way for everyone in our local community to enjoy the pleasures of walking.

Website : https://www.ramblers.org.uk/devon

Walking in Devon

Devon is a county of contrasts: Whether it is the sheltered beaches on the South Coast or the wide, open beaches on the North; the majestic grandeur of Dartmoor and Exmoor or the gentler, quiet lanes and paths in mid-Devon; the bustling cities of Exeter and Plymouth or the variety of smaller towns and villages with their unique delights.

Whatever type of walk you want, Devon provides it, and we have a variety of groups across the county ready to help you discover what this beautiful area has to offer.

Please note that the Devon area 2025 AGM will be in the Woodway Room at the Chudleigh Town Hall on 22nd February starting at 10:00.
For more details please go to the 'what we do" section (see below).

Devon walking groups

Join one of our 11 groups to help you navigate one of the largest footpath networks in the country and discover hidden treasures, whilst enjoying good company with maybe one (or more) refreshment stops on the way.

Please click below for some of the walking festivals that we support.

Exeter & District group provided walks for the Mid Devon Walk festival in September 2024. The link to the walks programme is:-

Mid-Devon Walking Festival

East Devon group support the Sidmouth and East Devon walking festival. This year the festival will be between 13th and 19th September. The link to the brochure is on its way but for now have a look at last years for the types of walks that are provided:

East Devon Walking Festival - September 2023

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Our groups

Walkers picnicking looking out on lush green hills.

East Devon Group

Exeter & District Group

walkers on a rocky moor with hills in the background

Moorland Group

North Devon Group

volunteers in hi-vis jackets ready to clear vegetation from footpaths

Plymouth Group

South Devon Group

our group sitting on a log overlooking the Dart estuary

South Hams Group

ancient stones in a line on a devon moor landscape

Tavistock Group

Totnes Group

Devon Bootlegs Group

Upcoming walks and events

Postbridge, Bellever and Laughtor Man

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.0 miles

* NOTE CHANGE OF START POINT* It's snowdrop time!

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.0 miles

East Prawle Area

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 9.0 miles

Wembury Area

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.0 miles

PLEASE NOTE CP DETAILS To the woods

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 9.0 miles

HILLSFORD BRIDGE

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 7.5 miles

Stalldown stone rows

Start:

Difficulty:: Strenuous

Distance:: 10.0 miles

THE EDEN WAY 3, CHURCH OF ST MICHAEL’S ALL ANGELS DUNCHIDEOCK - ST MICHAEL’S DODDISCOMBSLEIGH

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.1 miles

Countryside Walk

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.0 miles

Cancelled: Moorland & country

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.0 miles

It's that bay again!

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 4.0 miles

From the big pond to the little pond

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Saltram Segue Family Walk.

Start:

Difficulty:: Easy

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Coast path and countryside from Noss Mayo

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 9.0 miles

BRAUNTON

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Betty and John's birthday walk

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 6.7 miles

Galmpton Area

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.5 miles

Coast & countryside

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.0 miles

Postbridge, Dartmeet, Huccaby and Bellever Tors

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 11.0 miles

Princetown Plod

Start:

Difficulty:: Strenuous

Distance:: 12.0 miles

GRAND WESTERN CANAL, OLD & NEW

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.5 miles

Coast and Countryside

Start:

Difficulty:: Strenuous

Distance:: 11.0 miles

ICONIC EXMOOR SNOWDROP VALLEY WALK.

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 7.5 miles

Roadford lake circular

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 14.0 miles

Moonraker

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 13.0 miles

Morning walk to Sampford Spiney

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.5 miles

Gentle slopes and stunning views

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 7.0 miles

Ringmore Area

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.0 miles

Co-operative Way. Part 1

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 7.0 miles

ASHFORD AMBLE

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 6.0 miles

Widecombe Area

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.5 miles

Chagford winter walk

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 9.0 miles

Fields, tracks & moors

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.0 miles

Countryside Walk

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 7.0 miles

SOUTH BRENT AND THE AVON VALLEY

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.5 miles

Two trails, an abbey and a river

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 5.0 miles

All fired up for Hils!

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.0 miles

Nice walk, shame about the hill!

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Permissive and Common?

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 9.0 miles

River Avon west bank

Start:

Difficulty:: Strenuous

Distance:: 9.0 miles

MARCH AROUND MORTHOE

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.0 miles

MORETONHAMPSTEAD TO FINGLE BRIDGE VIA THE GIANT'S GRAVE AND WOOSTON CASTLE HILLFORT

Start:

Difficulty:: Strenuous

Distance:: 11.0 miles

Around Bellever Forest

Start:

Difficulty:: Strenuous

Distance:: 12.5 miles

Moorland Walk

Start:

Difficulty:: Strenuous

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Belstone moor and river valley Spring energiser ????

Start:

Difficulty:: Strenuous

Distance:: 14.0 miles

O.S.E. walk

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 3.0 miles

Ley circuit

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Tavistock Canal and Viaduct Walk

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 5.0 miles

WESTWARD HO! WANDER

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Axminster to Colyton linear walk

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 7.8 miles

Co-operative Way Part2

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.0 miles

Lake District (almost)

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Meldon Heights and Delights

Start:

Difficulty:: Strenuous

Distance:: 11.0 miles

Talk on ‘Building the Plymouth Breakwater’

Start:

Moorland Walk

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.5 miles

Coast & country

Start:

Difficulty:: Strenuous

Distance:: 11.0 miles

VIEWS FROM SHOBROOKE PARK

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.0 miles

An Exmouth ramble

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 4.5 miles

Where's the fire?

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Pudding walk

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 7.0 miles

VALLEY OF THE ROCKS & BARBROOK CIRCUIT

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.0 miles

Coast & country

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Set Offwell to Northleigh

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 7.5 miles

Dartmoor, woods and attractive Villages

Start:

Difficulty:: Strenuous

Distance:: 11.5 miles

Stretch those legs

Start:

Difficulty:: Strenuous

Distance:: 10.5 miles

Mucky Duck Waddle

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 12.5 miles

NO CHARGE ON THE WAY TO WATER

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 9.0 miles

North Moors.

Start:

Difficulty:: Strenuous

Distance:: 9.0 miles

Teign Valley Trundle

Start:

Difficulty:: Strenuous

Distance:: 14.0 miles

Coast & countryside

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.0 miles

River Exe

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 7.5 miles

Barrows, beacons, posts and a fort

Start:

Difficulty:: Strenuous

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Cheesewring and Siblyback Lake

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.0 miles

Coast, paths & lanes

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 5.0 miles

A WALK TO BOWD

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.5 miles

Riverside Walk

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 7.0 miles

Coast & countryside

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.0 miles

Yonder we wander

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Ponds and lakes

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 5.6 miles

A BURRATOR EXPLORATION

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 4.0 miles

DARTMOOR WAY ANTI-CLOCKWISE 2 - N BOVEY TO SHARPITOR & WATER

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Possibly a wild daffodil walk?

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.5 miles

Shell top

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 7.1 miles

Countryside

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.0 miles

Oh that last climb!

Start:

Difficulty:: Strenuous

Distance:: 10.5 miles

BRIXHAM COAST PATH

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.0 miles

Moorland Walk

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 9.0 miles

One Stop Jaunt

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 4.6 miles

AMBLE – WILL WE GET THOSE DISTANCE VIEWS?

Start:

Difficulty:: Easy

Distance:: 3.0 miles

Dart Valley Walk. Countryside/river

Start:

Difficulty:: Strenuous

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Rockin' around the Rocks

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.0 miles

A Walk in the Woods

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.0 miles

What goes up must come down

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.5 miles

ON AND OFF THE MOOR

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 7.0 miles

Steps Bridge Area

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Countryside Walk

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.0 miles

Moorland

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.0 miles

ALONG THE ROYAL FOREST BOUNDARY TO BADGWORTHY

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.0 miles

A LONG WALK FOR A LOVELY BEER!

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 9.0 miles

Heaths to Sea project

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 4.0 miles

Coffee on the beach

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.2 miles

Daffodils Walk from Steps Bridge

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 7.5 miles

Spring in the air

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 6.9 miles

My favourite hillforts

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 9.0 miles

Great stone rows & views

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.0 miles

All the Tavy’s

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.5 miles

FINDING CLICKET

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.5 miles

FROM THE COAST TO THE DART AND BACK

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 9.0 miles

Moorland Walk

Start:

Difficulty:: Strenuous

Distance:: 8.7 miles

Chumliegh Chawleigh and the Tarka Trail

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 12.0 miles

Edge of the Moor

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.0 miles

Shapley Common, Grimspound and Heathercombe

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.0 miles

Heaths to Sea project

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 7.0 miles

Woody walk

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.5 miles

CHERITON FITZPAINE: JEAN RHYS USED TO LIVE HERE ONCE

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 4.5 miles

Tour de Kingsbridge

Start:

Difficulty:: Strenuous

Distance:: 9.0 miles

Countryside Walk

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.0 miles

The Stowford round

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 4.5 miles

On Common Land

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.0 miles

The Flowers That Bloom in the Spring

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 4.0 miles

Hound Tor, Bowerman’s Nose, Trendlebere Down

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 7.0 miles

Branscombe views from Lookout Bench

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.0 miles

It's summertime!

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.0 miles

Reservoir, river, woods & lanes

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Coastal Walk

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 9.5 miles

TWO CASTLES WAY

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

WESTERN BEACON

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 9.0 miles

Tarr Steps circular

Start:

Difficulty:: Strenuous

Distance:: 13.0 miles

O.S.E. walk

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 3.2 miles

Slapton Turn to Dartmouth coast path. South Hams Way, Sections 16 & 17

Start:

Difficulty:: Strenuous

Distance:: 9.0 miles

RETURN TO UMBERLEIGH WITH A RAILCARD PLEASE!

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 7.6 miles

Countryside & coastal

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.5 miles

Countryside Walk

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 7.0 miles

A WATERY WALK OVER PEBBLEBEDS

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Maybe lots of birds to see this morning

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Shine bright like a donkey

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.5 miles

Pounding the paths around Poundstock

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 9.0 miles

Moorland & lanes

Start:

Difficulty:: Strenuous

Distance:: 7.0 miles

Somewhere new?

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 8.0 miles

Woodland Walk.

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.0 miles

Walk hard, talk hard

Start:

Difficulty:: Strenuous

Distance:: 12.0 miles

TWO CASTLES AND NUMEROUS INNS

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 11.0 miles

DARTMOOR ANTI-CLOCKWISE 3 - PARKE TO WATER

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.5 miles

AMBLE – DOES IT LOOK DIFFERENT IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION?

Start:

Difficulty:: Easy

Distance:: 3.0 miles

Coast & countryside

Start:

Difficulty:: Strenuous

Distance:: 8.5 miles

Gidleigh, Kes Tor and Teign-e-ver Bridge

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.5 miles

It's garlic time

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 7.5 miles

WINSFORD HILL & THE PUNCHBOWL

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 7.0 miles

Seventies walk to The Grey Wethers

Start:

Difficulty:: Strenuous

Distance:: 12.0 miles

Countryside & coast

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.0 miles

SANDFORD CIRCULAR

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.0 miles

Countryside Walk

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.5 miles

Down along to Ladram

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 4.0 miles

Over the fields and back again

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 4.5 miles

Myths and truths in the Down Tor region

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 11.1 miles

Kilmington and Shute

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 6.0 miles

Holford hike

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.5 miles

Hell Lane, Colmer's Hill and West Dorset Coast Path

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

A Belstone Cosdon ramble with a delightful Cleave

Start:

Difficulty:: Strenuous

Distance:: 11.5 miles

Coast path Brixham to Kingswear

Start:

Difficulty:: Strenuous

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Countryside Walk

Start:

Difficulty:: Strenuous

Distance:: 9.0 miles

SNOWDON (SHALL WE TAKE THE TRAIN?)

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

One Stop Jaunt

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Primrose Trail

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 15.5 miles

Park at Parke

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 8.0 miles

PARKHAM, BUCKS MILLS & PEPPERCOMBE

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 7.5 miles

The empty quarter

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 9.2 miles

AN OTTERTON CIRCUIT

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Moorland Walk

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 7.0 miles

Mouth of the Erme

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.0 miles

A ramble from Ottery

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 9.5 miles

Early Bluebell Walk for Joy

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 4.0 miles

TWO WAYS TO MORCHARD ROAD

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Moorland Walk

Start:

Difficulty:: Strenuous

Distance:: 9.0 miles

TOU LYNE’S LOOTRECK

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 9.5 miles

Coast path

Start:

Difficulty:: Strenuous

Distance:: 13.0 miles

A TAVISTOCK EXPLORATION

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Avon Valley

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.0 miles

Countryside Walk

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 7.0 miles

Bacon Butty Walk

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

BRANSCOMBE TO BEER RETURN VIA THE ANCHOR INN

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 7.0 miles

Countryside

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.0 miles

River Meavy, Dewerstone, Ringmoor and Yennadon Down

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 12.5 miles

Countryside Walk

Start:

Difficulty:: Strenuous

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Brixham Fort & Fish Town. Stunning views

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.5 miles

Crossing Becka Brook. Twice

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.7 miles

DUNES AND GOLF!

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 5.0 miles

WALK ON THE WILDSIDE OF COVE

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 7.0 miles

The world of Daphne du Maurier at Fowey

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 7.5 miles

THATCHED COTTAGES WITH VERANDAS AND SHRUBBERIES WITHOUT PIG-STYES, CABBAGES AND DIRTY CHILDREN.

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 7.0 miles

AMBLE IN EMSWORTHY NATURE RESERVE

Start:

Difficulty:: Easy

Distance:: 3.0 miles

IS THERE GOLD IN THESE HILLS?

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.0 miles

Nine Tors

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

MID-DEVON MEANDERINGS

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 11.0 miles

Cremyll to Rame Head and back via Cawsand

Start:

Difficulty:: Strenuous

Distance:: 12.0 miles

WHIMPLE APPLE BLOSSOM

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 7.5 miles

WIDGERY CROSS

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 4.0 miles

THE STONE CUTTERS LEGACY WALK

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

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