DOWN ST MARY

Exeter & District Group

We are the Exeter and District Ramblers. We open the way for everyone in our local community to enjoy the pleasures of walking.

Join the Ramblers and enjoy

unlimited free access to 50,000 Ramblers group walks
a library jam-packed with thousands of tried-and-tested routes
a welcome pack teeming with top tips plus our Walk magazine
exclusive discounts from our partners
knowing your support is opening up more places to walk and helping more people discover the joy of walking

Join now for just £3.42 per month

Overview

A gently hilly walk following part of the Devonshire Heartland Way and the Two Moors Way, field paths and a few quiet lane sections. Morchard Road, Down St Mary, Middle Yeo Farm, Tucking Mill Bridge, Lower Thorne, Barn Shelley, return to Down St Mary and retrace our steps to Morchard Road.

Thursday, 5 September 2024

Start time:: 10:30 am
Estimated finish time:: 3:00 pm

Difficulty:: Moderate
Distance:: 9.7km / 6.0mi
Ascent:: N/A
Type:: circular

If you would like to join this walk, please notify the leaders, preferably by email, so that they can inform you of any late changes to arrangements.

Starting point

Grid reference:: SS 75108 04826
Nearest postcode:: EX17 5LJ
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Start time:: 10:30 am

Morchard Road CP (just off the A377) or 5C bus from Exeter. Map: EXP113

Upcoming walks with Exeter & District Group

SHORT WALK - INDUSTRY AND HISTORY AND WONDERFUL VIEWS.

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 4.0 miles

MOUNT EDGCUMBE AND DEER PARK CIRCULAR

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

FINGLING AROUND

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.5 miles

ICONIC FUR TOR AND ABOVE TAVY CLEAVE - A CLASSIC DARTMOOR WALK.

Start:

Difficulty:: Strenuous

Distance:: 11.0 miles

AMBLE IN YARNER WOODS

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 3.0 miles

ASHTON MEDIEVAL SAINTS’ PAINTINGS

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.0 miles

MEMORIAL TO AN ANCIENT BRITON?

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.4 miles

LINEAR EARLY BIRD WALK - ARCHANGEL WAY - PART FIVE

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 7.0 miles

TOR-HOPPING AROUND WEST DARTMOOR

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 9.0 miles

IN SEARCH OF THE MISSING PRINCE

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.5 miles

TWO ESTUARIES

Start:

Difficulty:: Strenuous

Distance:: 10.0 miles

SHORT WALK - ICE COLD DARTMOOR?

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 4.0 miles

AN INVITATION TO SEE PEATLAND RESTORATION ON DARTMOOR. BOOKING ESSENTIAL BEFORE 24TH JULY

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 2.5 miles

BLACKBERRYING AROUND CHRISTOW

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.0 miles

TWIXT ERME AND YEALM

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

TO THE TOP OR NOT?

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.0 miles

THE CHARM OF CHAGFORD

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 9.5 miles

AMBLE – MOOR TREES

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 3.0 miles

DOWN ST MARY

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.0 miles

TOU LYNE’S LOOTRECK

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 9.5 miles

HERITAGE BESIDE THE TEIGN

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 7.0 miles

THE RADDON HILLS - PART OF THE MID DEVON WALKING FESTIVAL

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.5 miles

RIVERSIDE AND COUNTRY WALK – PART OF THE MID DEVON WALKING FESTIVAL

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 7.0 miles

BICKLEIGH-CADELEIGH-LITTLE SILVER. PART OF THE MID DEVON WALKING FESTIVAL

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.0 miles

SHORT WALK - TROLLING AROUND TROWLESWORTHY.

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 4.0 miles

VIEWS OVER TIVERTON – PART OF THE MID DEVON WALKING FESTIVAL

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.0 miles

TWO CASTLES AND NUMEROUS INNS.

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 11.0 miles

THE SPINSTER’S ROCK

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.0 miles

FROM THE COAST TO THE DART AND BACK

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 9.0 miles

AN AMPHITHEATRE, THREE GARDENS, A LADDER, A POETESS, A CRESCENT, AND THE COTTAGES ORNÉ OF SIDMOUTH

Start:

Difficulty:: Easy

Distance:: 4.5 miles

LEAVING LIME STREET - HEADING FOR ‘THE OTHER CRANBROOK’

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 9.5 miles

ANYONE FOR CRAB SANDWICHES?

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 7.0 miles

Join the Ramblers and enjoy

unlimited free access to 50,000 Ramblers group walks
a library jam-packed with thousands of tried-and-tested routes
a welcome pack teeming with top tips plus our Walk magazine
exclusive discounts from our partners
knowing your support is opening up more places to walk and helping more people discover the joy of walking

Join now for just £3.42 per month