FROM SOUTH ZEAL AND BACK

Exeter & District Group

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Overview

We follow some quiet country lanes, old tracks and open moorland, leaving the village a climbing onto the flank of Cosdon hill. We contour round to Belstone, where we pick up the trail back along the river to Sticklepath and then South Zeal.

Thursday, 29 May 2025

Start time:: 10:30 am
Estimated finish time:: 2:30 pm

Difficulty:: Moderate
Distance:: 8km / 5.0mi
Ascent:: N/A
Type:: circular

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

Starting point

Grid reference:: SX 65185 93432
Nearest postcode:: EX20 2JZ
what3words:: screaming.expecting.curry

Start time:: 10:30 am

South Zeal Village Car Park (Donations).

Upcoming walks with Exeter & District Group

NO CHARGE ON THE WAY TO WATER

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 9.0 miles

A WALK TO BOWD

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.5 miles

Cancelled: A BURRATOR EXPLORATION

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Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 4.0 miles

BRIXHAM COAST PATH

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.0 miles

AMBLE – WILL WE GET THOSE DISTANCE VIEWS?

Start:

Difficulty:: Easy

Distance:: 3.0 miles

A LONG WALK FOR A LOVELY BEER!

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 9.0 miles

A BURRATOR EXPLORATION

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 4.0 miles

FROM THE COAST TO THE DART AND BACK

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 9.0 miles

CHERITON FITZPAINE: JEAN RHYS USED TO LIVE HERE ONCE

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 4.5 miles

WESTERN BEACON

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 9.0 miles

A WATERY WALK OVER PEBBLEBEDS

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.0 miles

TWO CASTLES AND NUMEROUS INNS

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 11.0 miles

AMBLE – DOES IT LOOK DIFFERENT IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION?

Start:

Difficulty:: Easy

Distance:: 3.0 miles

SANDFORD CIRCULAR

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.0 miles

SNOWDON (SHALL WE TAKE THE TRAIN?)

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

AN OTTERTON CIRCUIT

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.0 miles

TOU LYNE’S LOOTRECK

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 9.5 miles

A TAVISTOCK EXPLORATION

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.0 miles

BRANSCOMBE TO BEER RETURN VIA THE ANCHOR INN

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 7.0 miles

WALK ON THE WILDSIDE OF COVE

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 7.0 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

MID-DEVON MEANDERINGS

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 11.0 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

A WALK FROM TEIGNMOUTH RAILWAY STATION

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.5 miles

CROCKERN TOR- DEVON’S PARLIAMENT + Ten Tors

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 11.0 miles