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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

Overview

King Tor, Yes Tor (not that one!), Leeden Tor, Black Tor, Devonport Leat, Leather Tor, Routrundle, Daveytown, Merrivale, Merrivale stone rows and return.

A walk mainly on good tracks, short section of road and one river crossing at the start. We will see the extent of the quarrying industry in the area, abandoned corbels for London Bridge, a short section of the Plymouth & Dartmoor railway. We will walk beside the Devonport Leat, ascend Leedon Tor, seeing historic remains along the way. We section to Merrivale might be full of bluebells, views of the iconic Vixen Tor and, we finish walking through the Merrivale Bronze Age sanctuary and pre-historic astronomical clock.

Sunday, 18 May 2025
Start time:
10:30 am
Estimated finish time:
4:30 pm
Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
16.1km / 10.0mi
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 56062 74892
Nearest postcode:
PL20 6SS
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Start time:
10:30 am

Four Winds Car Park west of Princetown.

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