Section 4 of 9, Dartmoor Way
Stormsdown to Bovey Tracey
5.9 miles (9.5 km). About 2 hours, easy.
Start: SX 768 733. Finish: SX 814 782. OS grid.
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Up and down
About 155 m of climbing and 269 m of descent; highest point 203 m.
Getting there
The section starts at Stormsdown.
No bus stop or station within a kilometre of the start. Nearest: the bus stop at Alston Cross, 2.1 km away (Directions); Trago Central station (heritage railway), 5.2 km away (Directions).
Getting back
The section finishes at Bovey Tracey. Stations and bus stops near the finish:
- Bus stops
- Dolphin Square, 190 m from the finish. Directions SX 812 781Bus stop, 210 m from the finish. Directions SX 812 781Tesco Express, 240 m from the finish. Directions SX 815 784
What to expect
Underfoot: paved or flagged 49%, earth, rock and mud 24%, grass 8%; the rest (15%) isn't recorded.
About 49% on roads with traffic.
On the way: 1 gate, 1 stream crossing.
Steepest climb: about 99 m in a kilometre (1 in 10), starting 1.7 miles in.
From OpenStreetMap, where mappers have recorded it: check before you go.
Pubs and cafés
- Cafés
- Copper Kettle, Bovey Tracey: 5.7 miles in. Seats outside.Cafe 3 Sixty, Bovey Tracey: at the finish. Seats outside.Fuelled by Caffeine, Bovey Tracey: at the finish.The Terrace Cafe, Bovey Tracey: at the finish. Seats outside.
As OpenStreetMap records them. Opening times change, so check before you set off.
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