Section 3 of 4, Devonshire Heartland Way
Clannaborough Barton to Crediton
11.2 miles (18.1 km). About 4 hours, moderate.
Start: SS 742 024. Finish: SS 832 003. OS grid.
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Up and down
About 358 m of climbing and 438 m of descent; highest point 159 m.
Getting there
The section starts at Clannaborough Barton.
- Car parks
- Car park (free), 380 m from the start. Directions SS 745 027Car park (free), 430 m from the start. Directions SS 738 026
No bus stop or station within a kilometre of the start. Nearest: the bus stop at Iter Park, 1.8 km away (Directions); Copplestone station, 2.6 km away (Directions).
Getting back
The section finishes at Crediton. Stations and bus stops near the finish:
- Bus stops
- Lloyds Bank, 120 m from the finish. Directions SS 830 003High Street, Museum, 160 m from the finish. Directions SS 830 003Bus stop, 230 m from the finish. Directions SS 834 002
Planning the Devonshire Heartland Way
- Planning the whole trail: visitmiddevon.co.uk.
What to expect
Underfoot: paved or flagged 43%; the rest (51%) isn't recorded.
About 43% on roads with traffic.
On the way: 1 stile, 5 kissing gates, 1 gate, 1 stream crossing, 2 flights of steps.
Steepest climb: about 70 m in a kilometre (1 in 14), starting 7 miles in.
From OpenStreetMap, where mappers have recorded it: check before you go.
Pubs and cafés
- Pubs
- The Duck at Yeoford: 4.9 miles in.The Three Tuns, Crediton: at the finish. Food, real ale, seats outside, step-free.White Swan, Crediton: at the finish.Duke of York, Crediton: 11.1 miles in, about 200 m off the way.
- Cafés
- Clover's, Crediton: at the finish.Costa, Crediton: at the finish.Baobab Cafe, Crediton: at the finish.Crediton Coffee Company: at the finish.Station Cafe, Fordton: 10.1 miles in, about 150 m off the way.Tesco Café, Fordton: 10.1 miles in, about 300 m off the way.Elephant on the Green, Crediton: 11.1 miles in, about 250 m off the way.
As OpenStreetMap records them. Opening times change, so check before you set off.
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