Yealmpton to Plymouth walk: Erme-Plym Trail section 2, 8.9 miles

Yealmpton to Plymouth

8.9 miles (14.3 km). About 3½ hours, moderate.

Start: SX 578 517. Finish: SX 502 541. OS grid.

Getting there

The section starts at Yealmpton.

Bus stops: Yealmpton Post Office, 40 m from the start. Directions SX 579 517Bus stop, 40 m from the start. Directions SX 578 517Dixon Terrace, 410 m from the start. Directions SX 580 513
Car parks: Car park, 100 m from the start. Directions SX 579 517Car park, 820 m from the start. Directions SX 571 515Car park, 880 m from the start. Directions SX 570 516

The section finishes at Plymouth. Stations and bus stops near the finish:

Bus stops: Morley Arms, 80 m from the finish. Directions SX 502 540Sugar Mill, 190 m from the finish. Directions SX 503 540Faraday Road, 260 m from the finish. Directions SX 499 541

Underfoot: paved or flagged 33%, grass 29%, earth, rock and mud 24%, gravel and tracks 8%.

About 21% on roads with traffic.

On the way: 4 stiles, 2 kissing gates, 13 gates, 3 stream crossings, 7 flights of steps.

Steepest climb: about 82 m in a kilometre (1 in 12), starting 4.4 miles in.

From OpenStreetMap, where mappers have recorded it: check before you go.

Pubs: The Morley Arms, Oreston: at the finish.The Foxhound, Brixton: 2.2 miles in, about 250 m off the way.The Kings Arms, Oreston: 8.1 miles in, about 300 m off the way.The Blue Peter, Plymstock: 8.5 miles in, about 250 m off the way.
Cafés: Café Eighty-Nine, Oreston: 8.7 miles in.Ivy's, Oreston: 8 miles in, about 200 m off the way.

As OpenStreetMap records them. Opening times change, so check before you set off.

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