River and Forest Trail, Bellever Forest
1.6 miles (2.6 km). Postbridge car park to Postbridge clapper bridge. Under an hour, easy.
Start: SX 646 787. Finish: SX 648 787. OS grid.
Take it with you: download the GPX file of the part mapped so far (it opens in OS Maps, Komoot, Outdooractive or a GPS unit) or open the start in OS Maps.
Map incomplete. Forestry England’s line for this walk is about 1.3 miles of the 1.6 miles its page gives, so the map falls short of the real thing. See the whole route on the publisher’s page.
Up and down
About 60 m of climbing and 67 m of descent; highest point 403 m.
Facts
- Code
- SW 1350
- Distance
- 1.6 miles (2.6 km)
- Publisher’s page
- forestryengland.uk
- Walking time
- Under an hour
- Difficulty
- Easy (how we grade)
- Designation
- Regional route
- Region
- South West
- County
- Devon
- Total ascent
- About 60 m. Highest point 403 m
Getting there
- Bus stop
- Postbridge, 140 m from the start. Directions SX 647 788
- Car parks
- Car park (free), 10 m from the start. Directions SX 646 787Car park (pay), 150 m from the start. Directions SX 646 788
Getting back
Stations and bus stops near the finish:
- Bus stop
- Postbridge, 150 m from the finish. Directions SX 647 788
What to expect
Steepest climb: about 58 m in a kilometre (1 in 17), from the start.
From OpenStreetMap, where mappers have recorded it: check before you go.
Pubs and cafés
- Pub
- East Dart Hotel Bar, Postbridge: at the finish.
As OpenStreetMap records them. Opening times change, so check before you set off.
Walked it? Log it
Connecting routes
- SW 1146Postbridge TrailShares 0.6 miles of path with this route. Starts and finishes on this route at Postbridge. This route starts on it at Postbridge car park.
- SW 1345Cycle and Tramper Trail, Bellever ForestShares 0.4 miles of path with this route. Starts and finishes on this route at Postbridge car park. This route starts on it at Postbridge car park.
- SW 1352History Hunters Trail, Bellever ForestShares 0.4 miles of path with this route. Starts and finishes on this route at Postbridge car park and Postbridge. This route starts on it at Postbridge car park.
Walks nearby
- SW 1340Gunpowder Trail, Bellever Forest3.8 miles. Starts in the same place
- SW 1030The Lichway12 miles, one way. Starts 1.1 miles away
- SW 1167Bellever Trail2.5 miles, circular. Starts 1.6 miles away
- SW 1051Taw Teign Link6.7 miles, one way. Starts 6.4 miles away
- SW 1075Moretonhampstead North Bovey Circular5 miles, circular. Starts 6.5 miles away
- SW 1012Templer Way18 miles, one way. Starts 7.2 miles away
Sources
Checked against forestryengland.uk on 12 October 2026.
- Route line: Forestry England, Recreation routes, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 (Forestry England).
- Facts: forestryengland.uk
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