Section 1 of 2, Templer Way
Haytor Vale to Teigngrace
8.4 miles (13.5 km). About 3 hours, moderate.
Start: SX 761 777. Finish: SX 850 740. OS grid.
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Up and down
About 56 m of climbing and 424 m of descent; highest point 374 m.
Getting there
The section starts at Haytor Vale.
- Car parks
- Car park (pay), 700 m from the start. Directions SX 765 771Summer Parking (pay), 750 m from the start. Directions SX 763 770Car park (free), 850 m from the start. Directions SX 770 778
No bus stop or station within a kilometre of the start. Nearest: Riverside Station (heritage railway), 6.8 km away (Directions).
Getting back
The section finishes at Teigngrace.
No bus stop or station within a kilometre of the finish. Nearest: a bus stop, 1.7 km away (Directions); Goose Glen Halt station (heritage railway), 2.7 km away (Directions).
Planning the Templer Way
- Planning the whole trail: exploredevon.info.
What to expect
Underfoot: paved or flagged 45%, gravel and tracks 24%, earth, rock and mud 18%, grass 10%.
About 26% on roads with traffic.
On the way: 3 kissing gates, 9 gates.
Steepest climb: about 45 m in a kilometre (1 in 22), starting 6.3 miles in.
From OpenStreetMap, where mappers have recorded it: check before you go.
Pubs and cafés
- Pub
- The Rock Inn, Haytor Vale: 0.7 miles in, about 350 m off the way. Seats outside.
- Cafés
- The Old Pottery Restaurant, Bovey Tracey: 4.6 miles in. Step-free.Blend and Brew, Heathfield: 7.1 miles in. Seats outside.Tinpickle & Rhum, Haytor Vale: 0.4 miles in, about 300 m off the way. Seats outside.Ullacombe Farm Shop, Green Lane: 1.4 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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