Section 2 of 2, Templer Way
Teigngrace to Shaldon
7.3 miles (11.7 km). About 2½ hours, moderate.
Start: SX 850 740. Finish: SX 938 719. OS grid.
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Up and down
About 97 m of climbing and 91 m of descent; highest point 12 m.
Getting there
The section starts at Teigngrace.
No bus stop or station within a kilometre of the start. Nearest: a bus stop, 1.7 km away (Directions); Goose Glen Halt station (heritage railway), 2.7 km away (Directions).
Getting back
The section finishes at Shaldon. Stations and bus stops near the finish:
- Bus stop
- Bridge Road, 790 m from the finish. Directions SX 931 723
Planning the Templer Way
- Planning the whole trail: exploredevon.info.
What to expect
Underfoot: earth, rock and mud 47%, paved or flagged 30%; the rest (22%) isn't recorded.
About 15% on roads with traffic.
On the way: 1 stile, 6 gates, 6 flights of steps.
No steep climbs: no kilometre gains more than about 10 m.
From OpenStreetMap, where mappers have recorded it: check before you go.
Pubs and cafés
- Pubs
- Coombe Cellars Inn, Combeinteignhead: 4.5 miles in.Shipwright Arms, Ringmore: 6.5 miles in.London Inn, Shaldon: 6.9 miles in. Seats outside.Ferry Boat Inn, Shaldon: 7 miles in. Seats outside.The Ness, Shaldon: at the finish. Seats outside.Enigma Nightclub, Knowles Hill: 1.8 miles in, about 150 m off the way.The Taphouse & Bottle Shop at Tuckers Maltings, Newton Abbot: 2 miles in, about 200 m off the way.The Railway Inn, Newton Abbot: 2.2 miles in, about 350 m off the way. Food.Passage House Inn, Buckland: 2.9 miles in, about 300 m off the way.
- Cafés
- MT Tums Cafe, Teigngrace: 0.6 miles in.Love Food, Buckland: 2.1 miles in.Mackenzie's Diner, Buckland: 2.2 miles in.Lollie Bean, Shaldon: 6.9 miles in.The Clipper, Shaldon: 7 miles in.The Strand Cafe, Shaldon: 7.1 miles in.Cafe Ode, Shaldon: at the finish. Seats outside.
As OpenStreetMap records them. Opening times change, so check before you set off.
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