Section 2 of 9, Two Moors Way
Combe to Widecombe-in-the-Moor
8.4 miles (13.6 km). About 3½ hours, moderate.
Start: SX 703 684. Finish: SX 718 767. OS grid.
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Up and down
About 544 m of climbing and 429 m of descent; highest point 369 m.
Getting there
The section starts at Combe.
No bus stop or station within a kilometre of the start. Nearest: Buckfastleigh station (heritage railway), 4.8 km away (Directions).
Getting back
The section finishes at Widecombe-in-the-Moor. We found no bus stop within 3 km of the finish and no station within 10 km (from OpenStreetMap), so plan a lift or a taxi back.
Planning the Two Moors Way
- Planning the whole trail: twomoorsway.org.
- The guidebook the trail recommends: Walking the Two Moors Way.
- Baggage transfer: Luggage Transfers.
What to expect
Underfoot: paved or flagged 35%, earth, rock and mud 20%; the rest (41%) isn't recorded.
About 34% on roads with traffic.
On the way: 2 stiles, 3 kissing gates, 5 gates, 1 stream crossing, 1 flight of steps.
Steepest climb: about 140 m in a kilometre (1 in 7), starting 2.6 miles in.
From OpenStreetMap, where mappers have recorded it: check before you go.
Pubs and cafés
- Pubs
- Church House Inn, Holne: 0.9 miles in. Food.The Old Inn, Widecombe-in-the-Moor: at the finish. Food, seats outside.Rugglestone Inn, Widecombe-in-the-Moor: 8.3 miles in, about 350 m off the way. Food, seats outside.
- Café
- Holne Community Tearoom: 0.8 miles in.
As OpenStreetMap records them. Opening times change, so check before you set off.
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