Recreational Route: Southwest England
Ivybridge to Lynmouth
166km/103 miles
A popular and very attractive route linking Dartmoor and Exmoor national parks through diverse scenery including wild and remote parts of Dartmoor, some of the loveliest parts of the Dart Valley, the National Trust's Castle Drogo, quiet rural backwaters of central Devon, the high open moors of Exmoor and the spectacular coast at Lynmouth.
The route is mainly easy going with some more challenging stretches, and unsigned on open moorland where navigation skills are needed, though well-signed elsewhere. It was originally developed by the Devon Ramblers with the support of the county council and opened in 1976.
The southern end of the Way links with the Erme-Plym Trail an easy route through pastoral countryside from Ivybridge to Plymouth (21km/13 miles), with a spur from Hollacombe Hill to the coast at Wembury (3km/2 miles). Both this and the Two Moors Way are now also marketed together as the Coast to Coast walk (Devon) from Wembury to Lynmouth (186km/116 miles). The short section of the Erme-Plym Trail between Ivybridge and Sequers Bridge is also known as the Erme Valley Trail .
Connects with
Paths and countryside
Local authority
Tourist Information Centres
- Ivybridge 01752 897035
- Lynton 0845 458 3775
- Okehampton (seasonal) 01837 53020
- Plymouth 01752 306330
- South Molton (seasonal) 01769 574122
Accommodation
Click here to find bed & breakfast accommodation on this path
Booking and luggage transfer
- Let's Go Walking
- Luggage transfer also organised by B&B owners listed in accommodation guide (below)
Holiday providers
include Celtic Trails, Contours, Footpath, Let's Go Walking, Westcountry
Public Transport
Rail services at both Lynton and Ivybridge, with services to Barnstaple, Exeter, Plymouth, connections into London and other parts of the country. Buses also connect these centres with Plymouth, Torbay, Exeter, Bude, Minehead and Barnstaple. Trains from Morchard Road at the midway point to Exeter and Barnstaple. Local buses serve some road intersections along the route but may be infrequent. Contact Lynton TIC (see above) for a public transport guide.
A good bus service parallels the Erme-Plym Trail, with rail and ferry connections at Plymouth.See our public transport page for national information.
Maps
OL9 OL20,
OL28,
113,
114 and small part of
127.
Both routes are shown on recent editions of these maps.
£1.50 + 50p p&p from Two Moors Way Association (see below)
Publications
- Two Moors Way Official Guide 6th edition by Helen Rowett, ISBN 0 900613 43 2. Two Moors Way Association, £4.95. Order here!
Concise guide to the route with very clear black and white maps, notes and sketches of features along the way. - Two Moors Way by John Macadam, ISBN 1 85410 458 6. Aurum £12.99
Recreational Route Guide with OS 1:25,000 map extracts - The Two Moors Way by James Roberts. Cicerone £5.99
Alternative route guide with maps - Two Moors Way Accommodation List, 50p. Order here!
- Erme-Plym Trail, information leaflet from local TICs
Contacts
