Recreational Route:
Southwest England
 Two Moors Way
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
Exe Valley Way, Little Dart Ridge & Valley Walk, Macmillan
Way West, Samaritans Way South West , South
West Coast Path (E9), Tarka
Trail, Taw Teign Link, West Devon Way (via Erme-Plym Trail)
Paths and countryside
Local authority Devon
Tourist Information Centres
- Ivybridge 01752 897035
- Lynton 0845 458 3775
- Okehampton (seasonal) 01837 53020
- Plymouth 01752 266030
- South Molton (seasonal) 01769 574122
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.
Explorer maps
OL9
OL20,
OL28,
113,
114 and small part of
127.
Both routes are shown on recent editions of these maps.
Illustrated route map £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
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