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Exeter & District Group

We are the Exeter and District Ramblers. We open the way for everyone in our local community to enjoy the pleasures of walking.

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  • a library jam-packed with thousands of tried-and-tested routes
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  • exclusive discounts from our partners
  • knowing your support is opening up more places to walk and helping more people discover the joy of walking
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Overview

A circular walk starting from the Whiteworks Road carpark – walking along the Devonport Leat to turn off before Nun’s Cross and walk over to Childe’s Tomb (under Fox Tor). Follow the crosses up Ter Hill and over to Skir Leat.  Find another couple crosses to get to Hexworthy.  Walk up behind the Forest Inn to find the Dartmoor Way, turn off West and return to Whiteworks on the other side of the River This walk is mostly across open moorland and can be boggy in places.

Sunday, 12 April 2026
Start time:
10:30 am
Estimated finish time:
3:45 pm
Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
14km / 8.7mi
Ascent:
N/A
Type:
circular

If you would like to join this walk, please notify the leader, preferably by email, so that they can inform you of any late changes to arrangements.

Starting point

Grid reference:
SX 60465 70729
Nearest postcode:
PL20 6SL
what3words:
dividers.rebounds.brothers
Start time:
10:30 am

Carpark on the road from Princetown to Whiteworks (just before left bend in road)

Join the Ramblers and enjoy

  • unlimited free access to 50,000 Ramblers group walks
  • a library jam-packed with thousands of tried-and-tested routes
  • a welcome pack teeming with top tips plus our Walk magazine
  • exclusive discounts from our partners
  • knowing your support is opening up more places to walk and helping more people discover the joy of walking