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Overview

A strenuous 11 mile walk with 1600ft of ascents.  The walk is from John Noblet’s excellent Longer Walks book.

Starting at Lydford car park (£5.60 - share cars or park for free nearby on the road or by the Granite Way).  We head along the West Devon Way over Fernworthy Down then cross the A386 to Nodden Gate climbing to Great Nodden.  We do a sharp turn at the tramway junction heading towards Great Links Tor, Arms Tor, Brat Tor and Widgery Cross.  We track the river Lyd passing Witches Pool and the memorial at Black Rock before heading back to the car park.

The car park has a toilet block but it was locked when I was last there.

 

 

Wednesday, 8 October 2025
Start time:
9:30 am
Estimated finish time:
3:30 pm
Difficulty:
Strenuous
Distance:
17.7km / 11.0mi
Ascent:
487.7m / 1600ft
Type:
circular

Features

  • Car parking available

Starting point

Grid reference:
SX 51018 84763
Nearest postcode:
EX20 4BH
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Start time:
9:30 am

Lydford Town Car Park

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