NETHER STOWEY & DOWSBOROUGH

North Devon Group

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Overview

Fields, paths, woodland tracks and quiet lanes. Dogs on leads on farmland (livestock). Ponies on Dowsborough. 960ft gain. Steep ascent and descent on rough ground. Ca get very muddy in parts. Several stiles.

Saturday, 21 March 2026

Start time:: 10:30 am
Estimated finish time:: 3:00 pm

Difficulty:: Moderate
Distance:: 8.9km / 5.5mi
Ascent:: 292.6m / 960ft
Type:: circular

Features

Car parking available
Dog friendly

Starting point

Grid reference:: ST 19032 39698
Nearest postcode:: TA5 1LW
what3words:: reseller.direction.lilac

Start time:: 10:30 am

Meeting point: Public library in Castle Street. Parking: DO NOT PARK IN THE LIBRARY CAR PARK! Use the paid for car park at the back of the Ancient Mariner pub, opposite Coleridge Cottage in Lime Street

Upcoming walks with North Devon Group

POP UP WALK AN ALTERNATIVE XMAS CELEBRATION

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 7.0 miles

WINTER WALKING FESTIVAL 1 - A WALK FOR ALL THE FAMILY

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 4.0 miles

WINTER WALKING FESTIVAL 2 - BAMPTON & MOREBATH

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.5 miles

WINTER WALKS FESTIVAL 3 - COAST PATH TO HARTLAND POINT CIRCULAR

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.5 miles

WINTER WALKS FESTIVAL 4 - EAST LYN RETURN

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.0 miles

ALL AROUND CROYDE

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.0 miles

SEARCH FOR WATER BUFFALO ON A "LONG BUT SLOW" WALK ON EXMOOR

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 7.5 miles

COUNTISBURY CLIMB & DOWNHILL TO LYNMOUTH

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.0 miles

CROYDE THE OTHER WAY

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.5 miles

EGGESFORD, CHUMLEIGH AND (DOWN) ONE OF DEVON'S STEEPEST HILLS!

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.5 miles

WANDER FROM THE WIER

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 6.0 miles

WIVELISCOMBE AND MAUNDEN HILL

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.5 miles

SNOWDROP VALLEY CIRCULAR WALK

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 4.5 miles

MUDDIFORD, MIDDLE MARWOOD AND BITTADON

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 9.0 miles

HARTLAND VIEWS

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 7.0 miles

LANDACRE BRIDGE & HORSEN HILL

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.5 miles

TAKE A "LONG BUT SLOW" WALK TO ILFRACOMBE

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 7.5 miles

OVER THE BORDER!

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

WESTWARD HO! TO ABBOTSHAM CIRCULAR

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 5.5 miles

TAKEA "LONG SLOW WALK" OVER EXMOOR

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 9.5 miles

PARRACOMBE CIRCUIT

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 12.0 miles

DAFFODILS AND CODDEN HILL

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 5.0 miles