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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.

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 quarterly 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

Overview

A walk visiting three of the oldest man made structures on Dartmoor which will also pass other Bronze age remains, stone rows and standing stones and two historic crosses, Spurrell's Cross and Hobajohn's Cross. Cuckoo Ball burial chamber, Butterdon long barrow, Creber's Rock, Ugborough Beacon, Glasscombe Corner, Corringdon Ball burial chamber, Three Barrows, Piles Hill, Butterdon Hill, and return.
A walk on moorland paths, tracks with some ascents and descents.

Sunday, 9 June 2024
Start time:
10:30 am
Estimated finish time:
5:00 pm
Difficulty:
Strenuous
Distance:
17.7km / 11.0mi
Ascent:
N/A
Type:
circular

Booking essential 24 hours before walk as parking arrangements will need to be confirmed.

Starting point

Grid reference:
SX 66094 56649
Nearest postcode:
PL21 0DR
what3words:
engine.stumpy.villager
Start time:
10:30 am

Layby west of Bittaford - to be confirmed when booking for walk. Map: OL28.

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 quarterly 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