Devonshire Heartland Way
A 43-mile long-distance footpath travelling across the countryside of central Devon, utilizing footpaths, bridleways, and ancient pathways in a journey from Okehampton in the west to Stoke Canon near Exeter in the east. With map, statistics, and GPX route file.
Statistics and Files
Grid Ref: SX 592 945
Distance: 43 miles (69 km)
Time: 16–21 hours
Duration: 3–4 days
Ordnance Survey Explorer Maps (1:25,000):
OL28 Dartmoor
113 Okehampton, Hatherleigh, North Tawton and Lapford
114 Exeter, Exe Valley, Crediton, Tiverton and Dulverton
Summary
The Devonshire Heartland Way is a west-to-east route across the county of Devon in southwest England, utilizing ancient footpaths, bridleways, and some minor roads. The route intersects and links two other Devonshire paths: the Tarka Trail and the Two Moors Way. From the start in Okehampton, the route heads to the finish north of Exeter in Stoke Canon via Stockley Hamlet, the Corscombes, Rowden Manor, Sampford Courtenay, the Clistons, Honeychurch, Bouchers Hill, North Tawton, Zeal Monachorum, Colebrooke, Penstone, Yeoford, Neopardy, Postbury Clump, Uton, Fordton, Crediton, Shobrooke, Newton St Cyres, Upton Pyne, and Brampford Speke.