West Devon Way
A 35-mile long-distance path. The route skirts the western edge of Dartmoor in a journey from Okehampton, via Tavistock, to Plymouth. With map, statistics, and GPX route file.
Statistics and Files
Grid Ref: SX 589 953
Distance: 35 miles (57 km)
Time: 14–17 hours
Duration: 2–3 days
Ordnance Survey Explorer Maps (1:25,000):
OL20 South Devon, Brixham to Newton Ferrers
OL28 Dartmoor
108 Lower Tamar Valley, Plymouth Map, Tavistock and Callington
112 Launceston, Holsworthy and Roadford Lake
113 Okehampton, Hatherleigh, North Tawton and Lapford
Summary
The West Devon Way is a waymarked long-distance footpath in Southwest England, approximately 35 miles in length from its start in Okehampton to its finish in Plymouth. The route runs from the western fringes of the Dartmoor National Park in moorland country towards Plymouth through gentler Devon countryside.
It links with the Tarka Trail into North Devon, with the Dartmoor Way, and with the Two Castles Trail. Places visited on the route include Sourton, Lydford, Mary Tavy, Tavistock, Yelverton, and Bickleigh Vale.