Kingswear to Greenway Things to do
One of the area’s truly great walks, this day- long ramble follows the wooded banks of the broad and beautiful river Dart, on a route crammed with gems and jewels of human and natural history.
Start: Darthaven Marina Car Park Distance: 9 miles (circular walk) Grade: Moderate to Strenuous
Terrain: Footpaths, fairly even, occasionally muddy through fields in wet weather; surfaced roads.
Obstacles & Steep Gradients: 10 stiles (3 can be bypassed); 3 flights of steps; 4 steep ascents; 2 steep descents. This route is not suitable for wheelchairs or pushchairs.
OS map: Explorer 0L20. Grid Ref: SX 878515 ©Derek-Harper
Directions 1. From Darthaven Marina, by the railway level crossing follow yellow - marked footpath alongside railway line. Head North with the river on your left. 2. At the Higher Ferry slipway, turn right over the level crossing and up road. Just beyond public toilets, bear right up ramp and steps to climb through woods. 3. At tarmac road at top, turn left along drive, signed ‘Greenway Ferry and Maypool’. 4. At main road take footpath opposite and to left down steps and through woods. Take care crossing this road as ferry traffic turns at this sharp bend with limited visbility. At the tarmac drive take footpath opposite and to right, leading into Long Wood. 4. At t- junction in woods, turn left and follow track through woods above river. Track eventually curves to right and uphill. Turn left along terrace path. 5. After steep climb, turn left over stile and follow path. Part way down hill, cross into field to right over stile and continue down along hedge line. 6. At field exit turn left, signed ‘Greenway Gardens ¾m’. Pass through gate and down track past houses. Turn left at road. 7. Continue along road and through gate. By Greenway Estate information panel turn right through gate. Once over brow of hill bear left down field edge path. At the bottom turn right along Greenway Drive. 8. By the lodge house turn left down road to quay. Cross river via ferry.
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View looking back down river towards Kingswear from Greenway
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