5½ km or 3½ miles


1. From the Station Road car park (S), turn right and cross the bridge over the River Bovey. Continue up the main street to the Cromwell Arms Hotel (A) – 250m. 2. Turn left, go to the left of Cromwell's Arch, and continue to the end of Cromwells Way. Take the footpath between two houses in the left hand corner which will take you down steps into Bullands Field. Turn right hand to follow the edge of the field and the stream along the back of houses and up a slope to a kissing gate, and down steps to the A382 Moretonhampstead Road (B) – 600m. 3. Cross the road and take the public footpath almost opposite, passing through another kissing gate keeping a post and rail fence on your left hand side. At the end of the path turn right onto a short track at the end of which turn left, onto a lane which takes you to the hamlet of Southbrook (C) – 400m. 4. Cross a stream and take the path between two buildings. Continue to pass through a kissing gate into the Parke Estate woods. Keep straight on avoiding sidetracks, passing through another kissing gate, across a field, over a stile and continue through the woods until you are near the road. Go down a few steps and turn left to go through a gate, turn right down a short track and go through another gate onto the road to pass under the cycle bridge (D) – 1.25km. 5. Ignoring the right turn to Lustleigh, continue up the road to Forder Cottage and Tower Lodge on your right hand side (E) – 400m. 6. Go through the kissing gate opposite them to re-enter the Parke Estate. Take the right hand path ahead for about 75m and then turn right onto a path which goes up steps up the hillside. At the top of this path turn left onto another path which follows the top of the woods and leads to a kissing gate. Pass through, keep to the right hand side of the field and follow the hedge to the far end of the field. Pass through another kissing gate and continue along a path which follows the hedge separating it from the road. It goes through a further kissing gate and, after yet another gate, turn immediately left to emerge shortly onto a gravelled path. Turn right, cross the main driveway to Parke, and after a few metres come out onto Haytor Road (F) – 1.75km. 7. Turn left and follow the road to the roundabout. Take the road ahead into town past the Dolphin Hotel on your left to reach the Station Road car park – 700m.


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