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Take a Walk in South Devon BOLT TAIL AND BURLEIGH DOLTS


Following in the footsteps of our forefathers, this walk takes in the spectacular sites of two enclosures, dating back to the Iron Age, and the pathways and ancient green lanes in between, including a glorious stretch of coast.


Start: Village Hall car park, Malborough Distance: 8.75 miles Circular Walk: Yes Grade: Moderate to Strenuous


Terrain: Coastal footpath; field footpaths with some mud in wet weather; surfaced road; green lane; route fairly even underfoot overall.


Obstacles & Steep Gradients: 5 stiles (4 can be bypassed), 4 flights of steps. 1 steep ascent.


Public transport: Bus service 162 between Kingsbridge and Hope Cove, twice a day Monday to Saturday.


Refreshment stops: Malborough: Royal Oak 01548 561481; The Old Inn 01548 714461. At Hope Cove: Hope & Anchor 01548 561294 ; Sand Pebbles Hotel 01548 561673. At Bolberry Down: Oceans Restaurant 01548 562467.


Toilets: Public toilets by post office, Higher Town, Malborough


Parking: Village Hall car park, Malborough. Free.


Other facilities: Public payphone and post of- fice by church, Higher Town, Malborough


OS map: Explorer 0L20 Grid Ref: SX 710398


Directions


1. Leave car park via footpath towards filling station. 2. Cross top of Collaton Rd and turn left along Higher Town into ‘20mph Zone’. 3. Just past the Old Inn turn right down Chapel Lane. At junction, cut across to left and follow ‘Public Footpath’ fingerpost to right. Path leads along field edges to kissing gate on the left into a field – the site of Burleigh Dolts earthworks. 4. Retrace your steps to the village. At the top of Chapel Lane turn left. 5. At the main road junction turn right down Collaton Rd then right again down Lower Town, and bear left down Well Hill. 6. Just before the road end, bear left onto public footpath. 7. Head straight on in front of farmhouse at Portlemore Barton, signed ‘Furzedown 1 ½m’, and follow track. 8. Turn right up track by Furzedown Farm. Turn left along road then right after 100m onto footpath across two fields. 9. At far field edge bear right along field margin to field corner. Cross over stone stile, go straight on, then follow yellow waymarker left. At far side of farm, follow finger- post along footpath. 10. At next junction turn left along Jacob’s Lane signed for Bolberry Down. At the road turn left. 11. Cross cattle grid at Bolberry Down, go straight on for 50m, then turn right onto coast path at ‘acorn’ waymarker. 12. Continue to follow the coast path along the cliffs to tip of promontory at Bolt Tail Hillfort. 13. Loop back out of hillfort and follow coast path down to Inner Hope.


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