Stepping Stones via Hexworthy
Mist, sunshine, four stepping-stone crossings and one very easy decision involving a pub. A Dartmoor circular with Age from Dunnabridge.
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Dartmoor hikes
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How we rate difficulty
Estimated grades based on the full route in clear, dry conditions: Easy — mostly level, straightforward paths; Moderate — some climbs or uneven ground; Hard — sustained effort, steep or rough ground, or remote navigation; Very hard — exceptional distance or repeated steep climbs. Weather, mud, tides and visibility can make a walk much harder.
Dartmoor hikes
10 adventuresExplore Dartmoor’s ancient sites · Vixen Tor — a private tor
2026
Sharpitor, Tors and a Couple of Mishaps
Difficulty: Moderate
A windswept 7.87-mile afternoon via Leeden Tor, Ingra Tor, Swelltor Quarry and King’s Tor, with Sharpitor saved for last.
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Merrivale Six-Mile Circular
Difficulty: Moderate
Five tors, Windy Post and a windswept 5.96-mile circular with Age, rounded off with ice cream and a well-earned pint.
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Cadover Bridge to Shavercombe Waterfall
Difficulty: Moderate
A 6.33-mile afternoon on Dartmoor, with a hidden waterfall, scattered tors and a battle through the gorse.
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Lane End to Kitty Tor
Difficulty: Hard
A long search for the Second World War wreckage and memorial, followed by the toughest miles of the day.
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Bellever Forest to Fernworthy
Difficulty: Hard
A 13-mile circular featuring woodland, waterfalls, ancient stone circles, fierce weather—and a tracker that gave up early.
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Willsworthy to High Willhays
Difficulty: Hard
A 12.5-mile circular of rivers, valleys and relentless hills, reaching the highest point in Southern England.
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A Scorching Hike to Fur Tor
Difficulty: Hard
Nine tough miles to Dartmoor’s most remote tor through river crossings, rough ground, gorse and temperatures approaching 29°C.
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Sunrise at Haytor
Difficulty: Hard
An early start, silent tors, ancient settlements and almost every dry patch of Dartmoor—apart from one bog.
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Norsworthy Bridge and Five Tors
Difficulty: Hard
Ten sunny, windswept miles with Adrian and Barry, linking ancient stone rows, woodland and five granite tors.
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Okehampton to Sourton Tor via the Granite Way
Difficulty: Hard
A 12-mile winter circuit combining Meldon Viaduct, railway history, high tors, frozen puddles and plenty of boggy moorland.
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Norsworthy to Hingston Hill Stone Row
Difficulty: Moderate
A short but dramatic snowy walk with Age and Barry, from near-whiteout conditions to glorious sunshine over a freshly covered Dartmoor.
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