Walks you can reach from Exeter St Davids by train
Devon · South West England | Walks by foot
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Newton St Cyres Station to Crediton Station (Devon)
7m direct from Exeter St Davids.
Easy: 8km, moderate ascents. 2h30.
Field paths. Can be very muddy or boggy.
Documented by Railwalks — download GPX route
Starcross Station to Dawlish Station (Devon)
15m direct from Exeter St Davids.
11km. Moderate ascents. 3h.
Coastal path. Sections can be overgrown.
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Teignmouth Station to Dawlish Station (Devon)
15m direct from Exeter St Davids.
Tough: steep ascents. 4km. 1h30.
Hill paths and with moderate climbs.
Documented by Railwalks — download GPX route
Topsham Station to Exmouth Station (Devon)
15m direct from Exeter St Davids.
Easy: 10km, flat terrain. 2h30.
Documented by Railwalks — download GPX route
Taunton Station Circular via the East Dean Way (Somerset)
30m direct from Exeter St Davids.
16km. Gentle ascents. 4h.
Great views. Hill paths with fields and with gentle gradients.
Documented by Railwalks — download GPX route
Exmouth Station to Lympstone Village Station (Devon)
30m direct from Exeter St Davids.
Easy: 4km, flat terrain. 1h.
Excellent views.
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Torquay Station to Torre Station (Devon)
30m direct from Exeter St Davids.
Tough: steep ascents. 13km. 3h30.
Stunning views. Coastal path.
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Okehampton Station Circular (Devon)
45m direct from Exeter St Davids.
88km.
Remote, featureless moorland, boggy ground, river crossings, hilly terrain, and northern Dartmoor. MOD firing ranges apply.
Documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Highbridge and [Burnham Station](/train-stations/south-west-england/somerset/highbridge-and-burnham) to Worle Station (Somerset)
45m direct from Exeter St Davids.
Tough: 24km, steep ascents. 5h.
Wide views; panoramic views. Hill and moorland paths with fields and with substantial climbs.
Documented by Railwalks — download GPX route
Castle Cary Station Circular (Somerset)
45m direct from Exeter St Davids.
30km. 7h.
Somerset Levels fringes, hillock, quiet residential streets, charming market town, dry green valley, ancient holloway, pastures, shallow river valley, hillfort plateau, steep ascents, large WWII airfield remains, and broad plateau with views. Steep ascents and descents.
Documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Castle Cary Station to Bruton Station (Somerset)
45m direct from Exeter St Davids.
27km.
South Somerset pastures, wooded ridge, hanging woods, landscaped estate gardens with lakeside walks, and grottoes and classical temples.
An alternative variant of Bruton Circular via Stourhead – documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Weston Milton Station to Weston-super-Mare Station (Somerset)
1h direct from Exeter St Davids.
Tough: steep ascents. 8km. 2h.
Delightful. Coastal path with woodland, street sections at either end, and with moderate climbs; surfaced.