Best walks to or from Totnes

Totnes Station to Paignton Station

An excellent route that's full of delicious paths and old unmetalled lanes. A route full of delicious paths and old unmetalled lanes, including the lovely holloway of Fleet Mill Lane, then quiet lanes with one cross-field footpath and finishing at the seaside. Fairly accessible with no stiles but some steps and steep gradients; lanes can be muddy at times. Well served by public transport at both ends; follows the historic holloway of Fleet Mill Lane.

Tough: steep ascents. 13km.

Care is needed on the narrow Aish Road / Lembury Road south of Coombe House Lane where wider vehicles need to pass.

Paignton seafront has public toilets, a small shop, ice cream and good pubs.

Documented by Slow Ways — download GPX route

Ivybridge Station to Totnes Station

beautiful countryside & villages; Fabulous views towards the moors. Footpaths, bridleways, unmetalled roads and quiet, leafy country lanes through rolling Devon countryside, with pavement sections in towns and villages. Some quite steep gradients and with field paths between villages. At Earlscombe Farm a footpath has been recently diverted, so follow the waymarked route rather than the GPX line.

Tough: 23km, steep ascents.

Numerous gates and stiles, including a couple of ladder stiles and a stone step stile with ropes. One slightly tricky crossing of the B3196 near Kittaford Cross, with steps down to the road, so listen for traffic before committing.

Lunch: A pub at Ugborough and another at Harberton, both roughly mid-route.

Plenty of transport and refreshment options in Totnes.

Documented by Slow Ways — download GPX route