Welcome to Dartmoor Walking
Come and explore Dartmoor!
Whether you know the moor well or you're visiting for the first time, Dartmoor Walking is here to help you explore this special place on foot. With its wild landscapes, rich history, and unique culture, Dartmoor offers something for everyone.
Here, you'll find 44 self-guided walks, ranging from shorter, easier outings to longer routes across more rugged ground. Each walk includes parking details, clear directions, maps, GPX tracks, photos, and notes on what to look out for along the way.
All routes are based on first-hand experience, with local knowledge to help you get a little more from your time on Dartmoor.
To get started, please select an an area of Dartmoor, view the map or choose a random walk.
Batworthy and Chagford Common
A fairly gentle walk of three miles visiting many ancient Bronze and Iron age remains, rock basins, a menhir and a double stone row.
Shipley Bridge to Avon Dam
A gentle and popular walk alongside on a traffic-free tarmac road along the river Avon to the imposing Avon Dam Reservoir.
Shaptor Woods
A quiet walk through an ancient oak temperate rainforest. Moss, ferns, trees and hidden tors.
