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Explore the best of Devon and Cornwall with our self-guided walks.
Take a scenic train trip, then enjoy the fresh air with our free route guides.
Young couple on the walk from Calstock to Cotehele National Trust with Calstock Viaduct in background
Family walking the South West Coast Path between Looe and Polperro
Flashdown Woods, Eggesford
CORNWALL
ST IVES BAY LINE
1. Carbis Bay – Porthminster Beach
MARITIME LINE
2. Perranwell circular
3. Penryn – Falmouth (via Flushing)
4. Falmouth three beaches walk
ATLANTIC COAST LINE
5. Newquay - Fistral beach
6. Luxulyan mining heritage circular
7. Luxulyan – Eden Project
LOOE VALLEY LINE
8. St Keyne – Causeland
9. Causeland – Duloe
10. Looe heritage walk
11. Looe – Polperro
TAMAR VALLEY LINE
12. Danescombe Valley (Gunnislake – Calstock)
13. Calstock – Cotehele
Plus more walks from Tamar Valley National Landscape
DEVON
TAMAR VALLEY LINE
14. Bere Alston circular
15. Bere Ferrers circular
Plus more walks from Tamar Valley National Landscape
DARTMOOR LINE
16. Walks from Okehampton
TARKA LINE
17. Barnstaple to Home Farm Marsh
18. Umberleigh circular
19. Eggesford to Flashdown Woods
20. Yeoford – Copplestone
21. Crediton circular
RIVIERA LINE
22. Walk & pub lunch from Marsh Barton
23. Dawlish Warren National Nature Reserve
24. Paignton Harbour and Roundham Head
AVOCET LINE
25. Exmouth circular
EAST DEVON LINE
26. Walks from the East Devon Line

Tips

Please remember all public rights of way cross private land, so keep to paths and keep dogs on leads.

Occasionally short term work may mean diversions are put in place - follow local signs if necessary.

The maps in our route packs are intended as a guide only; it is always advisable to carry the relevant OS Map with you whilst out walking.
Coastal walks
Coastal path between Looe and Polperro
The South West Coast Path website offers free directions and maps for walks starting at these stations: Penzance, St Ives, Falmouth, Newquay, Looe, Paignton, Torquay, Torre, Teignmouth, Dawlish, Dawlish Warren, Starcross, Exmouth, Barnstaple.
PDF leaflets & more
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Get PDF leaflets of walks from stations on the Exeter-Exmouth line (Avocet Ambles 1, 2 and 3) and on the Riviera Line (Exeter-Paignton).
Check out the national RailWalks website for other walks from stations in the South West and further afield.
Books
Tarka Line Walks
£9.99
60 glorious Mid-Devon walks from the wayside stations of the scenic Tarka Line.
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Rambles from the Railway
£4.50
9 self-guided walks from stations along the scenic Looe Valley Line.
Trails from the Track
£3.50
Nine walks from the Maritime Line (Truro-Falmouth) on individual cards.
Buy
Moor to Sea
£5.00
Scenic walks in the Plymouth area – including on the Tamar Valley Line.
Buy
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