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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
Danescombe Valley to Calstock
Family walking the South West Coast Path between Looe and Polperro
Looe to Polperro
Flashdown Woods, Eggesford
Eggesford woodland walk
CORNWALL
ST IVES BAY LINE
1. Carbis Bay – Porthminster Beach
MARITIME LINE
2. Perranwell circular
3. Penryn – Falmouth via (Flushing)
ATLANTIC COAST LINE
4. Luxulyan mining heritage circular
5. Luxulyan – Eden Project
LOOE VALLEY LINE
6. St Keyne – Causeland
7. Looe – Polperro
TAMAR VALLEY LINE
8. Danescombe Valley (Gunnislake – Calstock)
9. Calstock – Cotehele
All Cornwall walks
DEVON
TAMAR VALLEY LINE
10. Bere Alston circular
11. Bere Ferrers circular
TARKA LINE
12. Umberleigh circular
13. Eggesford to Flashdown Woods
14. Yeoford – Copplestone
EAST DEVON LINE
15. Axminster town heritage walk
AVOCET LINE
16. Exmouth circular
RIVIERA LINE
17. Dawlish Warren National Nature Reserve
18. Paignton Harbour and Roundham Head
All Devon walks

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.
Walks leaflets
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Get directions for walks from stations on the Avocet Line (Exeter-Exmouth) and Riviera Line (Exeter-Paignton) in our free PDF leaflets. Download Avocet Ambles, Avocet Ambles 2, Avocet Ambles 3 and Walks from the Riviera Line.
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
£2.50
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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