Outdoors & Active

Out and About with Tavistock Ramblers

A very varied 3½-mile early summer walk near Peter Tavy with John Noblet of Tavistock Ramblers takes you up Peter Tavy Combe onto the open moor with splendid 360° views. Then return along a quiet lane and through woodland with the eerie remains of 19th century mining remains. Uphill to start but the views are worth it!

Park on the roadside near Peter Tavy Church (SX 513777).

1. Walk away from the church down the hill and cross the bridge over the Colly Brook. Turn left at the road junction and immediately left again onto the signed bridlepath. Pass the village hall on the right and walk up the footpath alongside the stream to a lane.

2. Turn left up the hill. Pass some cottages and beyond them continue on a footpath to a gate. Here the Colly Brook comes tumbling down the steep sided valley over rocks and boulders. Ignore the path to the right at the junction but continue straight on uphill signed to Higher Godsworthy. Climb steadily through boulder strewn woodland to a gate. Bear left across the field then right alongside a broken down wall to another gate in the top right corner. Continue ahead, cross a lane to a farm, and go uphill (still!) alongside a wall on the right. Pause to admire the views behind, towards Tavistock and the hills of Bodmin Moor.

3. Go right on the stony track. Pass Boulters Tor and bear left on a grassy path towards another wall and a gate in the corner. The views from here are

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deep into the moor with Great Links Tor on the horizon. Go downhill alongside the wall on the left to another gate. Carry on to a third gate and, shortly afterwards, a stream. Cross on a small clapper bridge and turn left. Pass a farm and turn left at the road junction. 4. Walk along this lane for nearly half a mile with views across the hedge to Brent Tor in the distance and Mary Tavy church in the valley below. Immediately before an open-sided barn, turn right through the right of two metal gates (signed as a footpath). Go gently downhill alongside the hedge on the left and through two metal gates into woodland. This is peaceful now but once was an industrial area. The remains of Devon United Mine, a near neighbour of the great Wheal Friendship, can be seen on both sides of the path. Even part of an old turbine survives near the river at the bottom. Pass this relic to a path junction by a footbridge over the River Tavy. 5. Do not cross the river, but turn left and follow this footpath back to Peter Tavy passing Longtimber Tor in the trees on the way. Go left just past the Peter Tavy Inn and back to the start. Tavistock Ramblers walk on most Saturdays and Sundays, some Wednesdays and occasional Thursday evenings in summer. There is a mix of short walks and longer all day hikes to suit all. Go to www.tavistockramblers. org.uk to see the latest programme of walks on offer. You are welcome to join us.

You will also find a series of self-guided walks on the website to download or print. Two books of Tavistock District walks and several leaflets of walks in the area are available in the Tavistock Information Centre.