Walking Britain Bellever Tor & Postbridge from Bellever
Introduction to Walk 3201
Nat Park - Dartmoor
County/Area - Devon
Author - Martyn Hanks
Length - 5.5 miles / 8.9 km
Ascent - 600 feet / 182 metres
Time - 3 hours 20 minutes
Grade - easy/mod
This circular Dartmoor walk visits one of the many granite tors that dot the landscape. Bellever Tor rises to 1475 feet above sea level and offers some good views over the surrounding landscape. The walk also visits the village of Postbridge with its ancient clapper bridge. A GPS File is available for download (see walk description).
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| Ordnance Survey Explorer OL28 | Sheet Map | 1:25k | BUY |
| Anquet OS Explorer OL28 | Digital Map | 1:25k | BUY |
| Ordnance Survey Landranger 191 | Sheet Map | 1:50k | BUY |
| Anquet OS Landranger 191 | Digital Map | 1:50k | BUY |
It is recommended you take a map. The preferred scale is 1:25k. | |||
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Note : The distances quoted to other walks in the vicinity are measured in a straight line. The distance by road may be further.
Recommended Reading
Walking on Dartmoor
This guidebook contains route descriptions for 42 day walks in the Dartmoor National Park and its surrounding area. The walks all vary in length from 2 to 12 miles long and each route is graded by difficulty from easy to moderate or hard. Most of the walks are circular with a few longer routes that are linear and involve ascents of tors.
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