DarteRoutesDartmoor routes that assist in visiting Dartefacts
This feature is currently being re-developed.
They are called Routes instead of Walks as Dartefacts acknowledges that there will be a wide variety of activities that can benefit from DarteRoutes; wild campers, wild swimmers, runners, mountain bikers and walkers.
ROUTE STARTS: All DarteRoutes start at car parks although you are encouraged to use public transport wherever possible. Some linear routes (one way) work very well by parking at the finish and taking a bus to the start point.
Click a car park icon on the map below for a pop-up with a car park location name and details (ie. number of routes and how many are Easy Green / Moderate Orange / Strenuous Red). Click on the Hyperlink to view that Car Park Start Page and its associated routes in detail.
ROUTE TYPES: Linear (there and back), Linear (one way), Circular,
ROUTE VARIATIONS: Some Route descriptions may provide optional alternative route choices – these alternatives are not included in the route grade, data or technical assessment.
EFFORT GRADES: DarteRoutes are graded based on distance and ascent and ranges from Easy, to Moderate, to Strenuous. Although the grade is determined by an algorithm it is still highly subjective.
TECHNICAL FEATURES: Routes can also have features that might make a route much harder for some individuals than its Effort Grade first suggests. These are clearly highlighted within the route description text and at the beginning of every route. Route Features on Dartmoor that Dartefacts considers to be Technical Difficulties are:, difficult terrain (ie. rocky ground/ scrambling, mire crossings), river crossings (ie. stepping stones, fords, sheep leaps, narrow or wobbly ‘bridges’), sustained road use or busy road crossings, stiles, firing ranges, absence of a sustained visible path, featureless ground in deep moorland (that requires competent navigation skills in poor weather), sustained steep ascents or descents.
Routes graded as Easy will not have any Technical Features.
DARTETABS (Below Map): Scroll down to view all Car Park Starts and their Routes as Tabs in Ordnance Survey SX Grid number order. Click on a car park tab (blue) to view car park location or the colour tabs (red = strenuous, amber = moderate, green = easy) for full route details. Tabs are grouped together by their 10km Ordnance Survey square.
FILTER: Use the Filter Menu (available in the ‘Drop Down’ below the map) to focus the available DarteTabs Routes suitable for your desired level of activity and ability. The Filter feature does not affect the visibility of the GPX route lines on the map.
DATA: Route Difficulty Grades, Route Data (Distance, Ascent, Descent etc.), Route GPX Map Lines etc. should all be considered approximate and subjective. On open moorland Route Lines indicate a general direction, rather than an exact line to follow.
PRIVATE LAND: Many of the items listed on this website, especially around the edges of the National Park Boundary, are entirely on private land and in that instance access must be sought from the landowner before visiting. Do not assume that a listed item is legally accessible.
FIRING RANGES: Military Training involving Live Firing takes place on Dartmoor and it is up to the individual to find out if their walk enters any of the military firing ranges and whether firing is taking place.
RISK ASSESSMENT: Although these routes attempt to highlight points of potential difficulty via the ‘Technical Features’, as with any outdoor activity it is the responsibility of the individual to judge and ascertain the safety and suitability of any route attempted.
LEGAL: No responsibility for trespass, injury or damage to property or persons etc. can be attributed to this website and the author of these routes.
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DarteTabs: Click on a car park tab (blue) to view car park location or the colour tabs (red = strenuous, amber = moderate, green = easy) for full route details. Tabs are grouped together by their 10km Ordnance Survey square.
