Cafe on the Green – Hameldown Tor loop from Widecombe-in-the-Moor

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Widecombe In The Moor

Cafe on the Green – Hameldown Tor loop from Widecombe-in-the-Moor

Hard

5.0

(2)

runners

Cafe on the Green – Hameldown Tor loop from Widecombe-in-the-Moor

01:45

13.2km

370m

Running

Hard run. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 19, 2026

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Dartmoor National Park

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136 m

Cafe on the Green

Highlight • Cafe

Amazing café with vegan and gluten free options. Delicious vegan cakes and coffee!

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270 m

Lovely little village in Dartmoor National Park, with quite a descent down into it from the east side.

There are some free public toilets which were clean and pleasant. Lots of nice looking pubs and cafes to stop at.

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775 m

Steep Concrete Double Track Bridleway

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

A tough road climb out of Widecome brings you to a farm and the start of this bridleway. Through the gate and you're faced with a super steep, concrete double track. This is ride-able (just) on a gravel bike with 31x42 gearing in the dry.

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2.64 km

Hameldown Ridge

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

The Two Moors Way trail along the Hameldown ridge is a wonderful ride up or down. It's fast in descent without being too steep to make climbing it impossible. Great views as well!

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7.41 km

Grimspound Bronze-Age Settlement

Highlight • Historical Site

Grimspound is situated on one of the highest points of the moor. Once home to dozens of people and their livestock, the eerie setting was where Sherlock Holmes spent the night in the novel, the Hound of the Baskervilles. The remains of these 24 stone roundhouses date from the late Bronze Age (about 1450–700 BC).

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7.95 km

Hameldown Tor

Highlight • Viewpoint

9.77 km

Hameldown Beacon

Highlight • Summit

Nice place for a walk in Dartmoor

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12.9 km

St Pancras Church, Widecombe-in-the-Moor

Highlight • Religious Site

Know as the Cathedral of the Moor, Widecombe's pretty St Pancras church is quite something to behold. Its tower is 120-foot (37 m) high and can be seen fro considerable distance.

The church was damaged during the Great Thunderstorm of 1638 – with hundreds of parishioners inside when lightning struck, killing four. Folklore says the devil visited, causing the lightning.

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