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Fernworthy Reservoir – Fernworthy Forest loop from Fernworthy Reservoir

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Fernworthy Reservoir – Fernworthy Forest loop from Fernworthy Reservoir

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Fernworthy Reservoir – Fernworthy Forest loop from Fernworthy Reservoir

01:33

5.66km

90m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: April 15, 2026

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Dartmoor National Park

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Start point

Parking

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482 m

Fernworthy Dam

Highlight • Lake

Fernworthy Reservoir's impressive dam is unmissable as you hike around the water. Made of stone with huge steps, it's particularly amazing when water is cascading over it. If you catch it on a dry day, it's even easier to see the huge amount of work that must've gone into it.

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983 m

Fernworthy Reservoir

Highlight • Structure

Fernworthy Reservoir is home to myriad wildlife and boasts ancient stone cairns, hut circles and a submerged clapper bridge. The lake provides important wildlife habitats for many rare species including marsh fritillary butterfly and the bee hawk moth. You can also see birds such as snipe, heron and grebe all year round.

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1.79 km

Fernworthy Forest

Highlight (Segment) • Forest

This is more of a plantation but there is lots to explore here from routes along Fernworthy Reservoir to stone circles in the woods. There is parking in the middle of the woods and your closest Tor would be Sittaford Tor which has a large stone circle near it.

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3.12 km

Fernworthy Stone Circle

Highlight • Monument

Fernworthy Stone Circle is an impressive Bronze Age monument that stands in a clearing within a Forestry Commission plantation about half a mile west of Fernworthy reservoir.

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4.43 km

Wooden Shed in Dartmoor National Park

Highlight • Structure

4.50 km

Fernworthy Bird Hide

Highlight • Structure

4.64 km

View Across Fernworthy Reservoir

Highlight • Forest

Set in a wooded valley in the heart of Dartmoor, Fernworthy supplies fresh drinking water to the towns and cities around the moor. The sloping, open grassland to the south of the water is a fantastic viewpoint and a great place from which to spot wildlife.

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5.66 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.79 km

2.13 km

728 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

2.00 km

1.85 km

829 m

589 m

266 m

140 m

Elevation

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Highest point (400 m)

Lowest point (330 m)

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Tuesday 23 June

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Fernworthy Reservoir – Fernworthy Forest loop from Fernworthy Reservoir

Fernworthy Dam

Fernworthy Reservoir

Fernworthy Forest

Fernworthy Stone Circle

Wooden Shed in Dartmoor National Park

Fernworthy Bird Hide

View Across Fernworthy Reservoir

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