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RAMBLE AROUND THE MOOR

DARTMOOR WAY AT A GLANCE

Distance: 108 miles/173km

Total ascent: 4,561m

Max height: 424m

Duration: 7–12 days

Difficulty: moderate

Taking in 108 miles of ancient drove roads, wooded valleys and some of Dartmoor’s most beautiful towns and villages, the newly waymarked Dartmoor Way is one of the UK’s more achievable long-distance walking routes. For those used to high moorland walking, this circumnavigation of the national park is

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