Tried and tested routes for your next adventure

When you don’t need a group, or a plan - just a place to begin.

These walks offer a gentle starting point, with routes and guidance you can follow in your own way, in your own time.

  • I use the Ordinance Survey App to record the walks on this page for you to follow.

    You’ll be able to follow a simplified version of the map without paying for a subscription.

    However, with a subscription you’ll have more access to detail and the ability to download the map ahead of time incase you don’t have signal on your route. If you’re a new user, there is a 14 day free trial available.

    It can feel a little overwhelming navigating the app at first, but there how to videos to help you. It’s worth a little persistence as it has lots of great features like:

    • route planning and plotting

    • saving your own walks

    • accessing other people’s saved walks

    • it shows your live location on the map at all times, and what direction you’re facing.

    Find out more about OS Maps app

    How-to video guides on using the app

    Learning to comfortably navigate with the OS Maps app empowered me to explore new places as I can see all the available footpath I can always see where I am on the map!

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Crazywell Pool, Dartmoor

We enjoyed this route on one of our Social Strolls during a heatwave week in May! We set off early(ish) at 8am enjoying expansive views of Burrator reservoir every time we turned and looked back for a rest up the hill. The ascent is not too steep though and definitely worth it for the refreshing dip at the top! The water was surprisingly warm and we were in no rush to head back to the car after our swim. Pack yourself a flask and a snack to enjoy at the edge of the water.

Little Tip: If I walked this route again, I would perhaps reverse it, starting with the incline up the woodland so that you could enjoy the view more on the way down.

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