Two Moors Way

Understand

Most hikers choose to walk from the south to the north, and hike about 15 miles a day, completing the walk in about 7–9 days. There are many villages and inns along the route. Many inns will transfer your luggage onto your next stop (there are also a number of companies that will do this plus more).

Getting there

There are two options for beginning the trail in the south. The first is the original trailhead, inland at Ivybridge. Your other option, a newer trail extension, begins in Wembury and adds 15 miles (24 km), but gives you coast-to-coast bragging rights. Ivybridge's train station is served by Great Western Railway, and connects with both Plymouth and Exeter, which has service from London Paddington station. Wembury lacks a train station, but has a regular bus service from Plymouth.

Sleep

Most of the villages on the trail have multiple B&Bs and pubs.

1 Widecombe in the Moor. B&Bs in this village about 1.5 miles off trail from Hameldown.

Go next

There's no train service from Lynton and Lynmouth, where the trail ends. But you can catch the 309 or 310 buses to Barnstaple, which has train service onward to Exeter and bus connections to many other spots around Devon.