Walk · Devon

Blackpool Sands and Strete

Dartmouth · TQ6 0RG

3.2MILES

1h 45mON FOOT

180mCLIMB

CircularSHAPE

The route A-road B-road Lane Track Path Water Woodland

Off-road 60% 40% shares tarmac with cars

Field & moor path 45%Lane & track 15%Road with traffic 40%

Our drawing of the route, over road and path data from OpenStreetMap. It shows where the walk goes and what it goes through. It is not a survey and not a navigation aid — carry OS Explorer on the hill. Off-lead information here is what walkers reported or what signage allows — never our advice. Whether and when a dog is off the lead is the owner’s decision and legal responsibility; keep dogs under control near livestock and follow signs on the day.

Starts at

Blackpool Sands beach car park on the A379, or the village car park at Strete in the closed season TQ6 0RG

Parking

Paid beach car park at Blackpool Sands, closed to dogs 1 May to 30 September; roadside and village-hall parking at Strete is free but tight

Directions to the start →

A 3.2-mile circuit of about an hour and three quarters that climbs the lanes above Blackpool Sands to Strete for the long view over Slapton Ley to Start Point, then drops back to the beach on coast path, with 180 metres of climbing and muddy field sections after rain. The obvious start is the paid beach car park at Blackpool Sands on the A379, and this is the catch: the beach owners operate a Blue Flag seasonal ban that keeps dogs off the beach, out of the café and out of the car parks from 1 May to 30 September, so between those dates park in Strete instead and walk the loop the other way. Out of season it is one of the friendliest short walks on this coast, with shingle to throw stones on and sheltered water; in season expect stock in the fields, quiet but fast lanes, and no dog access to the sand at all.

THE SMALL PRINTBlackpool Sands is privately run and Blue Flag: dogs are not permitted on the beach, in the cafe or in the car parks from 1 May to 30 September each year, service dogs excepted. Start from Strete in those months.

House rules, decoded

Livestock — leads on

REGION · DEVON

GRID · 50.3270, -3.6205

SOURCE · HTTPS://WWW.BLACKPOOLSANDS.CO.UK/FAQS/

Blackpool Sands and Strete

House rules, decoded

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