Walk · Devon

Burrator Reservoir circuit

Yelverton · PL20 6PE

4.5MILES

2h 15mON FOOT

150mCLIMB

CircularSHAPE

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

Off-road 72% 28% shares tarmac with cars

Field & moor path 32%Lane & track 40%Road with traffic 28%

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

Burrator Discovery Centre, on the reservoir road above the dam PL20 6PE

Parking

Free parking with donation boxes at the Discovery Centre, the Quarry car park and Norsworthy Bridge; all three fill on fine Sundays

Directions to the start →

A 4.5-mile loop of the reservoir road and shoreline tracks under the western tors, about two and a quarter hours with 150 metres of climbing and firm going the whole way, past the two dams, the ruined farms and the arboretum. Park at the Discovery Centre, the Quarry car park or Norsworthy Bridge, all free with donation boxes, and note that the lane round the reservoir is narrow and used by cars, so the shoreline paths are the better line where they exist. There is water everywhere for a dog and a level 1.5-kilometre easy-access trail in the arboretum for older legs, but sheep and ponies come down off Sheepstor and Leather Tor onto the road and the open moor above the water is access land with the 1 March to 31 July lead requirement.

THE SMALL PRINTSheep and ponies stray onto the reservoir road and the shoreline, so leads are needed near stock; on the open moor above the water Dartmoor access land rules require dogs on a lead between 1 March and 31 July.

House rules, decoded

Off-lead allowed

Livestock — leads on

Water bowls

REGION · DEVON

GRID · 50.4986, -4.0432

SOURCE · HTTPS://WWW.SWLAKESTRUST.ORG.UK/BURRATOR

Burrator Reservoir circuit

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