Walking Spur 2 - Meavy to Burrator

Walking Spur 2 - Meavy to Burrator
Scale:
250m
500m
Key
BUS
6
1km
On-road walking route
Off-road walking route
Toilets
Telephone
Bus stop
Narrow road section
Junction
Watch out for traffic
Podcast location
Turn left into the
car park and exit
using the path to
the right, between
stones
Turn right at the
next junction
At the end of the path,
turn left onto the
small road
Follow this informal
path across
Yennadon Down
Enjoy the view over
Burrator Reservoir
On a clear day you will
see Plymouth Sound in
the distance 12
This is also the scene of
one of Drake’s finest hours
20
13
Look out for some
steps on your right,
and climb them to
the old railway line
Keep walking downhill until
you have a telegraph wire
on your right. Continue
until this stops and then
walk on past the trough
Take a sharp left
onto the cycle path
Walk past Burrator
Dam and continue
straight ahead
Turn left onto the
former railway line
Drake’s Leat
Walk along the leat
and at the end of the
path take the left fork
that emerges onto
the road
Walk along Drake’s
Leat. Look for more
information on the
stone wall. 8 10
START
BUS
Go through gate and
follow yellow disc
waymarks to
Burrator Dam
Meavy Village Green and
old oak tree 19
Go through series of
gates - remember to
close each gate - and
shortly after the last,
look for the left-hand
fork as the path splits
Go past Meavy School
on your right
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License number:
100023302
Published 2009