The Granite Way

This is a new truly spectacular and mostly traffic free cycle route through rural devon with fantastic views of dartmoor and the surrounding countryside.

The granite way.

The 60km trail takes visitors on a journey to some of the most amazing and iconic granite rocks in the wheatbelt spectacular nature reserves and farming vistas. The granite way cycle route. The granite way is the wheatbelt s newest self drive trail and a partnership between the shires of bruce rock quairading and kellerberrin. We used the granite way as part of our cycle tour from barnstable to plymouth.

Easy to moderate end points. Easy to moderate end points. Okehampton station grid ref sx 592 944 lydford grid ref sx 516 852. The granite way between okehampton and lydford forms part of ncn route 27 which is also known as the devon coast to coast a map of which is available at reduced rate from devon county council carrier direct t.

The traffic trail which runs all the way between okehampton lydford and offers spectacular views of dartmoor. This is a new truly spectacular and mostly traffic free cycle route through rural devon with fantastic views of dartmoor and the surrounding countryside. A brilliant way to travel with some fantastic views on the way. Gg1033 wrote a review aug 2020.

It is maintained jointly by dcc and sustrans. The granite way is a route of 18 km 11 miles consisting mainly of a motor traffic free cycle walkway between okehampton near the railway station and lydford it was built by devon county council dcc and is part of the national cycle network ncn route 27 devon coast to coast between ilfracombe and plymouth. This is a truly spectacular and mostly traffic free cycle route through rural devon with fantastic views of dartmoor and the surrounding countryside. The route generally runs below the granite cap of dartmoor national park.

The granite way cycle route. Okehampton station grid ref sx 592 944 lydford grid ref sx 516 852. Clowne united kingdom 70 contributions 6 helpful votes 1. The granite way is a 10 mile walking and cycling route which runs along the northwest edge of dartmoor following roadway bridleway and a disused railway line which used to be part of the exeter to plymouth railway line itself being part of the london and south western railway.