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25/6/2018 at 8:47am
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You could start your walk from the tiny Dartmoor village of Scoriton, near Buckfastleigh. Take the lane opposite the farm up onto the open Moor and take a number of routes, perhaps head out to the Avon dam, or Red Lake.
On your return pop into the Tradesmans Arms for a local ale, the locals are really friendly! 👍😀🍺
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25/6/2018 at 5:18pm
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Can't do links but where you can camp is on the official map. I'm guessing you have that http://www.dartmoor.gov.uk/about-us/about-us-maps/new-camping-map
Big route at http://my.viewranger.com/route/details/MTg4MzQ=
http://forums.outdoorsmagic.com/showthread.php/69119-3-day-solo-wild-camp-in-Dartmoor-routes
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Hi Paul, just seen your post.
I relocated down to Plymouth in April from Scotland, I do anything possible to escape at the weekends and have been on Dartmoor regularly since.
I'm a wild camper in the Cairngorms up north and have already got my eyes on a high level route on Dartmoor just behind Widdlecombe in the Moor village, from Turnhill Rocks and heading north across the Tors.
I walked it last Saturday and totally enjoyed the route and picked up on great camping options there, also the Tors are west facing so you can imagine the sunsets.
Hope that helps a little, sorry I'm still getting to know the area myself!
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