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Pew Tor – Windy Post Granite Cross loop from Whitchurch

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Pew Tor – Windy Post Granite Cross loop from Whitchurch

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Pew Tor – Windy Post Granite Cross loop from Whitchurch

01:54

17.1km

260m

Running

Hard run. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 10, 2026

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Dartmoor National Park

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Start point

Parking

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7.08 km

Plaster Down Common

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This parcel of common land between Tavistock and Burrator Reservoir has some lovely open lanes running across it.

It's a great place for spotting wild ponies, sheep and cattle grazing as you sail by on the fairly flat tarmac road.

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9.44 km

Whitchurch Down

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12.8 km

Pew Tor

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Pew Tor is a peak in Dartmoor National Park. The tor rises above the lowlands of Whitchurch and Plaster Downs above Tavistock.

The tor has plenty of large boulders to …

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12.9 km

Pow Gate Tor

Highlight • Natural Monument

Stunning view over Dartmoor

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13.7 km

Feather Tor

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Feather Tor is a small tor on Whitchurch Common, not too far from the B3357 road at Pork Hill. To the east lies Vixen Tor, and to the south is …

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13.8 km

Windy Post Granite Cross

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Here the hiker passes an ancient wayside cross made of granite. This small, sacred monument does not impress with a special or even striking design. Rather, it is the symbol …

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14.0 km

Windy Post Cross

Highlight (Segment) • Monument

This footpath walks across the moor from the road near Merrivale to Moortown. It roughly follows the Grimstone and Sortridge leat. The leat was built to help maintain a constant …

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17.1 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

11.5 km

2.31 km

2.02 km

874 m

363 m

Surfaces

6.81 km

4.70 km

3.67 km

1.90 km

Elevation

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Highest point (310 m)

Lowest point (170 m)

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Pew Tor – Windy Post Granite Cross loop from Whitchurch

Plaster Down Common

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