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Bell Tor – Chinkwell Tor loop from Bennett's Cross

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Bell Tor – Chinkwell Tor loop from Bennett's Cross

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Bell Tor – Chinkwell Tor loop from Bennett's Cross

06:13

20.4km

690m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 12, 2026

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Dartmoor National Park

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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3.09 km

Grimspound Bronze-Age Settlement

Highlight • Historical Site

Grimspound is situated on one of the highest points of the moor. Once home to dozens of people and their livestock, the eerie setting was where Sherlock Holmes spent the night in the novel, the Hound of the Baskervilles. The remains of these 24 stone roundhouses date from the late Bronze Age (about 1450–700 BC).

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3.63 km

Hameldown Tor

Highlight • Viewpoint

5.44 km

Hameldown Beacon

Highlight • Summit

Nice place for a walk in Dartmoor

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8.52 km

Cafe on the Green

Highlight • Cafe

Amazing café with vegan and gluten free options. Delicious vegan cakes and coffee!

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8.72 km

St Pancras Church, Widecombe-in-the-Moor

Highlight • Religious Site

Know as the Cathedral of the Moor, Widecombe's pretty St Pancras church is quite something to behold. Its tower is 120-foot (37 m) high and can be seen fro considerable distance.

The church was damaged during the Great Thunderstorm of 1638 – with hundreds of parishioners inside when lightning struck, killing four. Folklore says the devil visited, causing the lightning.

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10.8 km

Bell Tor

Highlight • Natural Monument

Bell Tor is a small rocky outcrop located on Bonehill Down with great views overlooking the picture postcard village Widecombe-in-the-Moor.

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11.2 km

Chinkwell Tor

Highlight • Viewpoint

From this tor you are treated to spectacular views over eastern Dartmoor, including Hound Tor and Haytor Rocks. Hamel Down dominates to the west.

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20.3 km

Bennett's Cross

Highlight • Monument

The small granite sacred monument that the hiker encounters at this spot has been located here for several centuries. The familiar cruciform shape is difficult to recognize because the typical side arms of the longitudinal beam are largely missing, and only a few fragments of this monument are present.

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20.4 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

13.4 km

3.69 km

3.27 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

13.5 km

3.44 km

1.15 km

955 m

757 m

577 m

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Highest point (530 m)

Lowest point (240 m)

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Friday 10 July

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Bell Tor – Chinkwell Tor loop from Bennett's Cross

Grimspound Bronze-Age Settlement

Hameldown Tor

Hameldown Beacon

Cafe on the Green

St Pancras Church, Widecombe-in-the-Moor

Bell Tor

Chinkwell Tor

Bennett's Cross

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