A walker’s guide to the East Devon Way
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Explore this 40 mile walking route between Exmouth and Lyme Regis. Follow it through the heart of the East Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It links to the South West Coast Path, the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site and the Exe Estuary.
The nearest part of the East Devon Way is the route is Colyton to Lyme Regis.
This is a lovely long day walk, taking in three rivers, an iron-age castle, an impressive viaduct and ending in the bustling Dorset seaside town of Lyme Regis.
Starting in Colyton; an ancient market town has shops, pubs and tea rooms, the walk crosses the wide Axe Valley, up-hill to Musbury Castle, with a short detour to be king of the castle a fine place for views and a great spot for a picnic, down rural lanes leading to Uplyme and on to the attractive seaside town of Lyme Regis on the Jurassic Coast.
The route links footpaths, bridleways and country lanes to create an inland route. It is split up into day walks from 4 – 9 miles long and enjoy the delightful countryside which includes hills, woods, rivers and commons and lovely Devon villages which you may well drive right past if you were in your car.
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We hope you enjoy walking along this route and experiencing all that East Devon has to offer.