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This is a difficult walk due to the distance and that most of it was on road.

Location : Exeter and Haldon Forest

Starting Point : Marsh Green Road Marsh Barton

Ordnance Survey Reference : N/A

Distance : 23 miles

Route Surface : Asphalt

Category : Level 3

Discription : We started our ramble in Marsh Barton about 1200, making our way to the Twisted Oak Inn where we crossed the A30 Duel Carrageway on the footbridge into Ide village. We made our way to Dunchideock and on up to the Haldon Belvedere ( Lawrence Castle ) where we stopped for lunch.

Views from Haldon towards Exeter and the surrounding countryside

We then made our way towards Starcross, crossing over the A38 and A380, then going down Jackdaw Hill leaving the Haldon Hills.

The lovely spring green of the Beech trees at the top of Jackdaw Hill

At the Black Forest Lodge crossroads we turned left, signed Kenn, at the next crossroads we headed for Exminster. From Exminster we headed pass the Swans Nest to join the cycle path following the canal back into Exeter.

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