This video shows one of Tamar Valley’s Rolls and Strolls routes – stile free walks that take you some of the most scenic parts of the Tamar valley. For more details and for similar walks visit
www.tamarvalley-nl.org.uk/discover-explore/walking/
Tavistock Canal
This is a fairly level walk along the wooded banks of an early 19th-century canal, that was constructed to link Tavistock’s copper-rich mining areas to the port of Morwellham.
The whole route, there and back is 4 and a half miles, but you can easily shorten it by turning around whenever you feel like it.
The route starts in the Bedford car park close to the centre of Tavistock. This first section through the Meadows Park, is along a level tarmac path suitable for pushchairs and unassisted wheelchairs.
At the end of the park, take the path through an underpass. On the far side of the underpass double back to rejoin the towpath. This section is narrow, with few passing places and so if it is busy, you may wish to stay on the adjacent cycle path.
Shortly after reaching a footbridge, the canal path narrows, so fork left onto the cycle path. After about 100 yards at the bottom of a slope, turn right onto a steep path into the woods to rejoin the canal path.
Beyond here the path becomes more uneven with some slightly muddy sections, and just before Shillamill Viaduct the path narrows to 2 foot, 7 inches or 80 centimetres for a short section. As such it is only suitable for careful drivers of more robust all-terrain push chairs and off-road mobility vehicles.
After crossing over an aqueduct that carries the canal across the River Lumborn valley, the footpath ends. From here, turn around and follow the canal back to Tavistock.
To discover many more accessible routes in the Tamar Valley visit www.tamarvalley.org.uk/walking
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This is a fairly level walk along the wooded Banks of an early 19th century Canal that was constructed to link tavistock’s copper Rich mining areas to the port of morwellham the whole route there and back is 4 and 1/2 miles but you can easily shorten it by turning around whenever you feel like
It the route starts in the Bedford car park close to the center of Tavistock this first section Through The Meadows Park is along a level tarmac path suitable for push chairs and unassisted wheelchairs at the end of the park take the path through an underpass on the far side of the
Underpass double back to rejoin the toe path this section is narrow with few passing places and so if it is busy you may wish to stay on the adjacent cycle path shortly after reaching a foot Bridge the canal path Narrows so fork left onto the cycle
Path after about 100 yd at the bottom of a slope turn right onto a steep path into the woods to rejoin the the canal path Beyond here the path becomes more uneven with some slightly muddy sections and just before schill mill fire duct
The path Narrows to 2T 7 in or 80 cm for a short section as such it is only suitable for careful drivers of more robust allterrain push chairs and off-road Mobility vehicles Yeah oh after crossing over an aqueduct that carries the canal across the river lumor valley the foot path ends at a small picnic area from here turn around and follow the canal back to Tavistock to discover many more accessible routs in the Tamar Valley visit www. Tamar valley.org do/ walking