Walking on Dartmoor. Earle John

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      Start of the track that leads to Lane Head

      If you stay with the longer walk the track now runs along the true right bank of the river until you reach Mardle Ring – marked as Homestead on the maps; this is a prehistoric enclosure with a hut circle in its upper part. From here the path stays high above the river until you cross Snowdon Brook and then on down to the bottom of the steep-sided valley of the Mardle.

      Ignore the various other paths and make your way to Chalk Ford where there is a new footbridge. From here follow the obvious lane that climbs up through fields and then drops down to Scorriton.

      All that remains now is to follow the small road past the Tradesman's Arms on your right, which is bound to be closed unless you have timed your walk very carefully, and after nearly 1km (0.5 mile) you will arrive back at Michelcombe.

      The next three walks and Walk 3 have common ground so it would be possible to link some of them together and even end at the starting place of one of the others, if you have someone who would be willing to drive round and pick you up.

WALK 4

      Scorriton, Chalk Ford, Hapstead Ford, Ryder's Hill, Snowdon, Pupers Hill, Lud Gate, Chalk Ford

      Please be careful to park without causing an obstruction or blocking gateways. There is the Church House Inn. There is also the Tradesman's Arms at Scorriton itself. Buckfastleigh is only 4km (2.5 miles) away with all the facilities offered by a small town.