South Hams Way

The South Hams Way is a 100-mile (160 km) footpath in Devon, England. It follows a circular route through the South Hams area, includes 50 miles (80 km) of the South West Coast Path from Noss Mayo to Dartmouth, and reaches a height of 1,281 ft (390 m) on Dartmoor. It opened in September 2025.[1][2][3][4]

Although the route is circular it is generally described in an anti-clockwise direction starting and finishing at Totnes, on the River Dart. From here the route heads north west to Buckfastleigh and then follows the Dartmoor Way to Shipley Bridge, reaching its highest point of 1,281 ft (390 m) on the moors above Avon Dam Reservoir. The path then heads south west through South Brent and Ivybridge to meet the South West Coast Path at Noss Mayo on the estuary of the River Yealm. It then follows the coast to the east, crossing the estuaries of the Erme and the Avon to reach Salcombe before rounding Start Point and heading north to Dartmouth and along the Dart estuary to return to Totnes.[1][2]

The coastal and Dart estuary sections of the walk are within the South Devon National Landscape (formerly known as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty or AONB), and the northern section is within the Dartmoor National Park. The path was developed by members of the South Hams group of the Ramblers,[5] and has been waymarked in sections where it is not already waymarked for overlapping routes, except on the open moorland of Dartmoor.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b "South Hams Way". www.ldwa.org.uk. Long Distance Walkers Association. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
  2. ^ a b "Home". southhamsway.org.uk. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
  3. ^ Wilson, Natalie (1 September 2025). "The South Hams Way: A new 100-mile walking route has opened in England". The Independent. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
  4. ^ Lawrence, India (29 August 2025). "A new 100-mile walking route is opening in southwest England in September". Time Out. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
  5. ^ "Meeting of Sixty-Ninth meeting, Devon Countryside Access Forum, Monday, 20th January, 2025: Agenda item: South Hams Way". Devon County Council. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
  6. ^ "About". South Hams Way. Retrieved 5 September 2025.


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