Walking

Although there are surprisingly few footpaths in the parish of North Huish, don't despair: there are still plenty of places to explore on foot.

For starters, many of the back roads are quiet for most of the day: avoid the key commuting and school traffic times, and you can walk for miles whilst seeing only the occasional vehicle.

Public paths in the parish include the historic Cobbly Walk, in Avonwick. There are also a number of what are informally knows as 'Green Lanes': public roads that Devon County Council never got round to Tarmacking, which provide mostly traffic-free routes through the countryside.

Where you can't go...

Unless you have specific permission, the fields and woods in the parish are out of bounds to the public, except on the public footpaths and bridleways. We know there are many other tempting tracks and green spaces... but those areas are just as closed to the public as your own garden!

The gold standard maps come from Ordnance Survey. The Ordnance Survey maps for this area are the OL20 Explorer map of South Devon (2.5 inches to the mile) or Landranger 202 map of Torbay and South Dartmoor (1.25 inches to the mile). Avonwick is also on the edge of OL28 Dartmoor.