Knowles Wood – Broadhembury Village loop from Broadhembury

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Knowles Wood – Broadhembury Village loop from Broadhembury

Moderate

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Knowles Wood – Broadhembury Village loop from Broadhembury

04:58

18.0km

310m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 3, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Blackdown Hills National Landscape

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

Get Directions

175 m

The Drewe Arms

Highlight • Restaurant

Character village inn with beer garden.
Closed Mondays, open all day Tuesday to Sunday.
Food served Tuesday to Friday 12-3 and 5-9. Saturday 12-9, Sunday 12-4

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332 m

Ford and Stone Bridge at Broadhembury

Highlight • River

3.03 km

Knowles Wood

Forest

3.29 km

Black Down

Nature Reserve

4.10 km

Woodland Trail in Blackdown Hills National Landscape

Highlight • Trail

It's hard to get there (after a steep climb from Broad rd.), but this trail is almost in level and easy to ride even after a lot of rains.

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4.32 km

Knowles Wood

Highlight • Forest

A wide undulating trail leads you through Knowles Wood, a small ancient forest located near Blackborough Common.

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5.36 km

Gravel Track Near Stone Barn

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Nice half-mile of gentle, down-hill (east to west) gravel track, easily rideable on a hybrid.

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10.7 km

Goodiford Ford and Footbridge

Highlight • River

Shallow enough but footpath is there for the feint hearted

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17.8 km

Broadhembury village lies within the borders of the beautiful Blackdown Hills Area of Natural Beauty in Devon. It's a quintessential Devonshire village featuring thatched roofs, a pub and an old church.

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18.0 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

10.5 km

5.86 km

966 m

700 m

Surfaces

5.78 km