Noss Mayo to Holbeton

 

Noss Mayo to Holbeton - Friday 11th April 2014

Path Facts - Length: 11.4 miles, Ascent: 631 feet

Breakfast in the conservatory, don't you know. Met two other SWCP walkers on the way to Exmouth. The were doing two weeks at a time using baggage transfer. The chap who runs the B&B was very nice but could talk for England. He reckoned we'd be done in 3.5 hours today but I don't think he'd appreciated our route as this was an underestimate by quite a bit.

Started off about 9.30am and headed back into Noss Mayo to pick up the road then track following the river until we passed the opposite side of the ferry crossing where the path proper begins again.

 

 

 Good views of the Yealm and out to Wembury and back to Rame Head.

 

Having climbed up to cliff height the path stayed pretty level for most of the way.

 



Stopped for a break at 11am then lunch at 12.30am before the much more undulating latter part of the day. Off the beaten track today. No tea shops or pubs or villages.

Got to the West side of the Erme about 3pm where we chilled by the water side for a bit. This was the end of the official path for this stretch and is probably where B&B man thought we were ending but we'd arranged to walk up into Holbeton to catch a cab back to Plymouth for the return journey.

Quick stop at Mothecombe for tea & ice cream after having been deprived for the whole day.

Thw walk was then fairly quiet minor roads and tracks to Holbeton. Got there about 4pm and had to wait for the cab back to Plymouth. Part of the plan of walking up to Holbeton was to be able to wait in the pub and have a celebratory end of walk sherbet. It was closed would you Adam & Eve! £20 cab back to Plymouth where we had a Wagamamas and stayed at Ashgrove House again as Wednesday. Then train back on the Saturday.