West Devon Way - Devon County Council

5 Pass under the railway bridge and continue ahead, as the road soonbecomes an unsurfaced green lane. Passing through a gate,the lane widens out, then reaches the open moor throughA Sanother gate with Sourton Tors ahead.1OKEHAMPTON BUS6 Follow the stone wall on the left, then bear awayipast an old granite gate post. As you climb the hill,after 45m, look out for the route along a grassypath to the right, running parallel with an oldB 2stone wall for most of its length. Follow thispath straight across a junction of routes3until you reach a shallow cutting on yourright between two stone walls.With Sourton Church ahead of you,take this path down betweentwo parallel walls, leaving themoor and crossing theGranite Way on a trackleading into thesmall villageof Sourton.5P4Scenic Detour toScale:0 0.5 1kmPN© Crown copyright.All rights reserved.License No: 100023302Published 2010SourtonBUS6Meldon ReservoirFor a scenic detour from the WestDevon Way route, follow the roadon your left signed to MeldonReservoir at point 5 . The reservoirwas created by damming the WestOkement River, and opened in1972. From the car park and publictoilets you can access a range oflocal walks leading around thereservoir, into the surrounding hills,or towards Meldon Viaduct.Alternative route:Across the Meldon ViaductTo cross the spectacular MeldonViaduct, turn left after the A30road bridge, 4 , and opposite theparking area onto a bridlewaythrough woods.Follow the path straight ahead atany path junctions, walk under theviaduct and climb the steps.At the top, turn sharp left acrossthe viaduct, and follow the GraniteWay along the old railway path to apoint where it crosses a road.Turn left here to rejoin the WestDevon Way, 5 ,with the routeheading up the lane to the right.5