Image with kind permission of: Galmpton & Churston District Local History Group
There are three walks using the Galmpton Trail Map (in the information box at the Roundings where the walks begin)
Walk 1 - Circular Short Walk around the immediate village centre, distance half a mile.
Walk 2 - Medium Walk - As walk 1 with additional leg down to Galmpton Creek with views of the River Dart, distance one & a half miles.
Walk 3 - Long Walk - As walk 2 down to the Creek, then continue up bridlepath to join Mill Lane, turn left up hill and follow lane to junction with Greenway Road (half a mile). Turn left along Greenway Road back to village, distance two and a half miles.
Image created by AI with kind permission of: © Crown copyright and database rights 2013 Ordnance Survey & route illustration produced by the National Trust
Image created by AI with kind permission of: © Crown copyright and database rights 2013 Ordnance Survey & route illustration produced by the National Trust
Image created by AI with kind permission of: © Crown copyright and database rights 2013 Ordnance Survey & route illustration produced by the National Trust
Wander quiet country lanes and open farmland, enjoying views up the River Dart estuary. This trail can be combined with the Hook Bottom trail as well as the Coombe Lane trail to create various circular routes back to Galmpton.
The Dart Valley Trail is a 18-mile (29 km) route that follows the beautiful River Dart from the ancient market town of Buckfastleigh to the historic port of Dartmouth. The route follows a landscape of exceptional natural beauty, passing through ancient woodlands, alongside the tidal estuary, and historic sites. The route can be joined at Maypool (1 mile from Galmpton or Greenway Quay (1.3 miles from Galmpton).
A trail devised by South Devon Ramblers and Torbay Coast & Countryside Trust in memory of John Musgrave, a former chairman of South Devon Ramblers, whose generous legacy to the group has been used to fund the development of the trail.
The route explores over 40 of South Devon’s finest heritage features and takes the walker past creeks and castles, along the coast and through rolling meadows and woodland on footpaths, tracks and quiet lanes. Information and interpretation boards are provided along the route.
The 4th stage of the trail goes through the village of Galmpton linking Greenway Quay to Brixham.
A circular walk linking Broadsands Beach with the village of Galmpton and the River Dart. The route is waymarked by colourful images at key junctions and includes Agatha Christies home Greenway.