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Hiking · Devon

The Lichway

A 19.6 km point-to-point route near Southgate, with 534 m of mapped climbing and an estimated time of 5.6 hours.

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Distance19.6 kmClimbing534 mEstimated time5.6 hrDifficultymoderate

Route overview

What the mapped record shows.

The Lichway is a complete hiking route mapped from OpenStreetMap. It covers 19.6 km as a point to point route.

Route shapepoint-to-point
ActivityHiking
SurfaceGravel
Descent438 m

Mapped surface mix

Natural82% Gravel9% Paved5% Compacted4% Unknown2%

Before setting out

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Stay near the route

Named campsites near The Lichway.

UK campsite A–Z
Beardown FarmCamp Site · 12.8 km from the mapped route startCompton ParkCamp Site · 19.8 km from the mapped route startThree Hares CampsiteCamp Site · 22.2 km from the mapped route startTeign Valley Barley MeadowCamp Site · 24.6 km from the mapped route startChelsfield Farm Holiday ParkCamp Site · 25.9 km from the mapped route startCheesewring Farm Caravan siteCaravan Site · 27.4 km from the mapped route start

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