Regional walking route · England

Two Moors Way

157 km (98 miles) from Wembury to Lynmouth, in England, through 2 national parks.

Data compiled by Ryan — sources and method

Route from OpenStreetMap (ODbL). Coastline, borders and national park boundaries from the Office for National Statistics (OGL v3.0). Summits from the Database of British & Irish Hills (CC BY 4.0).

Distance: 157.3 km
In miles: 97.7 mi
Day stages: 8 at ~20 km
Typical trip: 6–8 days
Countries: England
National parks: 2
Listed summits within 2.5 km: 0
Waymark: green M on top of black W

How long it really is

We measure Two Moors Way at 157.3 km (97.7 miles), computed by walking the OpenStreetMap route geometry point by point.

No ascent in this figure

This is horizontal distance only. Our trail dataset carries no elevation profile, so we will not quote a total climb or a confident walking time — on hill routes ascent can add hours a day. A flat-ground pace gives roughly 37 h 31 min of walking for the whole route, which is a floor, not an estimate. Add your own ascent figure in the walking-time calculator for something usable.

Access rights along the way

The route stays within England, so one access regime applies along its length.

England

Conditional Right to roam: Right to roam only on mapped CRoW open access land.

Conditional Wild camping: Permission needed — except on the Dartmoor commons.

Full access rules for England

Dartmoor commons: confirmed right to backpack camp

Following Darwall v Dartmoor National Park Authority [2025] UKSC 20 (21 May 2025), s.10(1) of the Dartmoor Commons Act 1985 confers a public right to pitch tents or otherwise make camp overnight on the Dartmoor commons, as camping is a form of open-air recreation. This applies to the commons (not the whole National Park) — follow the park authority's backpack-camping map and code.

A waymarked route is a route you may walk — it does not follow that you may camp beside it, leave it, or take a dog on it. Long-distance paths cross farmland, estates and access land in turn, and byelaws and seasonal restrictions override the general position. This is general information, not legal advice. Check a specific spot with the access checker.

National parks on the route

The line passes through 2 national parks, each with its own byelaws and camping position.

The route in day stages

Two Moors Way cut into 8 stages of roughly 20 km, measured along the line itself. These are equal-distance splits computed from the geometry, not an official itinerary — they will not always land on a village, a bunkhouse or a station, and the real day you walk should be set by where you can sleep.

This route is mapped in 5 separate pieces

OpenStreetMap does not hold Two Moors Way as one continuous line, so the stages below run through the pieces in order of length and the joins between them are not walking distance. Treat the stage boundaries as approximate, and check the official route for the sections between them.

Day stages of the Two Moors Way at roughly 20 km each
Stage	Distance	Cumulative	Starts near	Ends near	Flat-ground time
1	20.6 km	20.6 km	SX 6364 5629	SX 7057 6929	4 h 32 min
2	20 km	40.7 km	SX 7057 6929	SX 6794 8159	4 h 24 min
3	20.1 km	60.7 km	SX 6794 8159	SX 7331 9380	4 h 25 min
4	20.1 km	80.8 km	SX 7331 9380	SS 7692 0750	4 h 25 min
5	20.3 km	101 km	SS 7692 0750	SS 8399 2112	4 h 28 min
6	20.3 km	121.3 km	SS 8399 2112	SS 8505 3448	4 h 28 min
7	20.5 km	141.8 km	SS 8505 3448	SS 7383 4595	4 h 31 min
8	10.8 km	152.6 km	SS 7383 4595	SS 7423 0169	2 h 23 min

Positions are 8-figure (100 m) OS grid references for points on the line, computed from WGS84 coordinates. Flat-ground times are Naismith at 5 km/h with a 6 min/hour rest allowance and no ascent — add the climb in the walking-time calculator before you plan around them.

Conditions on the route

Weather at the route midpoint live

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Forecast for the midpoint of the Two Moors Way, at MET Norway's own ground level — we hold no elevation profile for this route, so nothing here is altitude-adjusted, and conditions vary considerably end to end on a route this long. Weather data from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0).

Daylight at the midpoint today

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Computed astronomically for 50.803, -3.786. Set a turnaround with the daylight safety planner.

Plan this walk

Walking-time calculator — add ascent, terrain, pack weight and fitness to get a usable time.
Pack-weight calculator — multi-day routes live or die on base weight.
Kit-list generator — season and terrain aware.
Access checker — what a specific grid reference on the route allows.
Best month to walk — historical rainfall, temperature and wind by area.
Safety notes — conditions change fast; build in margin.

Other long-distance paths nearby

Sources for this route

Distance, stages, country crossings, park crossings and summit proximity: computed by OpenFell from that geometry.
Boundaries: Office for National Statistics (OGL v3.0). Summits: Database of British & Irish Hills v18.3 (CC BY 4.0).
Official route website: www.twomoorsway.org
Background reading: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

OpenStreetMap data is licensed under the Open Database Licence. Our derived trail measurements are published under the same terms — see data sources.