Teignmouth to Torquay

Walk Waypoints

1. 1 Starting from The Teignmouth Pavilions, turn left and cross the zebra crossing into Den Road, continue passing the Post Office on your left.
2. 2 Turn second left into Bank Street, passing the Co-op on your left.
3. 3 Continue across the road into Teign Street this is pedestrianised, until you reach the end.
4. 4 Cross the road to Willow Street which is a narrow lane. Bear left and this will take you over the railway line.
5. 5 Turn left along the pathway, at the end of which, descend the steps.
6. 6 Walk along Alexandra Terrace to the end, and you will come to the edge of Bitton Park.
7. 7 Walk along the pathway through the bottom of Bitton Park. Continue along the pathway between the rugby club and railway line.
8. 8 At the end of the rugby club grounds, walk to the right to go past the water pumping station. Then turn left, and follow the path until you have reached the bridge.
9. 9 Immediately after crossing the bridge turn left and follow Riverside and the Strand (where the ferry lands) and on to the Ness Headland.
10. 10 The coast path runs alongside the pitch and putt course continuing to climb to Labrador Bay, an RSPB reserve.
11. 11 With excellent views towards Babbacombe and Hopes Nose to the South, Exmouth and the Jurassic coast to the North, the path crosses meadows and woodland before descending to the village of Maidencombe. Here, there is a small beach, a cafe and an Inn. There is also a steep lane leading to the main road (A379) for the number 22 bus on to Torquay or back to Teignmouth.
12. 12 The path is signed from Maidencombe car park along a lane and then through woodland to Watcombe, and on to Petitor with it’s OS Triangulation Point.
13. 13 Here, cliff falls mean the original path has been diverted along the quiet Petitor Road, skirting St Marychurch and on to Babbacombe Downs.
14. 14 The Downs offer extensive views across Lyme Bay with Portland Bill visible on a clear day whilst looking back towards Teignmouth. Below lie the beaches of Oddicombe and Babbacombe. These are reached by steep roads and linked by a footpath. Oddicombe is also served by a seasonal, historic Funicular Railway.
15. 15 Onward past Babbacome Theatre, you cross Walls Hill Downs and look down on Ansteys Cove and Redgate beach.
16. 16 The path continues through wooded cliff until you reach Hopes Nose. This is the northern extremity of Tor Bay and you look across to Brixham and Berry Head at the southern end.
17. 17 After passing a viewing point above Thatchers Rock and walking down Marine Drive, you join Meadfoot Sea Road then proceed alongside Meadfoot Beach before climbing a path to Daddyhole Plain.
18. 18 Here you can view the coastline from Torquay through Preston, Paignton and Goodrington to Brixham.
19. 19 A final descent past Rock End and the Imperial Hotel will bring you to Torquay Harbourside.