Today, however we had a whole day free so decided to walk from Yelverton to Tavistock. We caught the bus to Yelverton then followed the Cycle Network Route 27 all the way to Tavistock. It was a very easy walk of about 5 miles. It was flat or downhill most of the way, with only one slight incline. The path was tarmaced all the way and most of the way it was in countryside away from roads. There were lots of wonderful views over Dartmoor and the Walkham valley.
After an hour we walked across the spectacular Gem Bridge and just a bit further on we came to the Grenofen Tunnel. As we approached this we felt the temperature drop. You could see the light at the end of the tunnel but it was very dark in the middle of the tunnel, with water dripping down from the ceiling.
It took us about 1.5 hour to reach the edge of Tavistock. We walked into the town to buy our lunch and then ate it by the River Tavy.
We then walked back the way we had come along the canal, but instead of keeping to the cycle path we stayed on the canal path and walked to Crowndale Farm, the birthplace of Sir Francis Drake and then on to Shillamill Viaduct.
