Simmons Park – Black-a-ven Brook loop from Okehampton

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Simmons Park – Black-a-ven Brook loop from Okehampton

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Simmons Park – Black-a-ven Brook loop from Okehampton

03:24

11.8km

290m

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Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily walkable paths. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: October 27, 2026

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Dartmoor National Park

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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560 m

Simmons Park

Highlight • Rest Area

Quaint riverside park in the middle of Oakhampton. Lovely place.

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4.90 km

Cullever Pool

Highlight • River

Wonderful for a wild swim

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5.01 km

Black-a-ven Brook

Highlight • Natural

The Black-a-ven Brook flows from southwest of East Mill Tor to join the East Okement River at Cullever Steps. If you follow the brook upstream you will head into the …

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5.09 km

Cullever Steps Ford

Highlight • Trail

Fords like this one litter the military roads around this part of Dartmoor. Of course, there are usually bridges nearby if you don't want to get your feet wet, but where's the fun in that?

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5.49 km

Scarey Tor

Highlight • Natural Monument

Scarey Tor is a small, broken granite tor that is found above the East Okement River near to Cullever Steps and beneath the impressive range of tors that stud Belstone …

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6.96 km

Watchet Hill Cottage Ruins

Highlight • Structure

Watchet Hill Cottage, also know as The Black House, is the remotest house in Belstone parish, and last occupied in the mid 1960s. Built over 120 years ago, Eden Phillpotts …

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8.49 km

Viewpoint

8.73 km

East Okement River Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Viewpoint

This path winds through exquisite woodlands alongside the East Okement River and has a magical feel about it. Walking along this trail, you’ll see a wonderful waterfall, old oak trees …

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