Stover Canal
Follow the Stover Canal from Newton Abbot to Teigngrace on this short walk in South Devon. It's a nice easy stroll along a section of the Templer Way with the option to continue on to Stover Country Park where there's some nice woodland trails and a lovely lake. At the Newton Abbot end of the canal you can follow a waterside path along the River Teign to extend your walk.
The canal forms part of the Stover Cycle Path which runs from Newton Abbot to Bovey Tracey along a traffic free path.
Stover Canal Ordnance Survey Map 
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Stover Canal Open Street Map 
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Stover Canal OS Map 
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Stover Canal Open Street Map 
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Pubs/Cafes
The Bell Inn in Bovey Tracey is a great option for some refreshments. The friendly, cosy pub has a good menu and a very fine garden area to relax in on warmer days. You can find it at Town Hall Place with postcode TQ13 9AA for your sat navs.
Further Information and Other Local Ideas
At the end of the route you could pick up the River Teign Walk and follow the river towards the town of Chudleigh. Here you can pick up the circular Chudleigh Walk and visit some of the highlights of the area including Chudleigh Rocks, Ugbrooke Park and the Castle Dyke Iron Age Hillfort.
In Newton Abbot you could pay a visit to Decoy Country Park. There's a Wildlife Discovery Centre, Nature Reserve and a watersports centre next to the lake here. Near the park you can pick up the River Lemon Walk to Bickington. The pleasant riverside trail will take you pass the National Trust's Bradley Manor which you can find on the western side of Newton Abbot. The medieval limestone manor house has an interesting history and some pleasant trails through the adjacent Bradley Woods.
For more walking ideas in the area see the Devon Walks page.
Cycle Routes and Walking Routes Nearby
Photos
Another mysterious-looking spot on the old canal, with sunlight giving the water a milky look
Water remains in some quantity along this section of the disused canal; above the nearby Graving Dock lock there is very little.
Stover Canal Ancient Bridge
Railway bridge across the Stover canal. Where Templer Way skirts a grassy open space, perhaps reclaimed industrial land, the skewed railway bridge which carried the branch line to Moretonhampstead appears to be resting on the grass, but the Stover canal is revealed after a few steps.