Independent Trails: Fact File TARK1

Tarka Trail

Trail Facts

Total Distance: 77 miles (123km)

Duration: 7 nights, 6 walking days

Minimum/maximum daily distances: 11 miles (17.5km)/15 miles (24km)

Waymarking: The Tarka Trail is clearly waymarked and is very easy to follow

Season: March to October

Starting point of holiday: Barnstaple

End of holiday: Barnstaple

Tour code: TARK1

Day 1: Travel to Barnstaple

Day 2: Barnstaple to West Buckland 11 miles (17.5km)

Day 3: West Buckland to Challacombe 11 miles (17.5km)

Day 4: Challacombe to Woody Bay 13¹/₂ miles (21.5km)

Day 5: Woody Bay to Ilfracombe 15 miles (24km)

Day 6: Ilfracombe to Croyde 13 miles (21km)

Day 7: Croyde to Barnstaple 13¹/₂ miles (21.5km)

Day 8: Depart Barnstaple

7 nights accommodation in en-suite rooms with private bathrooms (where available) in selected hotels, inns and guesthouses along the trail.
Traditional cooked breakfast.
Door to door luggage transfer.
Maps and a guidebook describing the trail.
An information pack containing an itinerary, instructions on how to find your accommodation each night, town plans, information about facilities and places of interest along the trail and a kit list.
Detailed travel instructions on how to get to the start of your holiday and back from the end of it.
Emergency assistance

Travel information

Detailed instructions on how to get to the start of the holiday and back from the end of it are sent to you on booking. A summary is given below.

Most convenient railway station: Barnstaple