From Exeter
Best Hikes from Exeter by Train
Exeter is the hub for Devon's branch lines: the Dartmoor Line to Okehampton, the Avocet Line down the Exe estuary, the Riviera Line along the red cliffs, and the East Devon line towards the Jurassic Coast.
66 destination stations are within two hours of Exeter by train, and 1 National Park: the nearest is Dartmoor National Park, 21min away.
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Walks from Exeter
Stations within 90 minutes with the most listed hills close by, and a long-distance trail on the doorstep.
- 1
Okehampton39min
Up Yes Tor (2030ft, a Nuttall), 2.8 miles as the crow flies.
Under an hour
National TrailSouth West Coast PathFrom 14min · 27 stations
National ParkDartmoorFrom 21min · 9 stations
National LandscapeBlackdown Hills National LandscapeFrom 32min · 2 stations
Heritage CoastEast DevonFrom 32min · 2 stations
National LandscapeEast Devon National LandscapeFrom 32min · 3 stations
National LandscapeSouth Devon National LandscapeFrom 35min · 2 stations
Heritage CoastSouth DevonFrom 43min · 4 stations
Heritage CoastWest DorsetFrom 43min · 1 station
National LandscapeDorset National LandscapeFrom 56min · 2 stations22 stations in this band
- Dawlish Warren14min
- Dawlish15min
- Starcross16min
- Teignmouth19min
- Yeoford21min
- Topsham21min
- Newton Abbot22min
- Exton25min
- Lympstone Commando27min
- Lympstone Village27min
- Exmouth32min
- Honiton32min
- Totnes35min
- Torre38min
- Torquay38min
- Okehampton39min
- Axminster43min
- Paignton43min
- Highbridge & Burnham-on-Sea46min
- Ivybridge52min
- Crewkerne56min
- Weston-super-Mare57min
1 to 1½ hours
Heritage CoastNorth DevonFrom 1hr 9min · 1 station
National LandscapeTamar Valley National LandscapeFrom 1hr 13min · 9 stations
National LandscapeNorth Wessex Downs National LandscapeFrom 1hr 25min · 4 stations
National TrailCotswold WayFrom 1hr 26min · 8 stations
Heritage CoastRame HeadFrom 1hr 27min · 3 stations12 stations in this band
- Plymouth1hr 1min
- Barnstaple1hr 9min
- Saltash1hr 13min
- Devonport1hr 14min
- Chapelton (Devon)1hr 15min
- St Germans1hr 21min
- Dockyard (Plymouth)1hr 23min
- Pewsey1hr 25min
- Keynsham1hr 26min
- Keyham1hr 27min
- St Budeaux Ferry Road1hr 27min
- St Budeaux Victoria Road1hr 29min
1½ to 2 hours
National LandscapeCotswolds National LandscapeFrom 1hr 35min · 4 stations
National LandscapeCranborne Chase & West Wiltshire Downs National LandscapeFrom 1hr 39min · 1 station
National TrailThames PathFrom 1hr 47min · 3 stations
National LandscapeCornwall National LandscapeFrom 1hr 50min · 2 stations
Heritage CoastGribbin Head - PolperroFrom 1hr 50min · 2 stations32 stations in this band
- Warminster1hr 32min
- Oldfield Park1hr 33min
- Menheniot1hr 34min
- Newbury1hr 34min
- Yate1hr 35min
- Bradford-on-Avon1hr 35min
- Clifton Down1hr 36min
- Bath Spa1hr 37min
- Tisbury1hr 39min
- Sea Mills1hr 40min
- Bedwyn1hr 40min
- Freshford1hr 42min
- Shirehampton1hr 44min
- Hungerford1hr 45min
- Avoncliff1hr 46min
- Reading1hr 47min
- Cam & Dursley1hr 48min
- Avonmouth1hr 49min
- Lostwithiel1hr 50min
- Bere Ferrers1hr 50min
- Cheltenham Spa1hr 51min
- St Andrews Road1hr 52min
- Salisbury1hr 55min
- Newbury Racecourse1hr 56min
- Chetnole1hr 57min
- Earley1hr 57min
- Kintbury1hr 58min
- Par1hr 59min
- Reading West1hr 59min
- Severn Beach1hr 59min
- Bere Alston1hr 59min
- Newport (S Wales)2hr
National Parks
National Parks by train from Exeter
The quickest train into each park, with every station that serves it on the park's own page.
- Dartmoor by train from Exeter52min
- Brecon Beacons by train from Exeter2hr 26min
- New Forest by train from Exeter2hr 58min
- South Downs by train from Exeter3hr 14min
Getting there
- Times are from Exeter St Davids, whichever is quicker, for morning departures, from our journey-time data. Check the live timetable for the day you travel.
- Railcards such as the 16-25, 26-30, Two Together and Senior take a third off most fares, subject to each card's time restrictions.
- Trains back from rural stations can be hours apart, so check the last one before you set off.