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A walk to the Hydro Turbine at Castle Drogo, Castle Drogo
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7-day forecast
Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)Best time to hike
Best months: Apr–Oct · highs 11–19 °C (52–66 °F)
- J7°2°152
- F7°2°115
- M9°3°112
- A11°4°91
- M14°7°95
- J17°10°78
- J19°12°85
- A19°12°88
- S17°10°102
- O13°8°153
- N10°4°148
- D7°2°167
Average high °C · low °C · precipitation mm per month. Highlighted: best months.
How we pick months
Best months are those where the 1981–2010 average daily high is 10–27 °C (50–81 °F), the average overnight low is 0 °C (32 °F) or warmer, and average precipitation is 200 mm (7.9 in) or less. Values are long-term monthly averages for the ~1 km cell at the trail point on the map, from CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al., CC0), not a forecast. Higher or more exposed parts of a route can be colder, wetter or snowier.
About this trail
Take a gentle walk down to Castle Drogo's Hydro Turbine on the River Teign to find out more about how it works. It was built >100 years ago to supply electricity to the castle & still does to the visitor centre. Hunters path is narrow & rocky in places.
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Trail facts
- Length (signed)
- 4.8 km · 3.0 mi (OSM distance tag)
- Mapped length
- 3.1 km · 1.9 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
- Nearest town
- 3.2 km NE of Chagford (Devon, England) · GeoNames
- Best months
- Apr–Oct
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Region
- Devon
- Continent
- Europe
- Route type
- Local route
- Operator (OSM)
- National Trust
- From / to
- Car Park, Castle Drogo, Sandy Park, Drewsteignton, Devon, EX6 6PB;50.697863 , -3.8069022;SX 72485 90249 → Car Park, Castle Drogo, Sandy Park, Drewsteignton, Devon, EX6 6PB;50.697863 , -3.8069022;SX 72485 90249
- Shape
- Loop (OSM roundtrip=yes)
- Route centre
- 50.6948, -3.8090
- Route start
- 50.6944, -3.8061
- OpenStreetMap
- relation 19009199
- Official info
- nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/devon/castle-drogo/dr
How it’s scored
Hikers can rate difficulty from 1 to 10 (1 = flat, short, easy walk for anyone; 3 = gentle hills, a little effort; 5 = moderate climbs, some fitness needed; 7 = steep or long, solid fitness required; 10 = extremely strenuous or technical; long steep climbing; experienced hikers only). The community average is shown once at least 3 people have rated the trail; until then the official or computed score is used when we have one.
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