The Lichway
Linear Trail · Dartmoor
500
XP
about 4 h 51 min walking
Also known as the 'Way of the Dead' as a route for carrying coffins to the graveyard at Lydford Church
658 m
413 m
168 m
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Heights: Copernicus DEM GLO-30 © DLR e.V. 2010–2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014–2018, provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA.
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Climb
553 m
Drop
460 m
Highest
502 m
Lowest
220 m
Walking time
about 4 h 51 min
Which way round
Uphill: Climbs 12% for 350 m early on, comes down 16% for 300 m near the end.
Downhill: Climbs 16% for 300 m early on, comes down 12% for 350 m near the end.
Shown as the climb. Turn it round for the descent.
Main climb: km 5.5–9.5, from 248 m to 488 m.
How the 19.6 km splits
Flat
4.9 km
Climbing
7.5 km
Steep climbing (10–15%)
0.5 km
Descending
5.7 km
Steep descending (10–15%)
0.4 km
Very steep descending (15%+)
0.6 km
Link it with other walks
Cycle & Tramper Trail
Shares 1.1 km of path · meets at km 17.13.82 km
Bellever Tor Trail
Shares 1.1 km of path · meets at km 18.22.16 km
Bellever Trail
Shares 0.4 km of path · meets at km 18.83.77 km
West Devon Way
Crosses at km 0.059.71 km
Powdermills Trail
Crosses at km 17.01.71 km
Postbridge Trail
Crosses at km 18.2, 18.54.33 km