CHECKPOINT 1 | THURSDAY 9TH SEPTEMBER 2027 | DARTMOOR
THE TORS
BELSTONE DARTMOOR
A proper pub on the top of the moor. First stamp on the card.
- THE PLACE
YOU'VE CLIMBED ONTO DARTMOOR. NOW EAT SOMETHING.
Belstone sits on the northern edge of the moor, just outside Okehampton, a thousand feet up with granite tors behind it and open ground in every direction. It's the first proper height of the route and the first place you'll want to stop.
The Tors is the village inn. Food, beer, rooms, a fire when the weather turns and people who are used to walkers and riders coming in muddy. Dogs welcome. Lycra tolerated.
Dicky and the team have agreed to host Checkpoint 1. Be the kind of rider they'll want back next year.
- AT THE CHECKPOINT
CHECK IN. REFUEL. GET BACK OUT.
Find a Devon Divide volunteer and get your brevet card stamped. Your tracker logs you too, but no stamp, no finish.
- FOOD AND DRINK
Thursday hours are 12pm to 11pm, with food from 12pm to 8pm. Proper pub food, and the burgers have a reputation. Order at the bar like everyone else
- THE RULES STILL APPLY
A CHECKPOINT IS NOT A FEED STATION.
There's nothing laid on for you. You pay for what you eat, same as any walker who comes through the door. No drop bags, no friends meeting you with a cool box, no supplies left behind the bar.
Be mindful where you lean bikes, not against cars, walls or the pub sign.
It's a village pub on a weekday. Locals were here first. Keep it friendly.
Take your wrappers with you. Leave no trace starts at the door.