Day 6 Launceston to Okehampton 22.1 miles

On a bright morning I left the Southgate at Launceston and headed down Angel hill to the river Kensey. The coolness of the air was refreshing and I looked at map and weaved my way through the back street lanes and was soon out into the green lanes of Cornwall. The border with Devon  was soon reached as I crossed Polson bridge and the river Tamar into Devon. At Lifton a village founded by the Saxons I headed out across the meadows and by an old stone bridge crossed the river Wolf. From the village of Lewdown an ancient track climbs steeply through woodland and Galiford down is reached. From here you can look back across Bodmin moor and see Dartmoor ahead of you. Small lanes as straight as arrows with bluebell banks and wonderful views of Dartmoor lead to The Granite Way. This is a cycle path on the

route of a old steam railway that was closed in the 1960's.As Meldon is reached a quarry can be seen along with railway tracks and old rolling stock. The path grows narrow again and I picked my way through cyclists and emerged on the outskirts of Okehampton by the castle. My B and B was great and after a cup of tea and a shower I headed to an Italian restaurant for some pasta and white wine. It had been a wonderful day.