{"id":1909,"date":"2022-07-04T15:10:00","date_gmt":"2022-07-04T14:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.teignrail.co.uk\/scouting\/?p=1909"},"modified":"2025-03-07T23:56:07","modified_gmt":"2025-03-07T23:56:07","slug":"66-return-from-okehampton-i","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.teignrail.co.uk\/scouting\/66-return-from-okehampton-i\/","title":{"rendered":"66 Return from Okehampton I"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Not being sure that he had ever ridden the turnpike in its entirety, the scout caught the train to Okehampton and leisurely made his way back to Exeter, stopping to look at disused or lost lengths of the old road and neighbouring features.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

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After the steep descent of Station Road, the traveller east is faced with the climb out of town along Exeter Road, which is fairly gentle.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

Having passed over the railway and left the sprawling town behind, the scout came upon the first diversion of the turnpike. But even amid the greatly altered landscape a little of the old route was found.<\/p>\n\n\n\n