Broadun

Broadun (or Broad Down) is one of those places on Dartmoor that starts off being quite easy to walk on and rapidly deteriorates (or improves) into more challenging conditions. Broadun is a stretch of roughish ground that lies between Broad Marsh, Wildbanks Hill and the East Dart. It is easily approached from Postbridge. This walk is a good introduction to the kind of difficult conditions that Dartmoor can provide.

Park at the National Park bookshop at Postbridge (SX 646788) and take the Drift Lane path which starts at the western end of the car park. Proceed past Roundy Park, head in a NW direction, cross Braddon lake, walk up and over Broad Down and down to Sandy Hole Pass. At Broad Marsh walk left up the Broad marsh stream and then head SE up the slope. There's a good mile of rough and wet ground before you get to the low lying rocks of Broadun. Then walk back to Postbridge largely retracing the steps that you took earlier.

A slightly testing 6 mile walk over some wet and awkward ground. Be careful of bad weather. Flat Tor is near to the Merrivale army firing range, but the walk as described does not enter the range.

	The view up the East Dart valley from Postbridge car park (SX 646788). The big house in front of the trees is known as Hartyland.
	A view up the East Dart Valley with the remains of Roundy Park straightahead.
	A rough cut bridge over the Powder Mill leat at SX 634796
	Looking back over Postbridge from the southern slopes of Broad Down.
	The top plateau of Broad Down.
	Looking NW from Broad Down up the East Dart valley. On the right lies the waterfall while straighahead on the horizon lies Cut Hill with the cut of Sandy Hole just below.
	Looking downstream at Sandy Hole
	Broad Marsh.
	Looking NW towards Cut Hill from SX 619817
	The barely distinguishable Flat tor from SX 617813
	Looking north towards Black Hill from Broadun. This is a pretty bleak part of Dartmoor.
	The rough wet ground of Broadun.
	Looking NW from the top of Broad Down (SX 6619809). Cut Hill on the horizon.
	The plateau of Broadun looking south east towards Postbridge.
	Looking towards the low rocks of Broadun at SX 623801
	Looking directly west from the rocks of Broadun. On the horizon is Rough Tor.
	Rollo with Cut Hill on the horizon.
	The south view from the Broadun rocks looking over towards Postbridge.
	The Broadun rocks in the autumn light.
	Evening approaches - the view towards Postbridge from Broad Down.