Welcome to Dartmoor's 

Wheeled Access Group 

The Wheeled Access Group comprises scooter users, their families and carers and all walks are facilitated by qualified and experienced members of Moorland Guides, Dartmoor. We welcome new members so if you are a scooter user with a machine suitable for off-road riding, can get to our walk venues and would like to get out and about on Dartmoor with a like-minded group of people, we'd love to hear from you. If you're not sure whether your scooter is suitable, we can can advise.

 

Do have a look at the programme for this year's Dartmoor Outdoor Festival which runs from 28th August to 4th September (www.dartmooroutdoorfestival.co.uk) as we will be running 6 accessible walks for scooter users: an ideal opportunity for you to give it a go.

 

Who we are

The Wheeled Access Group was set up in 2017 as part of Moorland Guides.

We wanted to find routes on Dartmoor so that the 2018 Dartmoor Walking Festival could offer walks to people using powered chairs and mobility scooters.

We have come a long way since then.

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Each year we have led between 6 and 8 walks for the walking festival and have worked with local land managers and land owners on Dartmoor to make routes more accessible.

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We are:​

• Nineteen people who use a range of mobility scooters including the Disabled Ramblers reps for Devon and Cornwall

• Four Moorland Guides, fully qualified to lead groups on the moor (Amanda Head, Andy Dunstan, Phil Watson, Dawn Williamson).

• We also have support from other Moorland Guides when needed.

• Nine spouses, friends, supporters

• Many others who join us on our 'public' walks through the year and during the Dartmoor Walking Festival

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