Exe Valley Trail

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 99.59 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 31h 35 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: No
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 1,099 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 1,551 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 454 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 2 m
  • ⚐
    District: Exmoor 
  • ⚑
    Start: N 51.159161° / W 3.7866°
  • ⚑
    End: N 50.61611° / W 3.41665°
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Description

Start the plot by indicating the starting point. If you know the exact car parking situation, please explain how to park.
If we can access the starting point with public transports, please explain the lines to use and share any useful informations.

(S) From here, describe the instructions to follow from the starting point.

Add waypoints by clicking on the map.

The plot has to end by the location where the walk finishes. If it is a loop please write (S/E) at the end of the description. If it is a one way route write (E).

Waypoints

  1. S : km 0 - alt. 454 m - Start on
  2. 2 : km 0.04 - alt. 454 m - Turn left
  3. 3 : km 1.3 - alt. 408 m - Turn right onto B3223
  4. 4 : km 2.21 - alt. 435 m - Turn left
  5. 5 : km 4.72 - alt. 354 m - Turn left
  6. 6 : km 5.33 - alt. 403 m - Turn slight right
  7. 7 : km 8.58 - alt. 412 m - Turn right onto Wellshead Lane
  8. 8 : km 10.3 - alt. 312 m - Turn right onto Wellshead Lane
  9. 9 : km 10.49 - alt. 286 m - Turn slight left onto Wellshead Lane
  10. 10 : km 10.89 - alt. 282 m - Keep left onto The Tunnel
  11. 11 : km 12.4 - alt. 269 m - Turn left
  12. 12 : km 12.56 - alt. 322 m - Turn right onto Mill Lane
  13. 13 : km 13.15 - alt. 259 m - Turn right
  14. 14 : km 13.59 - alt. 259 m - Turn left onto B3224
  15. 15 : km 13.74 - alt. 254 m - Turn right
  16. 16 : km 14.32 - alt. 249 m - Turn left
  17. 17 : km 14.34 - alt. 248 m - Keep left
  18. 18 : km 15.66 - alt. 240 m - Turn right
  19. 19 : km 18.16 - alt. 222 m - Turn slight left
  20. 20 : km 18.19 - alt. 222 m - Keep left
  21. 21 : km 20.36 - alt. 204 m - Turn right
  22. 22 : km 21.85 - alt. 226 m - Turn slight left onto Ash Lane
  23. 23 : km 22.47 - alt. 189 m - Turn sharp left onto Edbrooke Road
  24. 24 : km 24.68 - alt. 180 m - Keep right
  25. 25 : km 25.75 - alt. 172 m - Turn right onto Week Lane
  26. 26 : km 25.83 - alt. 177 m - Turn left
  27. 27 : km 26.66 - alt. 273 m - Turn left
  28. 28 : km 27.04 - alt. 230 m - Turn right
  29. 29 : km 27.14 - alt. 192 m - Turn right
  30. 30 : km 28.7 - alt. 278 m - Turn sharp left onto Broford Lane
  31. 31 : km 29.74 - alt. 156 m - Turn sharp right onto Chillybridge Rocks
  32. 32 : km 29.82 - alt. 164 m - Turn left
  33. 33 : km 30.21 - alt. 235 m - Turn sharp left onto Stockham Hill
  34. 34 : km 31.9 - alt. 274 m - Turn slight left onto Hollam Lane
  35. 35 : km 31.92 - alt. 272 m - Keep left
  36. 36 : km 32.92 - alt. 177 m - Turn sharp right onto B3222
  37. 37 : km 33.68 - alt. 160 m - Turn sharp left
  38. 38 : km 33.88 - alt. 144 m - Turn left onto Fishers Mead
  39. 39 : km 33.9 - alt. 145 m - Turn right onto Barnesclose West
  40. 40 : km 34.05 - alt. 136 m - Turn right onto Barnes Close Mead
  41. 41 : km 34.06 - alt. 136 m - Turn right
  42. 42 : km 34.3 - alt. 131 m - Turn left
  43. 43 : km 35.73 - alt. 121 m - Turn right
  44. 44 : km 35.79 - alt. 125 m - Turn left onto B3222
  45. 45 : km 36 - alt. 124 m - Turn right onto Ellersdown Lane
  46. 46 : km 36.52 - alt. 138 m - Turn left onto The Green
  47. 47 : km 36.58 - alt. 133 m - Turn left
  48. 48 : km 36.59 - alt. 134 m - Turn right
  49. 49 : km 36.67 - alt. 139 m - Turn right
  50. 50 : km 37.28 - alt. 142 m - Turn sharp right
  51. 51 : km 37.28 - alt. 142 m - Turn slight right
  52. 52 : km 37.53 - alt. 118 m - Turn slight left
  53. 53 : km 37.91 - alt. 114 m - Turn left
  54. 54 : km 38.28 - alt. 123 m - Turn right onto B3222
  55. 55 : km 38.91 - alt. 112 m - Keep left onto B3222
  56. 56 : km 39.78 - alt. 171 m - Turn right
  57. 57 : km 40.74 - alt. 234 m - Turn left
  58. 58 : km 42 - alt. 142 m - Turn left onto High Street
  59. 59 : km 42.27 - alt. 112 m - Turn right
  60. 60 : km 42.3 - alt. 111 m - Turn right onto South Molton Road, B3227
  61. 61 : km 42.31 - alt. 112 m - Turn left onto West Street
  62. 62 : km 42.7 - alt. 114 m - Turn left
  63. 63 : km 44.22 - alt. 94 m - Turn right onto A396
  64. 64 : km 44.22 - alt. 94 m - Turn left
  65. 65 : km 45.7 - alt. 165 m - Turn sharp left
  66. 66 : km 46.54 - alt. 86 m - Turn sharp right
  67. 67 : km 46.85 - alt. 95 m - Keep left
  68. 68 : km 48.63 - alt. 79 m - Turn right
  69. 69 : km 49.35 - alt. 94 m - Turn left
  70. 70 : km 49.47 - alt. 114 m - Turn slight left
  71. 71 : km 51.3 - alt. 74 m - Keep left
  72. 72 : km 52.17 - alt. 79 m - Turn slight left onto Washfield Lane
  73. 73 : km 53.33 - alt. 76 m - Turn left
  74. 74 : km 53.38 - alt. 73 m - Turn right
  75. 75 : km 54 - alt. 75 m - Turn left onto Rackenford Road
  76. 76 : km 54.31 - alt. 64 m - Turn right onto Leat Street, A3126
  77. 77 : km 54.7 - alt. 62 m - Keep right onto Church Street, A3126
  78. 78 : km 54.77 - alt. 61 m - Turn right onto Wellbrook Street
  79. 79 : km 54.84 - alt. 61 m - Turn right onto West Exe North, A3126
  80. 80 : km 54.93 - alt. 61 m - Turn sharp left onto Bridge Street
  81. 81 : km 55.06 - alt. 64 m - Keep right onto Angel Hill
  82. 82 : km 55.14 - alt. 71 m - Turn right onto St Andrew Street
  83. 83 : km 55.37 - alt. 65 m - Turn right
  84. 84 : km 55.56 - alt. 59 m - Turn right onto Collipriest Road
  85. 85 : km 55.6 - alt. 61 m - Keep right onto Collipriest Road
  86. 86 : km 56.73 - alt. 66 m - Turn right
  87. 87 : km 57.56 - alt. 58 m - Turn right
  88. 88 : km 60.19 - alt. 49 m - Turn slight right
  89. 89 : km 61.11 - alt. 46 m - Turn sharp right
  90. 90 : km 61.36 - alt. 46 m - Turn left onto A3072
  91. 91 : km 61.48 - alt. 46 m - Turn slight left onto A3072
  92. 92 : km 61.71 - alt. 57 m - Keep left
  93. 93 : km 65.46 - alt. 203 m - Turn slight left
  94. 94 : km 67.97 - alt. 58 m - Turn slight right onto Colaton Lane
  95. 95 : km 68.03 - alt. 57 m - Turn left
  96. 96 : km 68.38 - alt. 41 m - Turn left onto Silver Street
  97. 97 : km 69.27 - alt. 29 m - Turn right
  98. 98 : km 71 - alt. 25 m - Turn left
  99. 99 : km 71.03 - alt. 25 m - Turn sharp right
  100. 100 : km 71.56 - alt. 25 m - Turn right
  101. 101 : km 71.69 - alt. 24 m - Turn left
  102. 102 : km 72.21 - alt. 23 m - Turn right
  103. 103 : km 72.83 - alt. 22 m - Turn right
  104. 104 : km 73.92 - alt. 20 m - Turn right
  105. 105 : km 74.05 - alt. 33 m - Turn sharp left
  106. 106 : km 74.38 - alt. 33 m - Turn left
  107. 107 : km 75.01 - alt. 22 m - Turn left
  108. 108 : km 76.45 - alt. 18 m - Turn right
  109. 109 : km 77.28 - alt. 26 m - Turn sharp right
  110. 110 : km 77.81 - alt. 29 m - Turn left onto Upton Pyne Hill
  111. 111 : km 78.26 - alt. 21 m - Turn left onto Cowley Hill, A377
  112. 112 : km 78.46 - alt. 28 m - Keep right onto St Andrew's Road
  113. 113 : km 80.53 - alt. 14 m - Turn slight left onto St Andrew's Road
  114. 114 : km 80.68 - alt. 11 m - Turn left
  115. 115 : km 80.71 - alt. 10 m - Turn left onto Station Road
  116. 116 : km 80.82 - alt. 11 m - Turn right
  117. 117 : km 80.84 - alt. 11 m - Turn left
  118. 118 : km 80.9 - alt. 8 m - Turn slight right
  119. 119 : km 81.6 - alt. 9 m - Keep left
  120. 120 : km 82.04 - alt. 9 m - Keep left
  121. 121 : km 82.46 - alt. 7 m - Keep left
  122. 122 : km 82.99 - alt. 7 m - Turn right
  123. 123 : km 83.01 - alt. 8 m - Turn left onto Haven Road
  124. 124 : km 83.47 - alt. 6 m - Turn left
  125. 125 : km 83.49 - alt. 6 m - Turn right
  126. 126 : km 83.52 - alt. 7 m - Turn right
  127. 127 : km 83.69 - alt. 6 m - Keep right
  128. 128 : km 84.61 - alt. 5 m - Turn slight right
  129. 129 : km 84.63 - alt. 5 m - Keep left
  130. 130 : km 84.68 - alt. 6 m - Turn right onto Millennium Avenue
  131. 131 : km 84.7 - alt. 4 m - Keep left
  132. 132 : km 84.84 - alt. 4 m - Keep left
  133. 133 : km 84.84 - alt. 4 m - Turn right
  134. 134 : km 85.12 - alt. 4 m - Turn right
  135. 135 : km 85.99 - alt. 3 m - Turn left onto Mill Lane
  136. 136 : km 86.13 - alt. 7 m - Turn right onto Mill Road
  137. 137 : km 86.42 - alt. 5 m - Turn right onto Countess Wear Road
  138. 138 : km 86.89 - alt. 8 m - Turn left onto Bridge Road, A379
  139. 139 : km 86.91 - alt. 10 m - Turn sharp right onto Lower Wear Road
  140. 140 : km 86.93 - alt. 8 m - Turn slight left onto Glasshouse Lane
  141. 141 : km 87.07 - alt. 10 m - Turn right onto Glasshouse Lane
  142. 142 : km 87.38 - alt. 6 m - Turn right
  143. 143 : km 87.81 - alt. 5 m - Turn right
  144. 144 : km 89.52 - alt. 3 m - Turn right onto Ferry Road
  145. 145 : km 89.91 - alt. 3 m - Turn slight left onto Ferry Road
  146. 146 : km 89.92 - alt. 4 m - Turn right onto Fore Street
  147. 147 : km 90.05 - alt. 6 m - Turn left onto Monmouth Street
  148. 148 : km 90.44 - alt. 14 m - Turn right onto Bowling Green Road
  149. 149 : km 90.61 - alt. 4 m - Turn left
  150. 150 : km 92.33 - alt. 17 m - Turn slight right onto Exton Lane
  151. 151 : km 92.7 - alt. 5 m - Turn right onto Station Road
  152. 152 : km 92.89 - alt. 2 m - Turn sharp left onto Lympstone Exton Cycle Path
  153. 153 : km 95.02 - alt. 7 m - Turn right
  154. 154 : km 95.04 - alt. 7 m - Turn left
  155. 155 : km 95.16 - alt. 12 m - Turn slight right onto Lympstone Exton Cycle Path
  156. 156 : km 95.33 - alt. 3 m - Turn right onto The Strand
  157. 157 : km 95.42 - alt. 3 m - Turn slight left onto The Strand
  158. 158 : km 95.49 - alt. 3 m - Turn left onto Sowden Lane
  159. 159 : km 95.8 - alt. 9 m - Keep left onto Sowden Lane
  160. 160 : km 95.97 - alt. 4 m - Turn right
  161. 161 : km 97.26 - alt. 6 m - Turn right
  162. 162 : km 97.55 - alt. 3 m - Turn right
  163. 163 : km 97.81 - alt. 6 m - Turn right onto Mudbank Lane
  164. 164 : km 98.02 - alt. 3 m - Turn right
  165. 165 : km 98.07 - alt. 2 m - Turn right
  166. 166 : km 98.15 - alt. 4 m - Turn slight left
  167. 167 : km 98.99 - alt. 3 m - Turn slight left onto The Royal Avenue
  168. 168 : km 99 - alt. 3 m - Turn slight left onto The Royal Avenue
  169. 169 : km 99.09 - alt. 3 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Imperial Road
  170. 170 : km 99.44 - alt. 5 m - Turn right onto Alexandra Terrace
  171. 171 : km 99.55 - alt. 5 m - Turn left onto Alexandra Terrace
  172. 172 : km 99.58 - alt. 4 m - Turn sharp right onto Esplanade
  173. E : km 99.59 - alt. 4 m

Useful Information

Always stay careful and alert while following a route. Visorando and the author of this walk cannot be held responsible in the event of an accident during this route.

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