Draft - Exford

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 15.15 mi
  • ◔
    Average duration: 8h 25 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 1,686 ft
  • ↘
    Descent: - 1,667 ft
  • ▲
    Highest point: 1,450 ft
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 830 ft
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Waypoints

  1. S/E : mi 0 - alt. 833 ft - Start on Chapel Street, B3224
  2. 1 : mi 0.03 - alt. 833 ft - Turn slight right onto B3224
  3. 2 : mi 0.13 - alt. 850 ft - Turn right
  4. 3 : mi 0.41 - alt. 850 ft - Turn left onto Edgcott Road
  5. 4 : mi 0.49 - alt. 869 ft - Turn left onto The Tunnel
  6. 5 : mi 1.23 - alt. 915 ft - Turn right onto Bonny Lane
  7. 6 : mi 1.43 - alt. 1,076 ft - Keep right
  8. 7 : mi 2.29 - alt. 1,257 ft - Turn right onto Wellshead Lane
  9. 8 : mi 3.11 - alt. 1,352 ft - Turn right
  10. 9 : mi 5.13 - alt. 1,322 ft - Keep left
  11. 10 : mi 5.57 - alt. 1,161 ft - Turn sharp right
  12. 11 : mi 5.8 - alt. 1,417 ft - Turn sharp right
  13. 12 : mi 6.15 - alt. 1,270 ft - Turn left
  14. 13 : mi 6.95 - alt. 1,427 ft - Turn left
  15. 14 : mi 8.08 - alt. 1,073 ft - Turn right onto B3223
  16. 15 : mi 8.21 - alt. 1,024 ft - Turn right
  17. 16 : mi 8.25 - alt. 1,014 ft - Keep left
  18. 17 : mi 9.09 - alt. 1,017 ft - Keep left
  19. 18 : mi 9.98 - alt. 942 ft - Turn slight right
  20. 19 : mi 10.19 - alt. 948 ft - Turn sharp right
  21. 20 : mi 10.37 - alt. 925 ft - Turn right
  22. 21 : mi 10.59 - alt. 902 ft - Turn left
  23. 22 : mi 11.36 - alt. 1,037 ft - Turn slight right
  24. 23 : mi 12.21 - alt. 1,247 ft - Turn slight right
  25. 24 : mi 12.64 - alt. 1,181 ft - Turn left onto Landacre Lane
  26. 25 : mi 14.83 - alt. 1,017 ft - Turn left
  27. 26 : mi 15.12 - alt. 833 ft - Turn left onto B3224
  28. S/E : mi 15.15 - alt. 833 ft

Other walks in the area

Walking Stage 9 Devon's Coast-to-Coast : YHA Exford to Lynmouth

Association / Club / Walk leader
↔18.90 mi ↗+2,093 ft ↘-2,877 ft ◔10h 30 ▲Moderate
⚑Departure from Exford (Somerset)
The final stage is a bit longer than the others but it is a pleasant walk without too many climbs. First of all, it retraces steps back to Withypool, then follows the River Barle to Simonsbath. From there it's over The Chains to meet the Tarka Trail and descend the Cheriton Ridge and along the East Lyn River to end up in Lynmouth.

Walking Anstey Gate and Hawkridge from Tarr Steps

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Walking Dunkery Beacon from Wheddon Cross

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↔8.34 mi ↗+1,273 ft ↘-1,260 ft ◔4h 55 ▲Moderate
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Walking Cow Castle by Pickedstones Farm from Simonsbath

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↔8.00 mi ↗+650 ft ↘-663 ft ◔4h 15 ▲Moderate
⚑Departure from Exmoor (Somerset)
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Walking Selworthy Beacon and North Hill from Bossington

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↔8.15 mi ↗+1,125 ft ↘-1,106 ft ◔4h 45 ▲Moderate
⚑Departure from Selworthy (Somerset)
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Walking The Doone Valley from Malmsmead

Visorando Member
↔7.18 mi ↗+827 ft ↘-827 ft ◔4h 00 ▲Moderate
⚑Departure from North Devon (Devon)
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Walking Wootton Courtenay and Timberscombe from Dunster

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↔8.39 mi ↗+1,322 ft ↘-1,342 ft ◔5h 00 ▲Difficult
⚑Departure from Dunster (Somerset)
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Visorando Member
Watersmeet by Ash Bridge and South Hill Common
↔3.04 mi ↗+633 ft ↘-646 ft ◔1h 55 ▲Easy
⚑Departure from Lynton and Lynmouth (Devon)
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