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15 Short Walks on Exmoor
15 Short Walks on Exmoor
Discover 15 of the best short walks on Exmoor. Each walk comes with easy-to-read Ordnance Survey maps, clear route description and lots of images, plus information on local beauty spots and tasty refreshment stops. No challenging terrain or complicated navigation means walks can be enjoyed by everyone.Would you like to explore the best of Exmoor? This guidebook covers 15 of the area's best short walks (between 4.5 and 11km, all under three hours) including Dunkery Beacon, Valley of Rocks, Allerford, Selworthy, Tarr Steps, Great Hangman, Dunster and Malmsmead.
Why choose this guidebook?
- Easy to moderate walks suitable for almost everyone
- Short climbs but no challenging terrain
- Numbered points which tie maps to clear route description
- Details of public toilets and refreshments along the route
- Route Summary Table to help you choose your walk
Cicerone’s Short Walks guidebooks contain everything you need to get outdoors and discover the best of an area. The routes are perfect if you’re new to walking or looking for something you can enjoy with the whole family. Let the adventures begin!
Printed book
A guidebook with detailed route descriptions, stage breakdowns, accommodation listings, profiles and maps - everything you need on the trail.
ISBN
9781786311900
Availability
Published
Published
14 Oct 2024
Edition
First
Pages
96
Size
17.20 x 11.60 x .60cm
Weight
120g
eBook
The complete digital edition of the guidebook, with full route descriptions, accommodation listings, profiles and maps, ready to use on any device.
Using this guide
Route summary table
Map key
Introduction
Walking on Exmoor
Where to stay
Travel
The walks
Walk 1 Combe Martin and Great Hangman
Walk 2 Hunter’s Inn and Martinhoe
Walk 3 Lynton and the Valley of Rocks
Walk 4 Lynmouth and Watersmeet
Walk 5 The Foreland
Walk 6 Simonsbath and the Barle Valley
Walk 7 Lorna Doone Country
Walk 8 Porlock Weir and Culbone church
Walk 9 Tarr Steps and the River Barle
Walk 10 Dunkery Beacon
Walk 11 Allerford and Selworthy
Walk 12 Dulverton and Marsh Bridge
Walk 13 Haddon Hill and Wimbleball Lake
Walk 14 Luxborough and Withycombe Common
Walk 15 Dunster and Bat’s Castle
Useful information
Seasons
Can be undertaken year-round, however, the seasons bring with them different expectations. From October to the end of March is generally the wettest period, with occasionally snow and frost, especially high up. April through to the end of September is typically the driest and warmest period, however, the weather can be unpredictable, so always be prepared.
Centres
Within the National Park: Combe Martin, Dunster, Dulverton, Lynton & Lynmouth, Porlock and Simonsbath; outside the National Park there is Barnstaple, Ilfracombe, Minehead, Tiverton, and Watchet.
Difficulty
The walks have been chosen so that they are relatively easy to undertake and follow tracks and paths that are reasonably well signposted and cared for. However, paths can become muddy/slippery after wet weather, the walks are hilly – especially the coastal walks – and involve a reasonable amount of ascent and descent; some of the coastal paths are narrow – so care is required.
Must See
Dunkery Beacon – Exmoor’s highest hill at 519m; the fascinating rock structures of the Valley of Rocks; Lynton & Lynmouth cliff railway; Culbone Church – possibly the smallest complete parish church in England; Tarr Steps – a rather well-know ancient clapper bridge; picturesque Allerford and Selworthy; Great Hangman – highest point on the South West Coast Path; Dulverton – a historic market town; Dunster and its castle; Badgworthy Water and Malmsmead – made famous through the fictional Lorna Doone.
June 2025
Walk 9 – Tarr Steps and the River Barle
The footbridge across the River Barle between Point 2 and Point 3 has been closed for safety reasons; currently, Exmoor National Park has not provided a timescale for the re-opening of the bridge (for information/map visit: www.exmoor-nationalpark.gov.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0020/150194/Hinds-Pitt-Bridge-closed.pdf).
Therefore, there are two options to modify this walk depending on the length of walk you want to undertake:
Option 1 (shorter linear walk): Follow the route description as far as Point 2 and then retrace your route back to the start.
Option 2 (longer circular walk): Follow the route description down towards Tarr Steps. Do not cross the clapper bridge, but instead, after passing Tarr Farm Inn, turn right and follow a path upstream with the River Barle on your left. Later cross a footbridge over a side stream to arrive at a junction (Point 3). Turn right up Watery Lane and continue with the main route description.
May 2025
Walk 11 - Allerford and Selworthy
There is a tea room at Allerford – Allerford Village Shop and Tea Room – very near the Start of the walk, along with a tea room– Periwinkle Tea Room – at Selworthy (near Point 2)
Updated route text:
Point 1 - Stand facing the Allerford Museum with the Allerford Village Shop and Tea Room off to the left and turn right along the road. At the corner, turn left across the scenic footbridge over the River Aller and head up the lane.
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