Walk! Exmoor with
David & Carol Hitt 
walk Exmoor
walking UK England hike hiking
Walk! Exmoor with
David & Carol Hitt
ISBN
1-904946-18-6 £12.99 160 pages in full colour
with 40K scale OS mapping.
GPS navigation files available - see GPX downloads
Custom Maps
for Garmins
Walk! Exmoor isbn 9781904946182 £12.99
160 pages in full colour with 40K scale OS mapping plus
Wire-O spiral binding.
Each walking route
itinerary includes:-
- walking route summary
- ratings for Effort, Time, Distance, Ascents/Descents,
Refreshments and Vertigo risk
- fully detailed walk description, including frequent timings to
aid navigation and check your progress
- GPS Waypoints at every key point on every route for pin-point
navigational accuracy
- full colour 1:40,000 scale map of the route
- short walk and stroll alternatives
There are some easy routes, and there are some challenging routes. With David &
Carol’s excellent walk
descriptions you’ll know which routes are for you - and all
of them are a true adventure.
Slip Cover and AWBB (All Weather Book Bag) available, send SAE to Discovery
Walking Guides Ltd. 10 Tennyson Close. Northampton NN5 7HJ.
Contents - Walk! Exmoor
Introduction:
Walking on Exmoor. Geology and
Geography.
Man on Exmoor: Farming and Tourism. Flora and Fauna. Other Activities.
Map Information: Symbols Rating Guide & Notes on Mapping. Location Maps.
Walking Information: Using GPS on Exmoor. Walking Equipment & Safety Notes.
THE WALKS
1 Hunter’s Inn & Woody Bay. 3 walker, 2.4 hours, 6¾ miles/11km, ascents &
descents 340 metres, 2 refreshments (circular)
2 Selworthy, Bossington & Allerford. 3 walker, 2¾ hours, 7 miles/11¼km, ascents
& descents 385 metres, vertigo risk, 3 refreshments (circular)
3 Selworthy & North Hill - a Panoramic Splendour. 2 walker, 2¼ hours, 6¼
miles/10km, ascents & descents 230 metres, 2 refreshments (circular)
4 Stoke Pero Common & Dunkery Beacon. 2 walker, 2 hours, 5.7 miles/9.2km,
ascents & descents 285 metres, 0 refreshments (circular)
5 Horner, Stoke Pero & Webber’s Post. 3 walker, 2½ hours, 6.9 miles/11.1km,
ascents & descents 360 metres, 1 refreshments (circular)
6 Winsford, Winsford Hill & The Punchbowl. 3 walker, 2¼ hours, 6½ miles/10½km,
ascents & descents 320 metres, 3 refreshments (circular)
7 Winsford Circular via Bye Common & The Exe Valley. 2 walker, 2½ hours, 5¼
miles/8.4km, ascents & descents 220 metres, 3 refreshments (circular)
8 Tarr Steps & Winsford Hill. 3 walker, 3 hours, 8.8 miles/14.2km, ascents &
descents 330 metres, 3 refreshments (circular)
9 Porlock, Pittcombe Head & Hawk Combe. 4 walker, 3¼ hours, 9.2 miles/14.8km,
ascents & descents 450 metres, 4 refreshments (circular)
10 Exford, Room Hill & The Exe Valley. 2/3 walker, 2¼ hours, 6.1 miles/9.8km,
ascents & descents 250 metres, 3 refreshments (circular)
11 Romancing with Lorna Doone - Robber’s Bridge,Oare & Doone Valley. 3 walker, 3
hours, 8¾ miles/14km, ascents & descents 320 metres, 2 refreshments (circular)
12 Combe Martin, Holdstone Hill & The Hangmans. 4 walker, 3 hours, 8.3
miles/13.4km, ascents & descents 630 metres, 3 refreshments (circular)
13 Stark Contrasts! Heddon Valley & Holdstone Hill. 4 walker, 3½ hours, 9.8
miles/16½km, ascents & descents 500 metres, vertigo risk, 2 refreshments
(circular)
14 Wheddon Cross, Dunkery Beacon & Dunster. 5 walker, 4½ hours, 12.4 miles/20km,
ascents 600 metres, descents 850 metres, 3 refreshments (linear)
15 Roadwater. Nettlecombe & Monksilver Circular. 3 walker, 3 hours, 9
miles/14½km, ascents & descents 490 metres, 3 refreshments (circular)
16 Lynmouth, Watersmeet & Countisbury. 3 walker, 2 hours, 5¾ miles/9¼km, ascents
& descents 320 metres, 4 refreshments (circular)
17 Lynton & The Valley Of Rocks. 2 walker, 1½ hours, 4½ miles/7¼km, ascents &
descents 230 metres, 4 refreshments (circular)
18 Counting the Combes to Countisbury. 4 walker, 3 hours, 7¼ miles/11½km,
ascents & descents 400 metres, vertigo risk, 2 refreshments (circular)
19 Lynton Parracombe & Woody Bay. 5 walker, 5 hours 8 mins, 15 miles/24km,
ascents & descents 700 metres, 4 refreshments (circular)
20 Robber’s Bridge, Porlock Weir, Culbone & Broomstreet Farm. 4/5 walker, 4
hours, 12½ miles/20km, ascents & descents 575 metres, 3 refreshments (circular)
21 Wheddon Cross to Dunster via the Lost Village of Clicket. 4 walker, 3 hours
50 mins, 11.1 miles/17.8km, ascents 390 metres, descents 630 metres, 3
refreshments (linear)
22 The Luxborough Valley & Withycombe Common. 2 walker, 2 hours, 5¾ miles/9¼km,
ascents & descents 325 metres, 3 refreshments (circular)
23 Ralegh’s Cross, Comberow & Sticklepath. 3 walker, 2½ hours, 7½ miles/12km,
ascents & descents 300 metres, 3 refreshments (circular)
24 Hawkridge Circular via Anstey Gate. 3 walker, 2 hours, 5.8 miles/9.8km,
ascents & descents 300 metres, 0 refreshments (circular)
25 Dulverton, Hinam Cross & The Barle Valley. 3 walker, 2½ hours, 6.7
miles/10.8km, ascents & descents 320 metres, 4 refreshments (circular)
26 Dulverton, Marsh Bridge & Court Down. 2 walker, 1½ hours, 4.1 miles/6.6km,
ascents & descents 240 metres, 4 refreshments (circular)
27 Withypool, Tarr Steps & Porchester’s Post. 4 walker, 3½ hours, 10¼
miles/16½km, ascents & descents 375 metres, 3 refreshments (circular)
28 Haddon Hill, Haddeo Valley & Wimbleball Lake. 3 walker, 3 hours, 8¾
miles/14km, ascents & descents 290 metres, 1 refreshments (circular)
29 County Gate & East Lyn Valley to Lynmouth. 3/4 walker, 2¾ hours, 7.4
miles/11.9km, ascents 350 metres, descents 650 metres, vertigo risk, 4
refreshments (linear)
30 Cheriton, Hoaroak Water, Exe Head & Pinkery Pond. 4/5 walker, 4½ hours, 13½
miles/22km, ascents & descents 500 metres, 0 refreshments (circular)
31 Exford, Larkbarrow & Trout Hill. 5 walker, 5¼ hours, 15 miles/24km, ascents &
descents 455 metres, 3 refreshments (circular)
32 Molland - Anstey Gate Circular. 3 walker, 1 hour 55 mins, 5.3 miles/8.5km,
ascents & descents 320 metres, 2 refreshments (circular)
33 Simonsbath, Exe Head & Cornham Ford. 4 walker, 3¼ hours, 9¼ miles/14.9km,
ascents & descents 370 metres, 3 refreshments (circular)
34 Simonsbath, Cow Castle & The Barle Valley. 3 walker, 2½ hours, 7¼
miles/11.6km, ascents & descents 250 metres, 3 refreshments (circular)
35 Landacre Bridge - Withypool Circular. 2 walker, 1¾ hours, 5 miles/8km,
ascents & descents 220 metres, 2 refreshments (circular)
36 Pinkery Pond & Mole’s Chamber. 2 walker, 2 hours, 5.9 miles/9½km, ascents &
descents 205 metres, 0 refreshments (circular)
37 Brendon Common, Badgworthy Water & Farley Water. 3/4 walker, 3 hours 20 mins,
8.9 miles/14.3km, ascents & descents 320 metres, 0 refreshments (circular)
38 Porlock to Minehead via The Rugged Coast Path. 4 walker, 3 hours 20 mins, 9.1
miles/14.7km, ascents 480 metres, descents 510 metres, vertigo risk, 4
refreshments (linear)
39 Dunster, Withycombe & Bat’s Castle. 2/3 walker, 2½ hours, 6.8 miles/11km,
ascents & descents 320 metres, 4 refreshments (circular)
40 Horner, Hurlstone & Porlock Vale. 2 walker, 2¼ hours, 6½ miles/10½km, ascents
& descents 200 metres, 3 refreshments (circular)
The Exmoor Forest Perambulation:
An Organised 31 Mile Trek. 5 walker, 10 hours (plus), 31 miles/50km, ascents &
descents 1100 metres, 0 refreshments (linear)
GPS Waypoints Lists
Glossary
Appendices:
A National Park & Tourist Information. B Travel. C Accommodation. D Useful
Information.
E Bibliography. F Long Distance Trails. G Attractions, & Things To Do. H Inns &
Tea Rooms.
Place Names Index.
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