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Selworthy Beacon
308m (1010ft)


Exmoor, Somerset, England

The summit of Selworthy Beacon is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.


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130th highest in England,
1369th highest in Great Britain

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English Trig Point (Pillar)

Walk Selworthy Beacon walking UK Mountains in  Exmoor National Park Somerset, England

Selworthy Beacon Summit Trig Point

Photo: Paul Joyce


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Walk so121 Selworthy Beacon from Bossington

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Vital Statistics:

Length: 6ml (9.5km)
Ascent:1,408ft (429m)
Time:3½ hrs
Grade:Walk Grade 4 Icon (Moderate)

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You can find Selworthy Beacon & all the walks that climb it on these unique free-to-access Interactive Walk Planning Maps:

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1:50,000 scale OS Landranger Map (pink/magenta covers):

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Other walkers who hiked, climbed, bagged and summited Selworthy Beacon Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Selworthy Beacon

Louise Barlow walked up on August 1st, 2020 [with] Lee

Louise Sandwith, Mark Davidson and David Parker have all walked, climbed & bagged Selworthy Beacon.

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Not familiar with this top?

How is Selworthy Beacon classified?

Download 1 easy-to-follow, circular walk that climbs Selworthy Beacon

See the location of Selworthy Beacon and the walk on an interactive Google Map

See the location of Selworthy Beacon on an interactive Google Bagging Map

See downloadable Bagging Map in PDF format that includes Selworthy Beacon

Read walk reports from hikers who have already bagged Selworthy Beacon


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