Walk Watersmeet and Countisbury from Lynmouth
Great river valley & great coastal views
This 5 mile, Grade 4 (Moderate), easy-to-follow, hand-crafted walk, complete with GPS Waypoints, starts at Lynmouth in Exmoor & will take you about 3¾ hrs to complete.
Detailed walk route map PDF | ||
Vital Statistics: | ||
| Walk No.: | de105 | |
| Length: | 5 miles (8km) | |
| Ascent: | 1708 ft (521m) | |
| Time: | 3¾ hours | |
| Grade: | ![]() | |
Route outline for this walk:
Lynmouth - The East Lyn River - Wester Wood - Horner's Neck Wood - Watersmeet - Watersmeet House - Trilly - Countisbury - Butter Hill - The Sought West Coast Path - Lower Blackhead - Sillery Sands - Black Rocks - Point Perilous - Lynmouth
Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:
![]() 0 English Mountains |
![]() 0 Wainwrights |
![]() 0 English Nuttalls |
![]() 0 English Deweys |
![]() 0 Wainwright Outlying Fells |
![]() 0 Marilyns |
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Free-to-access Interactive Walk Planning Maps:
1:25,000 scale OS Explorer Map (orange/yellow covers):
1:50,000 scale OS Landranger Map (pink/magenta covers):
An Interactive Walk Planning Map for OS Landranger 180 Barnstaple & Ilfracombe, Lynton & Bideford is not currently available
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