Walk The Valley of Rocks from Lynton
Spectacular coastal views
This 5½ mile, Grade 4 (Moderate), easy-to-follow, hand-crafted walk, complete with GPS Waypoints, starts at Lynton in Exmoor & will take you about 3½ hrs to complete.
Detailed walk route map PDF | ||
Vital Statistics: | ||
| Walk No.: | de106 | |
| Length: | 5½ miles (8.5km) | |
| Ascent: | 1493 ft (455m) | |
| Time: | 3½ hours | |
| Grade: | ![]() | |
Route outline for this walk:
Lynton - The Danes Or Valley Of Rocks - Six Acre Wood - The South West Coast Path - Lee Bay - Lee Abbey - Castle Rock - Rugged Jack - Wringcliff Bay - Ruddy Ball - Lynmouth - Lynton
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 |
![]() 0 Bridgets |
National Trails & Long Paths included on this walk:
Part of this walk follows a section of The South West Coast Path, a 966km (600 miles) linear footpath connecting Minehead in Somerset, England with South Haven Point in Dorset, England. The South West Coast Path is waymarked by a National Trail Acorn. For more walks that include a section of this trail see The South West Coast Path.
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
Some Photos and Pictures from Walk The Valley of Rocks from Lynton
In no particular order . . .

The Valley of Rocks taken from the top of Hollerday Hill with an 800ft sheer drop down into the Bristol Channel
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