Walk so109 Black Hill (Quantocks) and Hurley Beacon from Holford

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Route outline for walk so109:

Holford  -  Holford Combe  -  Lower Hare Knap  -  Higher Hare Knap  -  Black Hill (Quantocks)  -  Hurley Beacon  -  Halsway Soggs  -  Halsway Post  -  Thorncombe Hill  -  Black Ball Hill  -  Thorncombe Barrow  -  Weacombe Hill  -  Bicknoller Post  -  Beacon Hill (Quantocks)  -  Longstone Hill  -  Alfoxton Park  -  Holford




Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:

hewitt
0
English
Mountains
Wainwright
0
Wainwrights
 English Nuttalls
0
English
Nuttalls
Dewey
0
English
Deweys
Wainwright Outlying Fell
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Wainwright
Outlying Fells
marilyn
0
Marilyns
Bridget
2
Bridgets

Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:

The highest point of this walk is Black Hill (Quantocks) at 358m (1174ft). Black Hill (Quantocks) is known as an English Bridget. The summit of Black Hill (Quantocks) is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.

Completing this walk will also take you to the top of Beacon Hill (Quantocks) at 310m (1017ft). Beacon Hill (Quantocks) is known as an English Bridget. The summit of Beacon Hill (Quantocks) is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.


You can find more walks near this one on these unique free-to-access Interactive Walk Planning Maps: (click/TAP to select)


1:25,000 scale OS Explorer Map (the ones with orange/yellow covers):

140 Quantock Hills & Bridgwater


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

181 Minehead & Brendon Hills, Dulverton & Tiverton


Some Photos and Pictures from Walk so109 Black Hill (Quantocks) and Hurley Beacon from Holford

In no particular order . . .

Walk so109 Black Hill (Quantocks) and Hurley Beacon from Holford - Black Hill (Quantocks) summit pillar

Black Hill (Quantocks) summit pillar

Photo: Brett Horrigan (3)

Walk so109 Black Hill (Quantocks) and Hurley Beacon from Holford - Wild Ponies near Halsway Post

Wild Ponies near Halsway Post

Photo: Brett Horrigan (7)

Walk so109 Black Hill (Quantocks) and Hurley Beacon from Holford - Exmoor from Hurley Beacon

Exmoor from Hurley Beacon

Photo: Brett Horrigan (4)

Walk so109 Black Hill (Quantocks) and Hurley Beacon from Holford - Halsway Soggs

Halsway Soggs

Photo: Brett Horrigan (5)

Walk so109 Black Hill (Quantocks) and Hurley Beacon from Holford - Halsway Post

Halsway Post

Photo: Brett Horrigan (6)

Walk so109 Black Hill (Quantocks) and Hurley Beacon from Holford - Beacon Hill (Quantocks) summit Pillar

Beacon Hill (Quantocks) summit Pillar

Photo: Brett Horrigan (9)

Walk so109 Black Hill (Quantocks) and Hurley Beacon from Holford - Graham walking near Thorncombe Hill

Graham walking near Thorncombe Hill

Photo: Hazel-Ann Willson (1)

Walk so109 Black Hill (Quantocks) and Hurley Beacon from Holford - Black Hill trig point on the Quantocks.

Black Hill trig point on the Quantocks.

Photo: David LeHunte (5)

Walk so109 Black Hill (Quantocks) and Hurley Beacon from Holford - Bicknoller Post

Bicknoller Post

Photo: Brett Horrigan (8)

Walk so109 Black Hill (Quantocks) and Hurley Beacon from Holford - Holford Combe

Holford Combe

Photo: Brett Horrigan (1)

Walk so109 Black Hill (Quantocks) and Hurley Beacon from Holford - Higher Hare Knap summit cairn

Higher Hare Knap summit cairn

Photo: Brett Horrigan (2)


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