Walk Selworthy Beacon from Bossington
Stunning coastal views
This 6 mile, Grade 4 (Moderate), easy-to-follow, hand-crafted walk, complete with GPS Waypoints, starts at Bossington in Exmoor & will take you about 3½ hrs to complete.
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Detailed walk route map PDF | |
Vital Statistics: | ||
| Walk No.: | so121 | |
| Length: | 6 miles (9.5km) | |
| Ascent: | 1408 ft (429m) | |
| Time: | 3½ hours | |
| Grade: |  | |
Route outline for this walk:
Bossington - Allerford - Selworthy - Selworthy Beacon - The South West Coast Path - Hurlstone Combe - Hurlstone Point - Porlock Bay - Bossington
Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:
 0 English Mountains |
 0 Wainwrights |
 0 English Nuttalls |
 0 English Deweys |
 0 Wainwright Outlying Fells |
 1 Marilyn |
 0 Bridgets |
Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:
The highest point of this walk is Selworthy Beacon at 308m (1010ft). Selworthy Beacon is classified as an English Marilyn (130th highest in England, 1369th highest in the UK). The summit of Selworthy Beacon is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.
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.
You can find this walk and other nearby walks on these unique Interactive Walk Planning Maps:
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1:25,000 scale OS Explorer Map (orange/yellow covers):
1:50,000 scale OS Landranger Map (pink/magenta covers):
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