Pormin two

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A beautiful Exmoor coastal route, thank you Mockymock.
I walked from Minehead to Watchet, and loved it. As mentioned in the first review, the climb out of Minehead is steep. The descent from Bossington Hill to Porlock is even steeper, and is over rough ground rather than tarmac, so go careful. There are so many paths between Porlock and Minehead that you could probably do 20 versions of this route, but when you get to the flat ground near Porlock and look back you can see there is no easy way down Bossington Hill - without a parachute.
I walked on a sunny clear day and once out of the woods there were fantastic views across the Bristol Channel to Wales.
I enjoyed this walk so much, I'd like to do Pormin3.

I have done versions of this walk many times. All the hikes over the hill between Porlock and Minehead are good, and you could take your pick of the routes really, but this is a beautiful and pretty direct route.

The Slow Way is most enjoyable when walked from Minehead to Porlock, simply for the joy of the view ahead into Porlock Bay from Bossington Hill, which is one of Exmoor's most iconic vistas. However, it is still a lovely walk going in the other direction. There is a stiff climb up from either end. From Porlock, there is a flat walk across the fields and an easy stroll along the track towards Hurlstone point via the National Trust car park at Bossington, before a right turn and a steady haul up lovely Hurlstone Combe. From Minehead, after a walk along the bucket-and-spade seafront towards the quieter harbour end of the town, there is a fun zig-zaggy ascent through woodland with the sound of the sea below as company. In between, on the hill top, it is a fairly easy walk on stony and grassy tracks with lovely views. Expect grazing livestock along the way. The Slow Way follows the coast path much of the way across here and it is generally well signed but there is a braid of paths, so keep an eye and bear in mind that the Slow Way uses the main coast path and not the 'rugged' alternative coast path to the north along the cliff (more convoluted and a mile longer - fun if you fancy it). In the woods towards the MInehead end, signage is patchier. This is only a problem coming from Minehead, where you encounter a couple of unsigned forks. Just keep heading along the line of the hill. If you prefer to use the coast path to get in and out of Minehead, it is tad longer but also a good option.

There are no food or drink stops on the route but you may well encounter an ice-cream van somewhere along the way during the summer. A rather limited bus service runs between Minehead and Porlock, but this is augmented In the summer season by the Exmoor Coaster hop-on hop-off open-top tour bus which runs all day.

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