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I have shared this route because it is more direct, lower level and an easier walk than the over-the-hill options, heading via Selworthy Church and Horner valley
I have shared this route because it is more direct, lower level and an easier walk than the over-the-hill options, heading via Selworthy Church and Horner valley
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Geography information system (GIS) data
Total length
Maximum elevation
Minimum elevation
Start and end points
Porlock
Grid Ref
SS8862846693
Lat / Lon
51.20855° / -3.59573°
Easting / Northing
288,628E / 146,693N
What3Words
drag.country.encloses
Minehead
Grid Ref
SS9747846293
Lat / Lon
51.20661° / -3.46898°
Easting / Northing
297,478E / 146,293N
What3Words
pacemaker.copy.woven
| Porlock | |
|---|---|
| Grid Ref | SS8862846693 |
| Lat / Lon | 51.20855° / -3.59573° |
| Easting / Northing | 288,628E / 146,693N |
| What3Words | drag.country.encloses |
| Minehead | |
|---|---|
| Grid Ref | SS9747846293 |
| Lat / Lon | 51.20661° / -3.46898° |
| Easting / Northing | 297,478E / 146,293N |
| What3Words | pacemaker.copy.woven |
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review
Mockymock
08 Apr 2024 (edited 10 Apr 2024)This is a completely different, shorter and much more domestic route between these two towns, part of it through the National Trust-owned Holnicote Estate - now home of a river plain rewilding project and a small population of reintroduced beavers. There is a mixture of walking on quiet roads, footpaths across fields, and suburban greenways, with some lovely views over to Horner Hill along the way. I give it four stars rather than five because of the road walking.
It starts out of Porlock using a quiet lane to reach West Luccombe. There is a little shop in the campsite at Burrowhayes if you are already hungry. From here, the route takes a pretty footpath through the fields across the valley towards and around Holnicote house. Once across the (fast) A39 road, there is a kilometre of slightly duller on-road and moderate hill-climbing to reach the hamlet of Selworthy, but it is worth the effort for the view and a visit to the very pretty church. There is a tea room and shop at the National Trust garden at the corner of the road. From here the walking is along quiet lanes, sometimes with good views out, as well as pathways across fields and via woodland edges to reach the suburbs of Minehead. The way into town is on suburban paths through a gardeny stream valley, finishing with a stroll down Minehead's varied main shopping drag, which will be lively with visitors in the summer season.
Just to note that I walked most of this route in the early autumn of 2023 when it was quite dry, so the 'Spring' tag on this review is inaccurate and I expect there would be some mud to mention if I had walked it today.
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