🥾 Walking route
Countisbury to Arnold's Linhay circular walk
Devon
- 📏 3.1 km · 1.9 mi
- ⛰ +340 m
- ⏱ 1 hr 15 min
- 🐕 On lead
Walk stats
- Distance3.1 km · 1.9 mi
- Elevation+340 m
- Duration1 hr 15 min
- DifficultyModerate
- Route typeCircular
- TerrainMoorland paths, grassy ridge and field tracks with steep climbs
- Best seasonLate spring to early autumn
- DogsDog friendly, but keep on lead near livestock and Exmoor ponies
About this walk
This short but stiff circular walk climbs high above the Exmoor coast from the tiny village of Countisbury, offering big sea views for relatively little distance. It begins near the church of St John the Evangelist, a landmark for sailors and walkers alike, before heading out onto the open heath of Wind Hill.
The route traces the ramparts of Wind Hill, a broad promontory ridge with sweeping outlooks over the Bristol Channel and the wooded valley of the East Lyn far below. From here you cross rough moorland grazing towards the Dew Pond, a quiet spot often busy with Exmoor ponies and skylarks in summer.
Returning via the fields near Arnold's Linhay, you gain glimpses inland towards Butter Hill and the deep combes that drop away to Watersmeet and Ladycombe Lake. It is a compact loop with a serious 340 m of ascent packed in, so take your time on the climbs and enjoy the coastal air.
Route map
Route line drawn from OpenStreetMap footpath data. Numbered markers are waypoints on the route; amber star markers are points of interest a short detour away.
Waypoints along the route
3 waypoints along the way
- 1
St John the Evangelist Countisbury
- 2
Wind Hill
- 3
Dew Pond
Worth a short detour
Points of interest just off the route, look for the amber markers on the map.
Butter Hill
~432 m off the route
Myrtlebury North Iron Age Enclosure
~249 m off the route
East Lyn
~307 m off the route
Watersmeet
~434 m off the route
Ladycombe Lake
~392 m off the route
Route & waypoint data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).