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Under Hooken Cliffs

Under Hooken Cliffs

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    Location: Beer, East Devon, Devon, South West England, England, United Kingdom

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    1. Beer and the South West Coast Path loop from Branscombe — East Devon

    8.40km

    01:02

    240m

    240m

    Intermediate run. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

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    2. Under Hooken Cliffs loop from Seaton

    24.9km

    03:03

    700m

    700m

    Expert run. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Some sure footedness required.

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    3. Under Hooken Cliffs loop from Seaton

    13.0km

    01:33

    330m

    330m

    Expert run. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

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    November 24, 2022

    Hidden away beneath the towering chalk cliffs of Branscombe and Beer Head runs a section of the South West Coast Path that wends and writhes through coastal woodlands. Aside from the crash of the waves smashing into the beach on your right, this stretch of the route is always quiet, and it has an otherworldly feel to it.



    Cosultant editor Pat Kinsella says: "Whenever I run along this path my imagination is transported back to a time when local smugglers used it to ferry contraband to secret tunnels in the cliffs, which led to the nearby catacombs of Beer Caves. Among the characters active here in the 18th and 19th centuries was the infamous Jack Rattenbury, who was known as the Rob Roy of the West and wrote a book about his illegal exploits in 1837."

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      Location: Beer, East Devon, Devon, South West England, England, United Kingdom

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