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West Somerset District

Exmoor

Chains Barrow Trig Point – Hoar Oak Cottage Ruins loop from Acklands

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West Somerset District

Exmoor

Chains Barrow Trig Point – Hoar Oak Cottage Ruins loop from Acklands

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Chains Barrow Trig Point – Hoar Oak Cottage Ruins loop from Acklands

02:28

20.0km

400m

Running

Hard run. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 16, 2026

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Exmoor National Park

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Parking

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2.10 km

Chains Barrow Trig Point

Highlight • Viewpoint

This trig point is only 32m lower than Dunkery Beacon, though with a much less distinctive hilltop. In the far distance, you can see Hartland Point and Lundy. It is enclosed within a fenced off area.

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4.49 km

Source of the River Exe

Highlight • Viewpoint

The official source of the river Exe, easily locatable by the stone bearing its name over which the small trickle flows from the hillside beyond.

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4.57 km

Flowing Gravel Trail in Exmoor National Park

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

One of the most perfect bits of trail I've found on Exmoor, such a great section of trail. Compact, well drained, easy gradient, making for an enjoyable climb (heading south), …

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6.40 km

Hoar Oak Tree

Highlight • Natural

This tree marks the boundary between Brendon Common and the Royal Forest of Exmoor. It was planted in 1916.

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7.22 km

Hoar Oak Cottage Ruins

Highlight • Structure

The shepherds who worked in this remote area of Exmoor lived in this cottage for hundreds of years until the last shepherd family left in the 1960s and the cottage was abandoned.

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8.49 km

Standing Stone in Exmoor National Park

Highlight • Natural Monument

A mysterious standing stone just off to the side of the bridleway.

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13.6 km

This Bronze Age barrow sits at an elevation of 480 meters above sea level, right on the boundary dividing the counties of Devon and Somerset. It is recognized as a Scheduled Monument by both counties.

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20.0 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

17.1 km

1.78 km

530 m

529 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

17.0 km

2.41 km

347 m

182 m

Elevation

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Highest point (480 m)

Lowest point (290 m)

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Wednesday 20 May

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Chains Barrow Trig Point – Hoar Oak Cottage Ruins loop from Acklands

Chains Barrow Trig Point

Source of the River Exe

Flowing Gravel Trail in Exmoor National Park

Hoar Oak Tree

Hoar Oak Cottage Ruins

Standing Stone in Exmoor National Park

The Saddle Stone

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