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West Somerset District

Exmoor

Pinkery Pond – Hoar Oak Cottage Ruins loop from Goat Hill Bridge

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Hiking trails & Routes

South West England

Somerset

West Somerset District

Exmoor

Pinkery Pond – Hoar Oak Cottage Ruins loop from Goat Hill Bridge

Moderate

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Pinkery Pond – Hoar Oak Cottage Ruins loop from Goat Hill Bridge

04:48

17.2km

340m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. 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

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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206 m

Pinkery Pond Parking Area

Highlight • Parking

nice little parking spot for hikes upto pinkery pond

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2.19 km

Pinkery Pond

Highlight • Natural

Beautiful freshwater swimming spot on the top of Exmoor, accessible from the Tarka Trail and a variety of other paths. There is also a tunnel that you can go through for some extra adventure!

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2.85 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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3.86 km

The Saddle Stone

Highlight • Viewpoint

8.93 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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10.2 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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10.9 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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12.8 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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17.2 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

14.0 km

1.81 km

755 m

588 m

Surfaces

12.1 km

4.35 km

591 m

164 m

Elevation

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Highest point (470 m)

Lowest point (290 m)

Weather

Thursday 18 June

21°C

13°C

33 %

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Pinkery Pond – Hoar Oak Cottage Ruins loop from Goat Hill Bridge

Pinkery Pond Parking Area

Pinkery Pond

Wood Barrow

The Saddle Stone

Standing Stone in Exmoor National Park

Hoar Oak Cottage Ruins

Flowing Gravel Trail in Exmoor National Park

Source of the River Exe

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