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South West England

West Somerset District

Withypool and Hawkridge

Tarr Steps riverside walk – Tarr Steps clapper bridge loop from Hawkridge

Hiking trails & Routes

South West England

West Somerset District

Withypool and Hawkridge

Tarr Steps riverside walk – Tarr Steps clapper bridge loop from Hawkridge

Hard

Tarr Steps riverside walk – Tarr Steps clapper bridge loop from Hawkridge

06:52

23.7km

580m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very 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: August 6, 2026

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Exmoor National Park

Waypoints

A

Start point

Parking

1

941 m

Hawkridge Ridge

Highlight • Natural

While odd to say out loud, this ridgeline offers tremendous views of the surrounding fields and valleys. It's climbing up from the Barle and this top stretch is part of the Exe Valley Way.

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2

2.65 km

Stone Bridge in Exmoor National Park

Highlight • Historical Site

4.22 km

Northmoor Common

Forest

4

5.77 km

Marsh Bridge over the River Barle

Highlight • Historical Site

This pretty bridge spans the River Barle just to the north east of Dulverton in Exmoor National Park. Grade II-listed, the 18th-century crossing has undergone significant renovation and structural improvement …

Tip by

5

7.27 km

Court Down Trig Point

Highlight • Viewpoint

Take the bridleway behind All Saints Church Dulverton

Tip by

6

19.7 km

River in Exmoor National Park

Highlight • Natural

7

20.2 km

Coin Tree in Exmoor National Park

Highlight • Structure

Quite a strange custom. A story I was once told: if you want to get rid of an illness, you symbolically give it to a dead tree with a coin. …

Translated by Google •

Tip by

8

20.3 km

Tarr Steps riverside walk

Highlight • Forest

The well-marked loop trail along the river is varied but not too demanding and is 1.75 miles long (from Tarr Steps). Small children are better off in the back carrier, older ones will have a lot of fun!

Translated by Google •

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9

20.6 km

Tarr Steps clapper bridge

Highlight • Bridge

Tarr Steps is the longest clapper bridge (a bridge made of unmortared stone slabs) in Britain. The Grade I-listed, 17-span bridge was first mentioned in Tudor times but is probably medieval in origin.

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B

23.7 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

17.6 km

2.53 km

1.87 km

1.77 km

Surfaces

15.1 km

3.00 km

1.83 km

1.34 km

1.26 km

1.25 km

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Highest point (400 m)

Lowest point (160 m)

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Wednesday 21 October

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92 %

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