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West Somerset District

Exford

Badgworthy Wood Trail – St Mary's Church, Oare loop from Little Hill

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West Somerset District

Exford

Badgworthy Wood Trail – St Mary's Church, Oare loop from Little Hill

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Badgworthy Wood Trail – St Mary's Church, Oare loop from Little Hill

01:38

20.0km

290m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

Last updated: May 13, 2026

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Exmoor National Park

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3.06 km

Forest Climb in Exmoor National Park

Highlight (Segment) • Climb

Great wiggle up through the forest. slow going but good tracks. Need a Gravel bike or Mountain bike but a great experience up. Change of landscape as you get higher up from lush forest to grand Moors

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5.57 km

Medieval Village Site, Exmoor National Park

Highlight • Historical Site

Hill mounds leading down to the stream form the site of a medieval village that can be explored in this area. It is on the edge of the moor and …

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5.66 km

Badgworthy Wood Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

This beautiful section of river is noteworthy for its open woodlands and great pools. A truly stunning section of the Doone Country.

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9.33 km

Lorna Doone Inn and Malmsmead Bridge

Highlight • Cafe

Cafe stop with sandwiches, jacket potatoes and cakes. Lovely surroundings by a ford with an attached campsite.

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9.36 km

Malmsmead Packhorse Bridge and Badgworthy River

Highlight • Settlement

Malmsmead is at the very heart of Doone Country right on the border between Devon and Somerset.

The medieval packhorse bridge and ancient ford cross the Badgworthy River and it …

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10.6 km

If you've read the romantic novel "Lorna Doone," this is where Carver Doone shoots Lorna.
The church has medieval origins, and it is known that there has been a church at Oare since at least the 13th century.

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11.6 km

Copper Wood

Forest

19.9 km

Alderman's Barrow and Antiquity Star

Highlight • Historical Site

Alderman's Barrow is one of the many ancient burial mounds on Exmoor and is particularly pronounced. As a result, it's been used as a boundary marker since the medieval period …

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20.0 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

9.62 km

8.98 km

814 m

494 m

Surfaces

9.78 km

8.39 km

1.72 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (460 m)

Lowest point (230 m)

Weather

Saturday 30 May

18°C

12°C

23 %

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Badgworthy Wood Trail – St Mary's Church, Oare loop from Little Hill

Forest Climb in Exmoor National Park

Medieval Village Site, Exmoor National Park

Badgworthy Wood Trail

Lorna Doone Inn and Malmsmead Bridge

Malmsmead Packhorse Bridge and Badgworthy River

St Mary's Church, Oare

Alderman's Barrow and Antiquity Star

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