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Watersmeet Trail – Simonsbath Village loop from Lynton and Lynmouth

Watersmeet Trail – Simonsbath Village loop from Lynton and Lynmouth

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5.0

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Watersmeet Trail – Simonsbath Village loop from Lynton and Lynmouth

03:39

60.4km

1,350m

Road cycling

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 14, 2026

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 37.6 km for 60 m

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Start point

Bus stop

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3.69 km

Watersmeet Trail

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Sweeping descent from Hillsford Bridge with the river raging on your left hand side. Pause to look down on Watersmeet then steadily climb through the woods to end at Church …

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10.6 km

View of Wales in the Distance

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Some stunning views from this coastal segment of the A39. Definitely a reward for making it up one of the many climbs that join this road.

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18.5 km

Metcombe Plantation

Forest

19.0 km

Porlock Hill

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Very Steep! (1 in 4)

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24.5 km

Porlock Hill Climb

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Tackling Porlock Hill westwards from the village on the A39, prepare for an immediate, brutal ascent. The climb bites hard almost instantly, throwing its infamous 25% ramps at you very …

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37.6 km

Exford Bridge Tea Rooms

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Brilliant little cyclist friendly cafe in Exford, a great stop-off point for rides both on and off road on Exmoor. It's really close to Dunkery Beacon, the highest point in …

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46.3 km

Simonsbath Village

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A small and pretty Exmoor village in Somerset, near the River Barle, very close to the source of the River Exe. It's on both the Two Moors Way and the …

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60.4 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

34.0 km

23.3 km

2.99 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

51.1 km

6.21 km

2.99 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (460 m)

Lowest point (40 m)

Weather

Tuesday 26 May

28°C

16°C

17 %

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Max wind speed: 24.0 km/h

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Watersmeet Trail – Simonsbath Village loop from Lynton and Lynmouth

Watersmeet Trail

View of Wales in the Distance

Porlock Hill

Porlock Hill Climb

Exford Bridge Tea Rooms

Simonsbath Village

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