The Old Ship Aground – Minehead Harbour loop from Minehead

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West Somerset District

Minehead

The Old Ship Aground – Minehead Harbour loop from Minehead

Moderate

4.8

(15)

hikers

The Old Ship Aground – Minehead Harbour loop from Minehead

03:00

10.3km

270m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily walkable paths. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 21, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Exmoor National Park

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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359 m

Minehead Open Air Gallery

Highlight • Monument

Open air art gallery

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387 m

Minehead Railway Station and Beachfront

Highlight • Settlement

Minehead is a seaside resort on the edge of Exmoor. Apart from the fact that there is a Butlins holiday camp here and tons of "individual tourists" start the Coastal …

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4.07 km

Bench With a View of the Exmoor Coast

Highlight • Viewpoint

This viewpoint is a perfect spot to take a short break while enjoying unparalleled views of the coastline in this incredible location.

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7.39 km

Greenaleigh Point

Highlight • Forest

National Trust preserved area. It's close to Minehead and offering beautiful views over the Bristol Channel. In spring you have lovely blossom 🌸 around when wandering along here.

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8.23 km

Beach

8.89 km

The Old Ship Aground

Highlight • Pub

Nice restaurant with a nice terrace right on the harbor. The food is probably the best in Minehead. In any case, the fish and chips were sensational.

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9.02 km

Minehead Harbour

Highlight • Viewpoint

Nice harbor with places to stop

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9.19 km

South West Coast Path Start Sculpture, Minehead

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A beautiful and original design idea for the starting point of a long-distance hiking trail. The basic idea of two hands holding a hiking map is actually quite obvious – you just have to think of it.

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10.3 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.67 km

2.98 km

785 m

501 m

418 m

Surfaces

4.46 km

3.23 km

1.33 km

934 m

362 m

Elevation

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Highest point (250 m)

Lowest point (0 m)

Weather

Today

Wednesday 4 November

9°C

7°C

29 %

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Comments

June 3, 2023,North Hill Minehead

Todays walk was from the start of the South West Coast Path which I followed to the summit of North Hill and then back through the woods to Minehead. A glorious day for walking. I met one SWCP walker starting out on the 600 mile path to Poole, his first day, and later I met another walker on his final …

June 16, 2025,🇬🇧 Kleine rondtocht vanuit Minehead (FrAn)

Walked steeply up through beautiful forest and back again via steep descent that ran parallel to the coast. Exmoor National Park.

On the other side lies Wales which we had a good view of.

In Minehead begins (or ends) the South West Coast Path which runs all the way to Poole 1014 km.

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