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West Somerset District

Kilve Beach Fossil Beds – St Audries Bay Waterfall loop from Kilve

Hiking trails & Routes

South West England

West Somerset District

Kilve Beach Fossil Beds – St Audries Bay Waterfall loop from Kilve

Moderate

4.8

(6)

35

hikers

Kilve Beach Fossil Beds – St Audries Bay Waterfall loop from Kilve

02:30

9.34km

110m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily walkable paths. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 17, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

Please check local regulations for:

Quantock Hills National Landscape

Waypoints

A

Start point

Parking

1

7 m

Kilve Oil Retort Chimney

Highlight • Monument

In the early 1900s, it was thought that the Kimmeridge shale at Kilve could be a commercial source of oil. It was explored, but never lucrative enough to really work. …

Tip by

2

194 m

Kilve Beach Fossil Beds

Highlight • Beach

Kilve beach is made up of wave cut platforms of oil-bearing shale and lias which contains numerous fossils. If you take a walk on the exposed bedrock, you're very likely to see ammonites.

Tip by

3

365 m

Kilve Beach Cliff Walk

Highlight • Trail

Dismount for a short stroll up onto the cliffs. 2 benches are available for snack spots

Tip by

4

853 m

View of the Bristol Channel from Kilve Beach

Highlight • Viewpoint

Moderate trail worth every moment exploring this magnificent area

Tip by

5

3.69 km

Waterfall in Quantock Hills National Landscape

Highlight • Waterfall

Hard trail and need good physical health with no experience needed

Tip by

6

4.07 km

Waterfall on the Quantock Hills Coast

Highlight • Natural Monument

there is a rock formation to the larger waterfall which makes it hard for dogs or disabled to pass between the two falls.

Tip by

7

4.67 km

St Audries Bay Waterfall

Highlight • Beach

Amazing Waterfall running toward the sea

Tip by

8

7.85 km

Mansion with View of Quantock Hills

Highlight • Monument

Nice trail

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B

9.34 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.93 km

4.28 km

136 m

Surfaces

4.92 km

4.32 km

117 m

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