Walk 1220 - Dunkery Beacon from Wheddon Cross

This Somerset walk visits the highest point on Exmoor, Dunkery Beacon. Starting from Wheddon Cross, the highest village on Exmoor, the walk includes a variety of scenic interest including wooded combes and wild moorland.

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Suggested Maps

It is recommended you take a map with you when following a walk route. The preferred scale is 1:25000 used by the Explorer series.

	OS Explorer	Sheet OL9
	OS Landranger	Sheet 181

Note : If two maps are listed at the same scale then either (a) both are required for full coverage of the route or (b) the route is covered on both maps.

Other walks nearby

Walk 1750 - 2.1 miles / 3.4 km away
Dunkery Beacon from Dunkery Gate
Grade - easy/moderate
Length - 2.5 miles / 4.1 km

Walk 1222 - 2.5 miles / 4.1 km away
Winsford Hill & the Allotment from Winsford
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Length - 6.0 miles / 9.8 km

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Length - 7.5 miles / 12.2 km

Walk 2211 - 5.7 miles / 9.2 km away
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Grade - easy
Length - 5.0 miles / 8.1 km

Walk 1221 - 6.0 miles / 9.5 km away
Selworthy Beacon & North Hill from Bossington
Grade - moderate
Length - 8.5 miles / 13.8 km

Walk 1263 - 10.0 miles / 16.0 km away
The Doone Valley from Malmsmead
Grade - moderate
Length - 8.5 miles / 13.8 km

Walk 1262 - 10.2 miles / 16.3 km away
Watersmeet & Foreland Point
Grade - moderate/hard
Length - 10.5 miles / 17.1 km

Walk 3412 - 12.7 miles / 20.2 km away
Dowsborough Fort from Holford
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Grade - moderate
Length - 7.0 miles / 11.4 km

Walk 1910 - 14.3 miles / 22.9 km away
Countisbury and Watersmeet from Lynmouth
Grade - easy/moderate
Length - 4.5 miles / 7.3 km

Note : The distances quoted to other walks in the vicinity are measured in a straight line. The distance by road may be further.