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Dunkery and Horner Wood circular walk

In Exmoor

Local route4.8 km · 3.0 miBest May–Oct

Next nearby hike: Horner Wood ancient trees walk 0.5 mi · 0.7 kmExplore Exmoor →

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Best time to hike

Best months: May–Oct · highs 12–17 °C (54–63 °F)

  1. J7°4°149
  2. F7°3°107
  3. M8°5°110
  4. A10°6°85
  5. M12°8°91
  6. J15°11°81
  7. J17°13°92
  8. A17°14°103
  9. S16°12°114
  10. O13°10°162
  11. N10°7°157
  12. D8°5°163

Average high °C · low °C · precipitation mm per month. Highlighted: best months.

How we pick months

Best months are those where the 1981–2010 average daily high is 10–27 °C (50–81 °F), the average overnight low is 0 °C (32 °F) or warmer, and average precipitation is 200 mm (7.9 in) or less. Values are long-term monthly averages for the ~1 km cell at the trail point on the map, from CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al., CC0), not a forecast. Higher or more exposed parts of a route can be colder, wetter or snowier.

About this trail

Dunkery and Horner Wood circular walk is a local hiking route of about 4.8 km (3.0 mi) in Somerset, United Kingdom. It is in Exmoor. It lies about 3.3 km southeast of Porlock.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Length (signed)
4.8 km · 3.0 mi (OSM distance tag)
Mapped length
4.4 km · 2.7 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Mountain range
Exmoor (Northwest European Highlands; GMBA)
Nearest town
3.3 km SE of Porlock (Somerset, England) · GeoNames
Best months
May–Oct
Country
United Kingdom
Region
Somerset
Continent
Europe
Route type
Local route
Operator (OSM)
National Trust
Route centre
51.1789, -3.5777
Route start
51.1835, -3.5714
OpenStreetMap
relation 9621393
How it’s scored

Hikers can rate difficulty from 1 to 10 (1 = flat, short, easy walk for anyone; 3 = gentle hills, a little effort; 5 = moderate climbs, some fitness needed; 7 = steep or long, solid fitness required; 10 = extremely strenuous or technical; long steep climbing; experienced hikers only). The community average is shown once at least 3 people have rated the trail; until then the official or computed score is used when we have one.

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