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Horner Wood Circular, Holnicote
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7-day forecast
Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)Best time to hike
Best months: Apr–Nov · highs 10–18 °C (50–64 °F)
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- F7°4°101
- M8°5°104
- A10°6°80
- M13°9°86
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- O13°10°154
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- D8°5°155
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
Horner Wood is a great place to explore on foot, as part of a National Nature Reserve with ancient oaks, home to some of the country's rarest lichens, mosses and bats. In summer, see pied flycatchers and woodwarblers.
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Trail facts
- Length (signed)
- 5.2 km · 3.2 mi (OSM distance tag)
- Mapped length
- 5.2 km · 3.2 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
- Mountain range
- Exmoor (Northwest European Highlands; GMBA)
- Nearest town
- 1.7 km SE of Porlock (Somerset, England) · GeoNames
- Best months
- Apr–Nov
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Region
- Somerset
- Continent
- Europe
- Route type
- Local route
- Operator (OSM)
- National Trust
- From / to
- Horner, Luccombe, Allerford, Somerset, England, TA24 8HY;SS897454 → Horner, Luccombe, Allerford, Somerset, England, TA24 8HY;SS897454
- Shape
- Loop (OSM roundtrip=yes)
- Route centre
- 51.1907, -3.5846
- Route start
- 51.1975, -3.5794
- OpenStreetMap
- relation 21279699
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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