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Lynmouth Circular via Watersmeet & Countisbury

In Exmoor

Local route8.8 km · 5.5 miBest May–Oct

Next nearby hike: Countisbury figure of eight walk 0.4 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°143
  2. F6°4°102
  3. M8°5°106
  4. A9°6°79
  5. M12°9°85
  6. J14°11°79
  7. J16°14°90
  8. A17°14°101
  9. S16°13°114
  10. O13°10°164
  11. N10°7°156
  12. D8°5°158

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

Lynmouth Circular via Watersmeet & Countisbury is a local hiking route of about 8.8 km (5.5 mi) in Devon, United Kingdom. It is in Exmoor. It lies about 3.2 km east of Lynton.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Length (signed)
8.8 km · 5.5 mi (OSM distance tag)
Mapped length
8.1 km · 5.0 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Mountain range
Exmoor (Northwest European Highlands; GMBA)
Nearest town
3.2 km E of Lynton (Devon, England) · GeoNames
Best months
May–Oct
Country
United Kingdom
Region
Devon
Continent
Europe
Route type
Local route
Operator (OSM)
National Trust
Shape
Loop (OSM roundtrip=yes)
Route centre
51.2282, -3.8130
Route start
51.2321, -3.7957
OpenStreetMap
relation 9774049
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.

Nearest trails

distance from the trail start

Countisbury figure of eight walk

0.4 mi · 0.7 km · Devon

Countisbury to Arnold's Linhay circular walk

0.4 mi · 0.7 km · Devon

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10 mi · 15 km · Somerset

Horner Wood ancient trees walk

10 mi · 16 km · Somerset

Dunkery and Horner Wood circular walk

10 mi · 16 km · Somerset

South West Coast Path

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