Dunkery Beacon Summit – Dunkery Beacon Summit loop from Bagley Combe

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Dunkery Beacon Summit – Dunkery Beacon Summit loop from Bagley Combe

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Dunkery Beacon Summit – Dunkery Beacon Summit loop from Bagley Combe

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6.10km

190m

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Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

Last updated: July 30, 2026

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Exmoor National Park

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140 m

Winding Road to Dunkery, Exmoor National Park

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1.46 km

Burial Mound

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1.52 km

Great Rowbarrow Cairn

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The Rowbarrow cairns are probably Late Neolithic to Late Bronze Age, or 2400-1500BCE. They are thought to be burial cairns or barrows covering the grave of an important person, family or group.

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3.08 km

Ridge Line Path in Exmoor National Park

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available to all bike. Need a least a gravel bike. a good climb up to the top then for a lovely flat bit on the top. You'll pass through different landscapes that are great in the spring and summer

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3.14 km

Dunkery Beacon, atop Dunkery Hill, is the highest point in Somerset. Standing at 1,705 feet (520 m), it boasts spectacular views. On a clear day, views stretch across the Bristol Channel and Wales, Exmoor and Dartmoor.

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3.18 km

Dunkery Beacon Summit

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Welcome to the top of the world! Well, at least Somerset. We may not be blessed with mighty mountains in the South West, but it's still certainly and achievement to …

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