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Badgworthy Wood Trail – Open moorland loop from Malmsmead

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Badgworthy Wood Trail – Open moorland loop from Malmsmead

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4.0

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Badgworthy Wood Trail – Open moorland loop from Malmsmead

01:11

12.0km

200m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 13, 2026

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Exmoor National Park

Waypoints

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91 m

Lorna Doone Inn and Malmsmead Bridge

Highlight • Cafe

Cafe stop with sandwiches, jacket potatoes and cakes. Lovely surroundings by a ford with an attached campsite.

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434 m

Badgworthy Wood Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

This beautiful section of river is noteworthy for its open woodlands and great pools. A truly stunning section of the Doone Country.

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3.86 km

Doone Valley (Badgworthy Valley)

Highlight • Trail

Doone Valley or Badgworthy Valley is often known as Lorna Doone Country, after the 1869 novel of the same name by RD Blackmore.

His descriptions of the area inspired generations …

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3.99 km

Badgworthy Medieval Village Ruins

Highlight • Structure

There are ruins of around 14 buildings here and although it was a medieval village, abandoned in the 15th century, one of the buildings was still occupied in 1814.

Being …

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5.50 km

Open moorland

Highlight • Natural

6.61 km

Solitary Twisted Tree in Exmoor National Park

Highlight • Natural Monument

view towards east

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6.96 km

Hard-Backed Bridleway in Exmoor National Park

Highlight • Viewpoint

Amozing bridleway surface for getting some good speed up as you head towards the coast. Really open with great views and yeah, FAST!

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11.9 km

Malmsmead Packhorse Bridge and Badgworthy River

Highlight • Settlement

Malmsmead is at the very heart of Doone Country right on the border between Devon and Somerset.

The medieval packhorse bridge and ancient ford cross the Badgworthy River and it …

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12.0 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.51 km

3.64 km

1.76 km

114 m

Surfaces

10.2 km

1.62 km

137 m

114 m

Elevation

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Weather

Wednesday 20 May

21°C

11°C

26 %

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Badgworthy Wood Trail – Open moorland loop from Malmsmead

Lorna Doone Inn and Malmsmead Bridge

Badgworthy Wood Trail

Doone Valley (Badgworthy Valley)

Badgworthy Medieval Village Ruins

Open moorland

Solitary Twisted Tree in Exmoor National Park

Hard-Backed Bridleway in Exmoor National Park

Malmsmead Packhorse Bridge and Badgworthy River

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