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Exford

Dunkery Beacon Summit – Dunkery Beacon Summit loop from Exford

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West Somerset District

Exford

Dunkery Beacon Summit – Dunkery Beacon Summit loop from Exford

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Dunkery Beacon Summit – Dunkery Beacon Summit loop from Exford

03:00

30.6km

700m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very 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: June 18, 2026

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Exmoor National Park

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Parking

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4.22 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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7.31 km

Dunkery Beacon Summit

Highlight • Natural Monument

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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7.35 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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9.09 km

Macmillan Way West — View near Dunkery Beacon

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The Macmillan Way West is a 102 mile (164 km) long distance trail running from Castle Cary to Barnstaple.

This section east of Dunkery Beacon is great fun to run. …

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13.8 km

Webber's Post View of Dunkery

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15.0 km

Trail Around Dunkery Beacon

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Easy walking section on the way to Dunkery Beacon

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30.0 km

St Mary Magdalene Church, Winsford

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Despite evidence of a church on this site before the Norman Conquest of the 11th century, this church is later, with the tower actually dating back to the 15th century. …

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30.6 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

14.7 km

8.26 km

7.64 km

Surfaces

22.1 km

4.43 km

4.02 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (510 m)

Lowest point (190 m)

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Thursday 2 July

22°C

9°C

0 %

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Dunkery Beacon Summit – Dunkery Beacon Summit loop from Exford

View from Dunkery Beacon

Ridge Line Path in Exmoor National Park

Dunkery Beacon Summit

Dunkery Beacon Summit

Macmillan Way West — View near Dunkery Beacon

Webber's Post View of Dunkery

Trail Around Dunkery Beacon

St Mary Magdalene Church, Winsford

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