Section 2 of 5, Coleridge Way
Bicknoller to Roadwater
9 miles (14.6 km). About 3½ hours, moderate.
Start: ST 110 395. Finish: ST 031 382. OS grid.
Take it with you: download this section's GPX file (it opens in OS Maps, Komoot, Outdooractive or a GPS unit) or open the start in OS Maps.
Up and down
About 377 m of climbing and 382 m of descent; highest point 299 m.
Getting there
The section starts at Bicknoller.
- Car park
- Car park (free), 120 m from the start. Directions ST 110 396
No bus stop or station within a kilometre of the start. Nearest: the bus stop at Woolston Moor, 1.1 km away (Directions); Stogumber station (heritage railway), 2.2 km away (Directions).
Getting back
The section finishes at Roadwater.
No bus stop or station within a kilometre of the finish. Nearest: the bus stop at Dragons Cross, 2.8 km away (Directions); Washford station (heritage railway), 3.2 km away (Directions).
Planning the Coleridge Way
- Planning the whole trail: visit-exmoor.co.uk.
What to expect
Underfoot: paved or flagged 22%, earth, rock and mud 10%, grass 7%; the rest (59%) isn't recorded.
About 21% on roads with traffic.
On the way: 2 kissing gates, 1 gate.
Steepest climb: about 134 m in a kilometre (1 in 7), starting 4.9 miles in.
From OpenStreetMap, where mappers have recorded it: check before you go.
Pubs and cafés
- Pubs
- The Bicknoller Inn: at the start. Step-free.Notley Arms Inn, Monksilver: 4.7 miles in.
As OpenStreetMap records them. Opening times change, so check before you set off.
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