Section 1 of 5, Coleridge Way
Nether Stowey to Bicknoller
9.8 miles (15.7 km). About 4 hours, moderate.
Start: ST 191 398. Finish: ST 110 395. 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 562 m of climbing and 562 m of descent; highest point 263 m.
Getting there
The section starts at Nether Stowey.
- Bus stops
- Bus stop, 130 m from the start. Directions ST 191 397Stogursey Turn, 300 m from the start. Directions ST 188 400Pooles Close, 380 m from the start. Directions ST 187 397
- Car park
- Car park (free), 200 m from the start. Directions ST 190 396
Getting back
The section finishes at Bicknoller.
No bus stop or station within a kilometre of the finish. Nearest: the bus stop at Woolston Moor, 1.1 km away (Directions); Stogumber station (heritage railway), 2.2 km away (Directions).
Planning the Coleridge Way
- Planning the whole trail: visit-exmoor.co.uk.
What to expect
Underfoot: paved or flagged 35%, earth, rock and mud 10%, gravel and tracks 6%; the rest (50%) isn't recorded.
About 35% on roads with traffic.
On the way: 4 gates.
Steepest climb: about 95 m in a kilometre (1 in 11), starting 1.1 miles in.
From OpenStreetMap, where mappers have recorded it: check before you go.
Pubs and cafés
- Pubs
- The Ancient Mariner, Nether Stowey: at the start. Food.The George Hotel, Nether Stowey: at the start.The Windmill Inn, West Quantoxhead: 7.8 miles in. Food.The Plough, Holford: 4 miles in, about 250 m off the way. Step-free.
As OpenStreetMap records them. Opening times change, so check before you set off.
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