Section 9 of 9, Two Moors Way
Simonsbath to Lynmouth
9.9 miles (15.9 km). About 4 hours, moderate.
Start: SS 773 392. Finish: SS 724 493. OS grid.
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Up and down
About 455 m of climbing and 764 m of descent; highest point 479 m.
Getting there
The section starts at Simonsbath.
- Car park
- Ashcombe CP (pay), 220 m from the start. Directions SS 773 394
Getting back
The section finishes at Lynmouth. Stations and bus stops near the finish:
- Stations
- Lynmouth Bay (heritage railway), 380 m from the finish. Directions SS 721 496Lynton Village (heritage railway), 540 m from the finish. Directions SS 719 496
- Bus stops
- Lynmouth Lyndale Car Park, 30 m from the finish. Directions SS 724 494Castle Hill Car Park, 330 m from the finish. Directions SS 721 493The Studio, 500 m from the finish. Directions SS 719 494
Planning the Two Moors Way
- Planning the whole trail: twomoorsway.org.
- The guidebook the trail recommends: Walking the Two Moors Way.
- Baggage transfer: Luggage Transfers.
What to expect
Underfoot: paved or flagged 8%; the rest (90%) isn't recorded.
About 8% on roads with traffic.
On the way: 10 gates.
Steepest climb: about 90 m in a kilometre (1 in 11), starting 0.5 miles in.
From OpenStreetMap, where mappers have recorded it: check before you go.
Pubs and cafés
- Pubs
- Exmoor Forest Inn, Simonsbath: at the start. Food, real ale.The Ancient Mariner, Lynmouth: at the finish. Step-free.The Village Inn, Lynmouth: at the finish. Food.Rock House, Lynmouth: at the finish. Food, seats outside.The Crown Hotel, Lynton: 9.8 miles in, about 400 m off the way.The Queens, Lynton: 9.8 miles in, about 400 m off the way.The Rising Sun, Lynmouth: 9.9 miles in, about 350 m off the way. Food.
- Cafés
- Lynmouth bay café: at the finish.The Coffee Mill, Lynmouth: at the finish.Captain's House, Lynmouth: at the finish.Lyndale Tea Rooms, Lynmouth: at the finish.Watersmeet Tea Room, Countisbury: 8.2 miles in, about 350 m off the way. Seats outside.Horizon Coffee Company, Lynton: 9.8 miles in, about 400 m off the way.No. 1 Lynton: 9.8 miles in, about 350 m off the way.North Coast Café, Lynton: 9.8 miles in, about 400 m off the way. Seats outside.The Old Coach House, Lynton: 9.8 miles in, about 400 m off the way.Smiths Coffee House, Lynmouth: 9.9 miles in, about 350 m off the way.And 3 more within a quarter of a mile.
As OpenStreetMap records them. Opening times change, so check before you set off.
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