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Countisbury figure of eight walk

Loop Walk · Exmoor

250

XP

about 1 h 9 min walking

Moderate
4.33 km
Loop
Graded from its length and climb.
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290 m

197 m

105 m

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Heights: Copernicus DEM GLO-30 © DLR e.V. 2010–2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014–2018, provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA.

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Steep walk

Some very steep ground — marked on the map.

Climb

176 m

Drop

169 m

Highest

277 m

Lowest

109 m

Walking time

about 1 h 9 min

Which way round

Anticlockwise: Easy first 1.8 km, climbs 15% for 550 m midway, comes down 15% for 530 m early on.

Clockwise: Easy first 2.5 km, climbs 15% for 530 m near the end, comes down 15% for 550 m early on.

Steep ground on both sides in similar amounts — go whichever way suits you.

Main climb: km 1.8–4.3, from 114 m to 253 m.

How the 4.3 km splits

Flat

0.3 km

Climbing

1.2 km

Steep climbing (10–15%)

0.7 km

Descending

1.5 km

Very steep descending (15%+)

0.5 km

Link it with other walks

Countisbury to Arnold's Linhay circular walk

Starts here too · Shares 2.9 km of path · meets at km 0.0, 4.2

3.09 km

Lynmouth Circular via Watersmeet & Countisbury

Starts here too · Shares 1.9 km of path · meets at km 0.0, 0.3, 1.6…

8.16 km

Countisbury circular walk via Winston's Path

Starts here too · Shares 1.6 km of path · meets at km 0.0, 2.9

1.67 km

Coleridge Way

Shares 0.9 km of path · meets at km 1.6

87.73 km

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