Walk from Exford

It was the nicest day of our visit with no rain or drizzle and a bit warmer as we parked in the village of Exford by the village green and then followed the road out of the village passing the Youth Hostel.

This brought us to Court Farm, beyond which a track signposted for Road Hill continued through pastureland until we met a bridleway crossing the track near Room Hill.

We followed the bridleway across heathland looking across the valley of the River Exe and could see a herd of Red Deer on the opposite side in the distance. Our route brought us to another junction of bridleways and we chose the one following along the River Exe leading past Luncombe to arrive at a minor road after walking up a steep concrete surfaced vehicle track.

The minor road led northwards to a junction at Rocks Bungalow, with another road and this in turn led to the B3224 road back to Exford village.

My feet were feeling a bit sore, especially after the concrete track and minor roads, so I decided to walk back to Exford the direct way by following the B3224 for a kilometre or so while Karen continued on across the road to follow a track called Stone Lane for a kilometre and a half northwards to a junction with another bridleway leading back again to Exford.

I sat on a bench by the side of the village green in the sun and ate my lunch until Karen arrived not long afterwards.

After the last walk of our trip to Exmoor, we headed back to Derbyshire.