Walk From Lynmouth

This morning we left the car at the hotel and after picking up drinks and sandwiches in the supermarket nearby, we set off to walk along the road towards Barbrook as far as Lyn Bridge, where we crossed to the opposite side of the West Lyn River to reach a footpath.

The footpath was a bit muddy and gradually rose along one side of the Glen Lyn Gorge with views across and down into Lynton and Lynmouth.

The path continued along the top of the lovely wooded valley with the East Lyn River running at the bottom. The path followed around to the South and dropped down to Hillsford Bridge where we crossed the road and then followed the path heading North to Watersmeet, where we had a break for drinks and cake.

Afterwards, we continued along the East Lyn River as far as Rockford and then followed a rising sunken track past Wisham and paused to view some Red Deer in a field in the distance,

This led us across heathland to eventually arrive at the A39 road where we crossed to the other side and followed a vehicle track for a short distance passing a couple of cars parked up with the occupants sitting and enjoying the views across the open expanses of this part of Exmoor.

Next we followed a path through gorse bushes along a drystone wall overlooking Countisbury and passing below the top of Butter Hill where the map only showed a Trig. Point but omitted the largish communications tower and building.

The path joined the South-West Coast Path which followed along the side of Countisbury hill far above the sea. Th path wasn't on the side of a cliff or anything but was on the top of very steep grassy slopes leading to cliff-tops far below and the stony beach below these.

Soon the path dropped down to bring us to the sea-front at Lynton.

We took a short ride on the Cliff Railway and took advantage of a private path leading to the nearby North Cliff Hotel.