The line is OpenStreetMap's mapping of the route (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), via Waymarked Trails, with heights from a 30 m terrain model. Check the current official route before a long trip: diversions and permitted paths change. See the source.
The trail
The Coleridge Way is named for Samuel Taylor Coleridge, who lived at Nether Stowey. It runs from there over the Quantock Hills, the Brendon Hills and Exmoor, by Dunkery Hill, Porlock, the Doone Valley and Watersmeet, to Lynmouth. Its length is given as 51 miles (82 km); the line here, from OpenStreetMap, measures 76 km.
Stages
A suggested split into 4 days of about 19.0 km (11.8 mi). Each day ends at the town or village on the way nearest to an equal share of the distance, or at a hotel or hostel where there is none. These are not the official stages: check where you can stay before you book.
- Day 1 Holford to Monksilver 17.6 km · 17.6 km from the start
- Day 2 Monksilver to Wheddon Cross 21 km · 38 km from the start
- Day 3 Wheddon Cross to Porlock 13.4 km · 52 km from the start
- Day 4 Porlock to Lynton 24 km · 76 km from the start
Summits on the way
- Lype Hill 424 m · 34 km from the start
- Wind Hill 261 m · 74 km from the start
Tops within 300 m of the line. Lists from the Database of British and Irish Hills; other summits from OpenStreetMap.
Start and finish
Start: near Holford, Somerset. 51.16008, -3.20688
Finish: near Lynton, Devon. 51.23066, -3.83076
Places to stay
Rooms in the towns and villages along the way:
- Holford, Somerset · The start Booking.com → Expedia → Hotels.com →
- Monksilver, Somerset · After day 1 Booking.com → Expedia → Hotels.com →
- Wheddon Cross, Somerset · After day 2 Booking.com → Expedia → Hotels.com →
- Porlock, Somerset · After day 3 Booking.com → Expedia → Hotels.com →
- Lynton, Devon · The finish Booking.com → Expedia → Hotels.com →
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Paths change, and the weather decides the day. The line comes from the source named under the map and the heights from a terrain model, so treat the figures as a guide. Check for diversions before you go, take a map, check the forecast, and turn back if it isn't right.
