Whether you are an experienced walker or someone who prefers a short stroll, Exmoor National Park is the ideal place to explore the outdoors on foot. With over 1000km of Rights of Way footpaths and bridleways, through woodlands, by tumbling rivers and on open heather covered moorland, the variety is infinite.

Many visitors to Exmoor enjoy a walk and the network of narrow roads, bridleways (for use by riders as well as walkers) and footpaths that cross the moor provide splendid opportunities for all sorts of walks. These have been signposted by the National Park Authority (NPA) where they join roads and many are signposted and waymarked with coloured squares or arrows to help visitors find their way around and stop them straying on to private land.

While Exmoor, the Quantocks and the North Devon Coast are easily accessible, and offer fabulous terrain for visitors of all abilities, we would always advise walkers to be fully prepared. Weather conditions on the moors can quickly change at anytime of the year.

We would recommend that any group has a 1:25000 map of the area, a Compass and the knowledge to use it, suitable clothing, plus food & drinks to suit the chosen route. We also advise carrying a torch & whistle, first aid kit and emergency shelter if venturing further afield.  Mobile Phone reception is extremely variable across the moors, even on the main road networks.

Our Favourite Walks

Three Peaks - Combe Martin Style
The hills of Little Hangman, Great Hangman and Holdstone Down.  630 metres of ascent is somewhat less than 24 hours!

Challacombe Church
A short stroll of about 4 miles from the Exmoor village of Challacombe to its lesser known church at Barton Town.

Around Luxborough
A 10 or 13-mile circular walk through Somerset beginning in the picturesque Exmoor village of Luxborough and onward towards Timberscombe and Kennisham Hill.

In and out of the National Park from Dulverton
Starting in Dulverton on the south-eastern border of Exmoor, this walk takes a whole day and weaves in and out of the National Park.

Other Popular Walks

The Coleridge Way
Walk 36 miles through the stunning Somerset countryside of the Quantock Hills, the Brendon Hills and Exmoor, a landscape that inspired Coleridge to produce some of his best known work.

South West Coast Path
The South West Coast Path National Trail - 630 miles of superb coastal walking. From Minehead on the edge of the Exmoor National Park to the shores of Poole Harbour in Dorset it is the best way to enjoy the wonderful coastal scenery, wildlife and heritage.

The Two Moors Way
The Two Moors Way is a long-distance walking route between Ivybridge on the southern edge of Dartmoor and Lynmouth on the North Coast of Exmoor, comprehensively waymarked except on the open moorland sections. It has a total length of 102 miles (163 km), making it an ideal week's walk.

Tarka Trail
Over 30 miles of the Tarka Trail is available to cyclists between Braunton and Meeth, using the old railways of North Devon. Passing through the largely unspoilt countryside as it was described by Henry Williamson in his classic novel ‘Tarka the Otter’ first published in 1927.

From Exmoor National Park Authority