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Badgworthy Wood Trail – The Bull Inn loop from Malmsmead

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Badgworthy Wood Trail – The Bull Inn loop from Malmsmead

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Badgworthy Wood Trail – The Bull Inn loop from Malmsmead

01:01

10.8km

200m

Mountain biking

Easy mountain bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 15, 2026

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Exmoor National Park

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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63 m

Lorna Doone Inn and Malmsmead Bridge

Highlight • Cafe

Cafe stop with sandwiches, jacket potatoes and cakes. Lovely surroundings by a ford with an attached campsite.

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406 m

Badgworthy Wood Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

This beautiful section of river is noteworthy for its open woodlands and great pools. A truly stunning section of the Doone Country.

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3.76 km

Badgworthy Medieval Village Ruins

Highlight • Structure

There are ruins of around 14 buildings here and although it was a medieval village, abandoned in the 15th century, one of the buildings was still occupied in 1814.

Being in the Doone Valley, the village also has a connection with RD Blackmore's 1869 novel, 'Lorna Doone'. It is thought that it is where the Doone family lived after their exile from Scotland.

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4.24 km

Badgworthy Valley and Village Remains

Highlight • Natural

This valley is offering a special microclimate, much milder and without the heavy winds of the open planes. plants are growing here which only a few hundred yards away have not succeeded to survive. Even rhododendron is growing in big bushes.
if someone wanted to live in Exmoor this valley would be a perfect hideaway.
No surprise that apparently there was apparently an ancient settlement. Remains however are rather scattered.

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6.38 km

Solitary Twisted Tree in Exmoor National Park

Highlight • Natural Monument

view towards east

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6.74 km

Hard-Backed Bridleway in Exmoor National Park

Highlight • Viewpoint

Amozing bridleway surface for getting some good speed up as you head towards the coast. Really open with great views and yeah, FAST!

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10.6 km

Malmsmead Packhorse Bridge and Badgworthy River

Highlight • Settlement

Malmsmead is at the very heart of Doone Country right on the border between Devon and Somerset.

The medieval packhorse bridge and ancient ford cross the Badgworthy River and it is from here that you can easily access the Doone (or Badgworthy) Valley.

There are public toilets and a tea room here so it makes the perfect place to start and/or finish a walk.

The hamlet is full of connections to RD Blackmore's 'Lorna Doone', including Lorna Doone Farm and a memorial to Blackmore a short way up the valley.

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10.7 km

The Bull Inn

Highlight • Pub

The Buttery tearoom at Lorna Doone is a lovely little National Trust Cafe in a picturesque hamlet. They serve hot and cold drinks, cakes and bakes as well as a few snacks. Anything you buy helps support the NT look after the area.
The NT Cloud Farm campsite is just up the road, it's a great base to explore the area from and has e-bike charging.
Cafe opens every day 10:00 - 16:00.

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10.8 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.99 km

2.01 km

1.76 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

9.00 km

1.62 km

139 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (400 m)

Lowest point (230 m)

Weather

Monday 13 July

26°C

14°C

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Badgworthy Wood Trail – The Bull Inn loop from Malmsmead

Lorna Doone Inn and Malmsmead Bridge

Badgworthy Wood Trail

Badgworthy Medieval Village Ruins

Badgworthy Valley and Village Remains

Solitary Twisted Tree in Exmoor National Park

Hard-Backed Bridleway in Exmoor National Park

Malmsmead Packhorse Bridge and Badgworthy River

The Bull Inn

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