Branscombe Beach – Beer Head loop from Beer Quarry Caves

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Branscombe Beach – Beer Head loop from Beer Quarry Caves

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Branscombe Beach – Beer Head loop from Beer Quarry Caves

01:30

12.0km

340m

Running

Hard run. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 21, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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East Devon National Landscape

Jurassic Coast

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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163 m

Sea Shanty Café

Highlight • Cafe

Amazing Scones and Crumbles

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169 m

Branscombe Beach

Highlight • Beach

Beautiful area for walking those cliff are quite hard to climb very steep fab on the top great views.

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1.53 km

View of Branscombe Beach and the cliff caves

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Don't know it's selected those pics, but there we go. lol

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2.21 km

Beer Head

Highlight • Cave

Beer Head is a dramatic headland on the Jurassic Coast. Atop the magnificent white Hooken Cliffs, you are afforded wonderful views spectacular over Seaton Bay and the coastline. The beaches …

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5.16 km

View of the Lyme Bay cliffs

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The road between Beer and Seaton offers regular cliff and sea views. As part of the Jurassic coastline, the cliffs jut out majestically from the sea, providing ample ground for fossil hunters.

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6.42 km

Seaton Beach and Cliffs

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Seaton's coastal beach is a mile long and overlooks Lyme Bay on the Jurassic Coast. The beach is ideal for swimming, paddling and fishing.
The town itself, Devon's easternmost seaside …

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7.57 km

South West Coast Path: Beer to Seaton

Highlight (Segment) • Beach

A cool single track coast path section between Beer and Seaton. Steep in this direction, fast the other way.

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12.0 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.07 km

2.52 km

1.85 km

1.63 km

1.21 km

676 m

Surfaces

5.10 km

4.05 km

964 m

926 m

542 m

383 m

Elevation

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Weather

Wednesday 7 October

16°C

10°C

14 %

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Max wind speed: 21.0 km/h

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Comments

November 14, 2022,My Favourite Run: Seaton to Beer Head and Branscombe Beach and back

A superb mixed-terrain route in East Devon, which traces a sensational section of the South West Coast Path along the World Heritage–listed Jurassic Coast, taking in history, beaches and beautiful views.

The run starts and finishes in the East Devon town of Seaton, near the mouth of the River Axe on the Jurassic Coast. There is plenty of parking along …