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Porlock Toll Road – Lynton Old Town loop from Minehead

West Somerset District

Minehead

Porlock Toll Road – Lynton Old Town loop from Minehead

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Porlock Toll Road – Lynton Old Town loop from Minehead

07:01

111km

2,430m

Road cycling

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 10, 2026

Tips

Includes a very steep uphill segment

You may need to push your bike.

After 30.7 km for 70 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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10.7 km

Porlock Toll Road

Highlight (Segment) • Climb

This is about 7km of fairly easy switch backs to the top. As close as Alpine fun as you’ll get in the South West. Bring your £1 for the toll. …

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18.1 km

Metcombe Plantation

Forest

28.6 km

View of Lynmouth Bay from Exmoor National Park

Highlight • Beach

30.4 km

Glen Lyn Gorge

Highlight • Gorge

Most of the pictures here do NOT show the Gorge!!!!

The entrance to it is clearly signposted and is exactly where you can see the water fountain. You pay 10 …

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31.4 km

Lynton Old Town

Highlight • Historical Site

Lynton presents itself as Victorian and dignified in the small center. There are a few tea rooms, shopping areas and hotels. The steep streets are quickly explored, but there is …

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33.6 km

Valley of Rocks

Highlight • Natural Monument

It's worth stopping to hike some of the paths and take in the views of the coast.

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35.9 km

Croscombe Wood

Forest

72.9 km

Simonsbath Village

Highlight • Restaurant

A small and pretty Exmoor village in Somerset, near the River Barle, very close to the source of the River Exe. It's on both the Two Moors Way and the …

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97.9 km

Porlock Hill Climb

Highlight (Segment) • Viewpoint

Tackling Porlock Hill westwards from the village on the A39, prepare for an immediate, brutal ascent. The climb bites hard almost instantly, throwing its infamous 25% ramps at you very …

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111 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

60.5 km

40.5 km

7.69 km

2.29 km

Surfaces

91.8 km

16.9 km

2.29 km

Elevation

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Highest point (460 m)

Lowest point (10 m)

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Thursday 9 July

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Porlock Toll Road – Lynton Old Town loop from Minehead

Porlock Toll Road

View of Lynmouth Bay from Exmoor National Park

Glen Lyn Gorge

Lynton Old Town

Valley of Rocks

Simonsbath Village

Porlock Hill Climb

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