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Hele Bay – View of Hele Bay loop from Ilfracombe

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Hele Bay – View of Hele Bay loop from Ilfracombe

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Hele Bay – View of Hele Bay loop from Ilfracombe

01:53

6.24km

190m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 8, 2026

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North Devon Coast National Landscape

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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386 m

Ilfracombe Seafront

Highlight • Rest Area

Not much here restaurant chip shop and a few bric a brac but across the road a play area for kids and a band stand lower down

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1.03 km

View of Verity Statue and Ilfracombe Harbour

Highlight • Viewpoint

A 66 foot bronze-clad sculpture named Verity created by world famous artist Damien Hirst has been loaned to North Devon Council for the next 20 years .
On Tuesday 16 October 2012, Verity was hoisted into position giving residents and visitors their first glimpses of her standing tall on Ilfracombe's Pier.
The statue of Verity pregnant holding a sword aloft and standing on a base of legal books is meant to be a 'modern allegory of truth and justice'
The figure's stance is taken from Edgar Degas' late 19th Century Little Dancer of Fourteen Years and is referenced by Damien Hirst in his earlier bronze Virgin Mother from 2005.
The title 'Verity' is from the Italian word of Truth, while she holds the traditional symbols denoting justice – a sword and scales.

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2.11 km

View of Ilfracombe from Hillsborough

Highlight • Viewpoint

Hillsborough is a local nature reserve in Ilfracombe, North Devon. It is known locally as the sleeping elephant. It was bought by the local council in the late 19th century to prevent development on the site. As well as a pleasant coastal area where visitors may roam, it includes the remains of an Iron Age hill fort.

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2.94 km

Hele Bay

Highlight • Beach

Not so great at low tide

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3.01 km

View of Hele Bay

Highlight • Beach

A beautiful beach tucked away between the hills with good amenities for visitors.

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5.62 km

Capstone Point

Highlight • Viewpoint

A natural landmark of Ilfracome is this steep hill by the sea. When it's windy you'll almost be blown down here 😁😁
But you can also just walk around it... You're very close to the sea without any elevation gain

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6.24 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

1.75 km

1.63 km

1.36 km

999 m

466 m

Surfaces

2.42 km

1.69 km

871 m

554 m

468 m

193 m

Elevation

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Weather

Tuesday 25 August

24°C

15°C

28 %

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Max wind speed: 19.0 km/h

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September 29, 2023,🇬🇧 Ilfracombe - Die Aussichtsrunde

Today Komoot did a lot of work, pictures, highlights, the route... Everything was chaotic and confused, at times the tour completely disappeared 😱. So I've been tinkering for a long time now and hopefully everything is in the right order.

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Hele Bay – View of Hele Bay loop from Ilfracombe

Ilfracombe Seafront

View of Verity Statue and Ilfracombe Harbour

View of Ilfracombe from Hillsborough

Hele Bay

View of Hele Bay

Capstone Point

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