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Badgworthy Wood Trail – St Mary's Church, Oare loop from Oare

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West Somerset District

Oare

Badgworthy Wood Trail – St Mary's Church, Oare loop from Oare

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Badgworthy Wood Trail – St Mary's Church, Oare loop from Oare

04:03

14.8km

220m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 6, 2026

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Exmoor National Park

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Parking

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5.72 km

Footbridge at Badgworthy Water

Highlight • Bridge

The footbridge crossing continues the footpath from the valley and up onto the moorland.

A peaceful spot Ideal for a spot of lunch or a quick paddle to sooth your feet.

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6.66 km

Medieval Village Site, Exmoor National Park

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Hill mounds leading down to the stream form the site of a medieval village that can be explored in this area. It is on the edge of the moor and …

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6.78 km

Badgworthy Medieval Village Ruins

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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 …

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6.90 km

Doone Valley (Badgworthy Valley)

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Doone Valley or Badgworthy Valley is often known as Lorna Doone Country, after the 1869 novel of the same name by RD Blackmore.

His descriptions of the area inspired generations …

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7.00 km

Badgworthy Wood Trail

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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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10.6 km

Malmsmead Packhorse Bridge and Badgworthy River

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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 …

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12.2 km

If you've read the romantic novel "Lorna Doone," this is where Carver Doone shoots Lorna.
The church has medieval origins, and it is known that there has been a church at Oare since at least the 13th century.

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13.2 km

Copper Wood

Forest

14.8 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.34 km

3.92 km

2.44 km

Surfaces

10.8 km

3.48 km

452 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (400 m)

Lowest point (230 m)

Weather

Friday 26 June

24°C

14°C

29 %

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Badgworthy Wood Trail – St Mary's Church, Oare loop from Oare

Footbridge at Badgworthy Water

Medieval Village Site, Exmoor National Park

Badgworthy Medieval Village Ruins

Doone Valley (Badgworthy Valley)

Badgworthy Wood Trail

Malmsmead Packhorse Bridge and Badgworthy River

St Mary's Church, Oare

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