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Minehead to Porlock Walk

8.39 miles (13.5 km)

Ordnance Survey Map Open Streetmap This walk follows a section of the South West Coast Path from Minehead to Porlock and Porlock Weir along the beautiful North Somerset coast. The walk runs for a distance of just over 8 miles with some moderate climbs to splendid viewpoints on the National Trust's Holnicote Estate.
The walk starts at the harbour car park in Minehead and follows the waymarked coast path north west through woodland to Greenaleigh Farm. You continue west past North Hill to the splendid viewpoints at Selworthy Beacon and Bossington Hill.
You then reach the coast at the scenic Hurlstone Point before heading along Porlock Bay to finish at Porlock Weir.

Minehead to Porlock Walk OS Map Ordnance survey map - Mobile GPS OS Map with Location tracking

Minehead to Porlock Walk Open Street Map Open Streetmap - Mobile GPS Map with Location tracking

Photos

Minehead , Minehead Harbour - geograph.org.uk - 1212447

Minehead , Minehead Harbour

Cairn and trig pillar on Selworthy Beacon - geograph.org.uk - 1716628

Cairn and trig pillar on Selworthy Beacon

Footpath to Hurlstone Point - geograph.org.uk - 1719647

Footpath to Hurlstone Point

Porlock Weir harbour

Porlock Weir harbour

Bossington Hill from the coast path - geograph.org.uk - 1708993

Bossington Hill from the coast path

Grassland on North Hill - geograph.org.uk - 3733918

Grassland on North Hill

Video

GPS Files

GPX File

Minehead to Porlock Walk.gpx (On Desktop:Right Click>Save As. On Ipad/Iphone:Click and hold>Download Linked File)

Memory Map Route

Minehead to Porlock Walk.mmo (On Desktop:Right Click>Save As. On Ipad/Iphone:Click and hold >Download Linked File)