Exmoor National Park. A 9km walk to England's highest sea cliffs.
We left the tiny seaside village of Combe Martin as the locals were arriving for a day at the beach on what turned out to be a perfect day for walking. Clear sunny skies, a fresh breeze and temperatures below 20.
We walked up and up what the locals call Coronary Track, stopping half way for morning tea from our trusty thermoses.
Along ancient tree covered paths.
Cattle with views to die for.
Finally we arrived at some wilder, less humanized landscape. It felt good to be up high, away from the people, out in the open space with horizons that seemed to stretch forever.
The Hangman cliffs. Greater Hangman at the top of the photo is where we sat and ate our lunch with 360 degree views, inland to Dartmoor and across the sea to Wales. Stunning. This is the highest point of the 600 mile long South West Coast walking path. Hmm, a future trip, perhaps? The hill is 318m high and its cliffs drop 214m to the water.
Then we walked back to Coombe Martin and bought an icecream. It seemed the right thing to do at the beach, and after a decent walk up some big hills.
We could not have asked for a better day for our final walk in Britain. It seems a fitting end to our trip which began with walking the West Highland Way.
Wow what a view!
ReplyDeleteYes. We were so grateful for the weather that day. Blessed. It poured all day the following day, which we used to pack and rest before the marathon flight home.
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