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Holford

Holford, Somerset, England

11.62 KM

This walk on the Quantock Hills has great views over Bridgwater Bay (and the under construction nuclear power station at Hinkley Point). It features a lot of beautiful moorland with wild cattle and sheep. The walk starts and ends in the village of Holford and climbs to Beacon Hill (310 meters above sea level).

30 Jul 2020
Hilly
3hrs, 40min (2hrs, 45min)
altitude Graph for holford walk

Elevation: Max 333m, Min 123m, Gain 210m

Pictures from the walk

walker approaching fork in paths on moorland

Paths across the Quantock Hills

gorse plants with yellow flowers

Yellow Gorse

herd of wild cattle on moorland

Wild cattle on the moors

tree bent by the wind on open moors

Evidence of wind

looking over fields towards bay and hinkley point nuclear power station

Bridgwater Bay with Hinkley Point in the distance

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