Clovelly to Hartland Quay

SOUTH WEST COAST PATH

WALK

DEVON

Clovelly to Hartland Quay

Saturday 19 May 2012

Setting off early I managed to reach Hartland Quay just before 09:00 where I was able to park my car and then had to walk the three miles back to Hartland in order to catch the bus to the Clovelly Visitor Centre.

This walk is graded as ‘moderate to strenuous’ which seems fair. The path to Mouth Mill was easy enough and the climb up from the mill to Brownsham Cliff was the first steep climb of the day and was quickly followed by another at Windbury but from then on it is straightforward enough all the way to the Radar Station at West Titchberry Cliff.

Just below the Radar Station, there is a small refreshments hut selling tea, coffee and cold drinks. It may not be open all year round so either check first or simply don’t rely on it being open if you do this walk.

After passing the Light House at Hartland Point you follow the cliffs for a mile or so before reaching the second set of ‘steep ups and downs’. These are Upright Cliff, Smoothlands, Blegberry Cliff and Blackpool with the final section being a pleasant and flat walk across The Warren and then down to Hartland Quay.

I enjoyed this walk more than the Clovelly to Westward Ho section, the weather was perfect and the path was not too busy.

SWCP – 10.5 Miles.

Extra – 3.0 Miles

Warren Cliff from Hartland Quay Car Park

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