Walk · Cornwall

Bude to Sandymouth and Northcott Mouth

Bude
Flexbury N 880 YD © OpenStreetMap contributors
6.2MILES
3hON FOOT
200mCLIMB
CircularSHAPE
The route A-road B-road Lane Track Path Water Woodland
Off-road 72% 28% shares tarmac with cars
Field & moor path 58%Lane & track 14%Road with traffic 28%

Our drawing of the route, over road and path data from OpenStreetMap. It shows where the walk goes and what it goes through. It is not a survey and not a navigation aid — carry OS Explorer on the hill. Off-lead information here is what walkers reported or what signage allows — never our advice. Whether and when a dog is off the lead is the owner’s decision and legal responsibility; keep dogs under control near livestock and follow signs on the day.

Starts at
Summerleaze car park, Bude
Parking
Summerleaze pay-and-display in Bude; National Trust car park at Sandymouth (EX23 9HW) if you would rather start at the northern end, free to members
Directions to the start →

Six miles north along the cliffs to the National Trust beach at Sandymouth and back by the lanes, close to three hours with 200 metres of up and down in the valleys that cut the coast. It begins at Summerleaze in Bude and can be shortened at Northcott Mouth, where the wreck of the Belem shows at low tide; Sandymouth has its own Trust car park at the far end. There are no stiles on the route at all, three of the four beaches take dogs all year, and the freshwater streams at Northcott and Sandymouth are the reliable drink; the return lanes are quiet but tarmac, so expect some lead work.

THE SMALL PRINTCrooklets beach, passed at the start, bans dogs 10am to 6pm from 15 May to 30 September under the Cornwall Council order. Northcott Mouth, Sandymouth and Summerleaze are open to dogs all year, Summerleaze on a lead in season.

House rules, decoded

Off-lead allowed
Water bowls
REGION · CORNWALL
GRID · 50.8330, -4.5520
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3.9MILES
1:40TIME
45mCLIMB
80%OFF-ROAD
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