Walk · Devon

Valley of Rocks and Hollerday Hill

Lynton

5MILES

2h 45mON FOOT

300mCLIMB

CircularSHAPE

The route A-road B-road Lane Track Path Water Woodland

Off-road 78% 22% shares tarmac with cars

Field & moor path 58%Lane & track 20%Road with traffic 22%

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

Roadside parking on the Valley of Rocks loop road, by the toilets

Parking

Free roadside bays along the valley loop, perhaps 60 spaces, full by 11am in summer; Lynton town car parks are paid and tight

Directions to the start →

Five miles and two to three hours through the dry stone valley of the Valley of Rocks, out towards Lee Bay and back over Hollerday Hill and the North Walk into Lynton, with 300 metres of climbing on good paths, one steady lane and a rocky top section. Start from the free roadside parking along the loop road in the Valley of Rocks, which has toilets and a tea van in season and is much easier than the tight pay-and-display in Lynton itself. The feral goats that live on these crags are the reason to keep a dog close rather than loose: they will stand their ground, the drops off Castle Rock and the North Walk are severe and unfenced, and there is no water on the tops, so fill up in Lynton before you climb.

THE SMALL PRINTFeral goats and sheep range across the crags and the valley floor; Exmoor National Park asks for dogs on a lead or otherwise under close control at all times, and close to livestock a short lead.

House rules, decoded

Livestock — leads on

Off-lead allowed

REGION · DEVON

GRID · 51.2305, -3.8478

SOURCE · HTTPS://WWW.EXMOOR-NATIONALPARK.GOV.UK/EXMOOR-FOR-EVERYONE/WALKING/EXMOOR-CLASSICS/THE-VALLEY-OF-ROCKS

Valley of Rocks and Hollerday Hill

House rules, decoded

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