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Minehead

Dunkery Beacon Summit – Dunkery Beacon Summit loop from Minehead

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West Somerset District

Minehead

Dunkery Beacon Summit – Dunkery Beacon Summit loop from Minehead

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Dunkery Beacon Summit – Dunkery Beacon Summit loop from Minehead

03:29

26.5km

900m

Running

Hard run. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 9, 2026

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Exmoor National Park

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9.01 km

Crater Fun Mountain Bike Trail

Highlight • Trail

Quick crater fun before Dunkery Beacon ascent or at the end of the descent.

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9.24 km

Macmillan Way West — View near Dunkery Beacon

Highlight (Segment) • Viewpoint

The Macmillan Way West is a 102 mile (164 km) long distance trail running from Castle Cary to Barnstaple.

This section east of Dunkery Beacon is great fun to run. It's a bit stony and slightly downhill if you are heading east.

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12.8 km

Dunkery Beacon Summit

Highlight • Natural Monument

Dunkery Beacon, atop Dunkery Hill, is the highest point in Somerset. Standing at 1,705 feet (520 m), it boasts spectacular views. On a clear day, views stretch across the Bristol Channel and Wales, Exmoor and Dartmoor.

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12.9 km

Dunkery Beacon Summit

Highlight • Natural Monument

Welcome to the top of the world! Well, at least Somerset. We may not be blessed with mighty mountains in the South West, but it's still certainly and achievement to climb Dunkery Beacon at 1705 feet (520m), whether that's by foot, or by bike, on road or off. Be prepared for more fierce weather if you're planning a trip up here as it can be much more blustery and cold up here than in the Exmoor valleys. There's a great off road trail up from Exford - have you tried it?

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22.0 km

Gravel Road With Sea View in Exmoor National Park

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

nice and compact, great views, and the double track continues nicely for some few kms West. also largely sheltered from wind [other than Northerlies]. beautiful!

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26.5 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

18.1 km

3.45 km

3.09 km

1.03 km

759 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

19.9 km

3.12 km

2.54 km

817 m

121 m

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Wednesday 8 July

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Dunkery Beacon Summit – Dunkery Beacon Summit loop from Minehead

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Macmillan Way West — View near Dunkery Beacon

Dunkery Beacon Summit

Dunkery Beacon Summit

Gravel Road With Sea View in Exmoor National Park

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