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South West England

West Somerset District

Kilve Beach Fossil Beds – St Audries Bay Waterfall loop from Kilve

Hiking trails & Routes

South West England

West Somerset District

Kilve Beach Fossil Beds – St Audries Bay Waterfall loop from Kilve

Hard

3.0

(2)

7

hikers

Kilve Beach Fossil Beds – St Audries Bay Waterfall loop from Kilve

06:06

22.3km

340m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 21, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Quantock Hills National Landscape

Waypoints

A

Start point

Bus stop

1.26 km

Chantry

Ruins

2

1.60 km

Kilve Oil Retort Chimney

Highlight • Monument

In the early 1900s, it was thought that the Kimmeridge shale at Kilve could be a commercial source of oil. It was explored, but never lucrative enough to really work. …

Tip by

3

1.78 km

Kilve Beach Fossil Beds

Highlight • Beach

Kilve beach is made up of wave cut platforms of oil-bearing shale and lias which contains numerous fossils. If you take a walk on the exposed bedrock, you're very likely to see ammonites.

Tip by

4

5.28 km

Waterfall in Quantock Hills National Landscape

Highlight • Waterfall

Hard trail and need good physical health with no experience needed

Tip by

5

5.66 km

Waterfall on the Quantock Hills Coast

Highlight • Natural Monument

there is a rock formation to the larger waterfall which makes it hard for dogs or disabled to pass between the two falls.

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6

6.26 km

St Audries Bay Waterfall

Highlight • Beach

Amazing Waterfall running toward the sea

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11.3 km

Stoodleigh Wood

Forest

14.1 km

West Wood

Forest

9

16.0 km

Waterfall and Rocky Cliff at Quantock Hills Coast

Highlight • Waterfall

Amazing trail with so much hidden spots

Tip by

10

19.2 km

Mansion with View of Quantock Hills

Highlight • Monument

Nice trail

Tip by

11

19.9 km

View of the Bristol Channel from Kilve Beach

Highlight • Viewpoint

Moderate trail worth every moment exploring this magnificent area

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B

22.3 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.09 km

4.93 km

4.64 km

4.18 km

3.38 km

108 m

Surfaces

10.7 km

4.92 km

4.54 km

1.96 km

212 m

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Elevation

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Highest point (130 m)

Lowest point (10 m)

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