It's been a while since I posted here, but I'm inspired by #wednesdaywalk, so you may see more of me, plus spring is just around the corner, so time to get out more!
So I did this walk a few days ago. I'm luck enough to live within walking distance of Exmoor National Park and the South West Coast Path, so took the opportunity recently to walk to Great Hangman, the highest point on the South West Coast Path, and home via Little Hangman, overlooking Combe Martin.
The walk started in the village of Combe Martin. here's the church in the middle of the village...
I walked out of the village and took a pathway that went uphill pretty quickly, and was definitely a stamina test! Getting out of the village was probably the hardest part of the walk. Along the way I saw some horses...
And some cows. To the right is a big bull. He looked like he could take care of himself in a fight. I left him alone with his ladies.
Once I got out of the village and got to a high point there were some lovely views looking out towards the coast. The peak to the right hand side is Little Hangman, part of our route later...
And here's a tractor that has seen better days...
Almost at the top we come to the South West Coast Path. In the distance we can see the summit of Holdstone Down. We're going to take a left though and follow the path to the summit of Great Hangman...
And here we are! It's a little cloudy, so not too much to see, and because of the shape of the summit you can't see too much around you, but we're finally at the top and the only way is down!
So now we're on the path down, with Little Hangman in front of us, and the North Devon coastline in the distance...
And now we're getting closer to Little Hangman, looking more impressive than our previous summit. I have to confess, I was a little tired at this point and didn't climb to the peak, instead taking the pathway a little way below...
And lastly, before I returned to the village I passed by Wild Pear Beach, which is accessible via a steep path. One day I'll scramble down to check it out from the bottom, but today we'll just look from above.
So thanks for reading, and I hope you enjoyed it. It was a 5 mile circular walk and took around 3 hours, and well worth it, I'll be doing it again in the spring, and hope to see how the seasons affect the landscape, until then...