Samaritans Way South West
A 105-mile long-distance path in the south-west of England beginning in Bristol and making its way across the Mendip Hills, Quantock Hills, and Exmoor to arrive in Lynmouth on the north Devon coast. With map, statistics, and GPX route file.
Statistics and Files
Grid Ref: ST 565 731
Distance: 103 miles (166 km)
Time: 42–52 hours
Duration: 6–10 days
Ordnance Survey Explorer Maps (1:25,000):
OL9 Exmoor, Barnstaple, Lynton, Minehead and Dulverton
140 Quantock Hills and Bridgwater
141 Cheddar Gorge, Mendip Hills, Wells and Glastonbury
154 Bristol West and Portishead
155 Bristol and Bath
Summary
The Samaritans Way South West is a long-distance footpath in the south-west of England created by the Bristol Ramblers Association to support the Samaritans charity. The route starts at Clifton Suspension Bridge on the Avon Gorge in Bristol and continues across the Chew Valley to the Mendip Hills.
From the Mendips, it continues to Cheddar Gorge and Cheddar, along the Somerset Levels to Glastonbury and Street, and on through Bridgwater and Goathurst to the Quantock Hills with a scenic ridge walk passing through the villages of Crowcombe and Stogumber and around the Brendon Hills. The route then crosses Exmoor through the villages of Monksilver, Luxborough, Winsford, and Exford to the Doone Valley, Badgworthy Water, and Malmsmead to Brendon, following the East Lyn River and climbing Myrtleberry Cleaves to Lynton and on to the finish at Lynmouth.