Name: Hawkcombe & Horner
Rating: 5

Mountain Bike

17.9 miles

Distance

3,210 ft

Climb

-3,211 ft

Descent

1,371 ft

High Point

A tough loop with steep climbs and rough terrain but incredibly rewarding singletrack descents. Exmoor is one of the finest places to MTB in the UK.

Detailed Description

Hawkcombe & Horner is a 18 mile popular red route located near Minehead. This mountain bike only route can be used one direction and has a hard overall physical rating. This route includes 30 trails. This route climbs 3,210 ft with a max elevation of 1,371 ft then descends -3,211 ft.

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Trails in Route

	Coleridge Way				2,224 ft
	Cat's Scramble				1 mile
	Flora's Ride				1,594 ft
	Crawter Hill Path				308 ft
	Doverhay Down Path				3,205 ft
	Ley Combe Left				2,310 ft
	Whitstone Path				1 mile
	Hawkcombe Head Path				2,080 ft
	Hawkcombe				5,164 ft
	Lucott Farm Path				2 miles
	Stoke Ridge Path				2,549 ft
	Lang Combe 15 Splashes				1 mile
	Horner Woods Bottom Path				3,432 ft
	Ley Hill Path				1,109 ft
	Wilmersham Wood Path				3,481 ft
	Granny's Path				860 ft
	Horner Woods Bottom Path				1 mile
	Horner Side Path				3,084 ft
	Webbers Post Path				4,262 ft
	Horner Zig Zags				2,320 ft
	Horner Side Path				318 ft
	Horner Woods Bottom Path				2,923 ft
	Coleridge Way				2,431 ft

Details

Riding area

Dunkery, Horner Woods & Minehead
Primary Activity

Mountain Bike
Difficulty rating

Red
Route Type

Loop
Bike type

AM
Direction

One Direction
Physical rating

Hard
Ridelogs

1

More Stats for Hawkcombe & Horner mountain bike route

Avg time

3 hr 57 min
Altitude min

244 ft
Altitude start

362 ft
Altitude end

361 ft
Grade

-0%
Grade max

-62.5%
Grade min

72.2%
Distance climb

9 miles
Distance down

8 miles
Distance flat

3,238 ft

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trail	date	description
Coleridge Way	Aug 16, 2023 @ 10:20pm Aug 16, 2023	Family track. Park at top, ride down & taxi back up. Cream Teas in Horner after.
Crawter Hill Path	May 4, 2023 @ 4:05am May 4, 2023
Hawkcombe	Nov 13, 2020 @ 3:09am Nov 13, 2020
Hawkcombe Head Path	Nov 13, 2020 @ 3:09am Nov 13, 2020	Extremely wet but 100% rideable
Ley Hill Path	Oct 26, 2019 @ 12:36am Oct 26, 2019