Best Maidencombe Walks
| Walk 1 (3.5 miles) | Walk 2 (4 miles) | Walk 3 (1.3 miles) | Walk 4 (1.3 miles) | Walk 5 (2.5 miles) |
| Maidencombe | Maidencombe Less Steep | North Maidencombe | South Maidencombe | Valley of Rocks |
Five delightful walks - some with a chance to see wild ponies!
Domesday Book records Maidencombe as having 1 villager, 2 smallholders & 1 slave (!). Today due to its locality it still consists of only a few houses.
Any walk to or from Maidenhead includes hills, some quite steep almost halving your walking speed.
Combe means a valley with grassy hills
 | Coast Line with wild ponies |
 | Thatched Inn |
 | See below |
Walk 1 Maidencombe (3.5 miles)
Difficulty:
A strenuous but most rewarding walk with magnificent views of the coast and very dramatic countryside grazed by ponies.
Caution:This walk includes some very steep descents and is as much a challenge as an ordeal depending on your knees and stamina - try walk 1b instead.
main roads | 0 % |
 | 2 stretches |
altitude range | 27 - 132 m |
quality of track | *** |
stiles | several |
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| Labrador Bay Car Park (free on Sunday |
 | SATNAV Postcode:TQ1 4TP |
Walk 2 Maidencombe less steep (4 miles)
Difficulty:
This Walk avoids the steep hills but you will still see the ponies!
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Map of Walk 2
Walk 3 North Maidencombe (1.3 miles)
Difficulty:
A fine walk North of Maidencombe.
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Map of Walk 3
Walk 4 South Maidencombe (1.3 miles)
Difficulty:
A delightful walk South of Maidencombe.
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Walk 4
Walk 5 Valley of Rocks (2.5 miles)
Difficulty:
The walk takes you through the Valley of Rocks via the John Musgrave Heritage Trail into Maidencombe then follows a magnificent coastline.
Start from Car Park off Watcombe Beach Road.
There is an option to descend to Watcombe Beach (during the summer a cafe might be open).
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This walk can be combined with walk 2.
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Map of Walk 5
