 | Best Devon Walks |
| | Best Devon Walks |
| Best Maidencombe Walks |
| 5 TOP Walks |
| Walk 1 | Maidencombe |
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| 3.5 miles (1h 30) | |
| 7000+ steps | |
| Walk 2 | Maidencombe less steep |
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| 4 miles (1h 40) | |
| 8000+ steps | |
| Walk 3 | North Maidencombe |
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| 1.3 miles (40 mins) | |
| 2600+ steps | |
| Walk 4 | South Maidencombe |
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| 1.3 miles (40 mins) | |
| 2600+ steps | |
| Walk 5 | Valley of Rocks |
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| 2.5 miles (1h 10) | |
| 5000+ steps | |
| Nearby |
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 |
Map of Walk 1
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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!
Map of Walk 2
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| 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) |  |
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Difficulty:
A delightful walk South of Maidencombe.
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| Walk 5 Valley of Rocks (2.5 miles) |  |
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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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| Walks near Maidencombe | ||
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| Babbacombe | ||
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| Torquay | ||
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| Teignmouth | ||
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