Stage Distance: 5.5 miles (Total Distance: 41 miles)
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First, a 30 minute bus trip from Ilfracombe to Combe Martin. Started walking by 12:00. A steady climb out of Combe Martin. Had a cup of coffee with our lunch at Sandycove Hotel. Then past lovely Golden Cove and on to Water Mouth. This is a very pretty natural harbour. The tide was out which was ideal as we could walk over the sand to rejoin the path rather than brave the road.
Up the hill to Widmouth Head with great views back to Water Mouth and on to Samson's Bay and Rillage Point. Then across the cliffs of Hele Bay, past the Coastguard cottages. On the way down, we managed to sneak a look through a kind man's scope to view two resident peregrines on the cliffs.
There followed a steep climb up Beacon Point which gave us great views over to Ilfracombe and the Iron Age hill fortifications of Hillsborough. From then on it was downhill, over Hillsborough and into Ilfacombe harbour. We had a walk up to St Nicholas Chapel which was closed and then carried on round Capstone Parade. We continued along Torr's Walk Avenue until the coast path turned right on toward Woolacombe at which point we left it to return to the car. A good walk and a fair amount of sun. Fish and chips at the Tarka Inn on the trip home completed the day.
Logistics: Parked at Wilder Road car park in Ilfracombe and caught the 31 bus back to Combe Martin.
GPS Track: 6- Combe Martin to Ilfracombe (20101022).kmz
Images: 6 - Combe Martin to Ilfracombe
