Synopsis: A pleasant walk that encompasses country and coast. Exmouth looking lovely in the sun, although the sea of caravans at Sandy Bay is something of a blot on the landscape.
This was a lovely sunny day for a walk, and although tired from the previous day, I felt I just had to be out trekking again. This was a walk I had ‘in the bank’, in that I’d done the planning for it some weeks previous and simply had to load it to my GPS and be on my way.
Exmouth - Orcombe Point Much of the walk is well known territory, but that didn’t detract from the enjoyment of the day. Although coastal path walking can be strenuous, this is a relatively light walk. I potentially could have used the bus service to Littleham, which was my walk start and end, but it was a Sunday and services aren’t as good as in the week, and quite simply I couldn’t get my head around it, so I took the car. I parked by the church in Littleham, which I stopped to photograph at the end of my walk.
Littleham Cove
The most breathtaking of views were those to be had at Littleham Cove, just past Sandy Bay, where a wide sweep of Devon clay cliffs leads the eye off in the direction of Budleigh Salterton. On a day like this, with the bright sun’s rays creating a high pitch of colour, the bay looks incredibly dramatic and yet strangely deserted, due to the inaccessibility of the beach below severely eroded cliffs. There was little breeze and the serenity of the sea seemed to add intensity to the view.
Walk Statistics:
Total Distance: 7.1 m
Duration: 3 hrs 42 mins
Total Ascent: 435 metres
Maximum Elevation: 131 metres
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