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Walk 1. The Prehistoric Chains Walk 2. The Upper Barle and Cow Castle Walk 3. Watersmeet and Arnold's Linhay Walk 4. Bull Lighthouse and Mortehoe Walk 5. Heddons Mouth and the Roman Fort Walk 6. Withypool and the Tarr Steps Walk 7. Brendon Common & Valley Walk 8. Dunkery

Walk Three- Arnold's Lynhay Following the river Lyn upstream to Watersmeet and then climbing to Countisbury Lynmouth. Starting at Lynmouth about 2.5 hrs long, including a steep climb up Chisel Combe.

The Route: Start at the car park in Lynmouth. At the end of the car park go through the gap in the wall and head upstream along the tarmac path. Cross the bridge and turn right still heading up river. The tarmac road tapers into a path as you leave the town. Walk along the banks of the East Lyn passing many rapids, past a wooden bridge, carry straight on. Follow the signs marked "Watersmeet riverside walk". After a while you come to a new wooden bridge, cross over and continue up stream now walking on the right bank. Pass yet another bridge and contine straight on, through the remains of an old mineral water factory. The river widens a bit as it bends around Myrtleberry House. Cross over the stone Chiselcombe Bridge, rebuilt in 1957 after the original was washed away in the great flood of 1952, and turn right to Watersmeet where you find a 19th century fishing lodge now converted into a National Trust tea shop. where you can sit outside and enjoy a cream tea with the spectacular waterfalls as a back drop. Retrace your steps back to Chiselcombe Bridge, now follow the "woodland walk" sign-post down the right bank of the river bearing right by a stone wall up a hill into the woods. After a short way turn right at the end of a stone wall signed "Countisbury". Climb steeply up a hill through a wicket gate, and up the centre of a valley towards the road. At the top of the valley turn left sign-posted Lynmouth (or go straight on up to the hamlet of Countisbury and stop at the Sandpiper Pub for refreshments and visit the historic church). Cross the top of the valley past a manmade pool and turn left again, the path cuts along the top of the valley. At the end of the valley go through a wicket gate and follow the stone wall on your right with the start of the woods to your left. You come across a wooden seat, at this point turn right marked "alternative path to Lynmouth". This route winds along the top of the valley with spectacular views over the East Lyn valley and Lynmouth. You reach a T junction where you bear left and zig-zag down into the woods eventally reaching the river just up stream from where you started.

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