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River Otter – Budleigh Salterton Beach loop from Budleigh Salterton

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River Otter – Budleigh Salterton Beach loop from Budleigh Salterton

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River Otter – Budleigh Salterton Beach loop from Budleigh Salterton

01:36

14.4km

160m

Running

Moderate run. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: July 30, 2026

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East Devon National Landscape

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Start point

Parking

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2.49 km

Bear Lane and Shortwood Lane Dirt Tracks

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Linking the farm at Dalditch to Shortwood Common and up to Hayes Wood, these two mucky dirt lanes are great fun on either a gravel bike or mountain bike. Although not a bridleway, the track is open for public access, according to online right of way information.

Up the rutted lane and onto Bear Lane, you'll pass fields on either sides, with views of the East Devon coastline. It's pretty mucky here when wet - be warned!

You'll also pass by a few fields that are owned by the Clinton Devon Estate for the Dalditch organic dairy herd.

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4.16 km

Ruins

7.00 km

Sir Walter Raleigh Pub

Highlight • Cafe

A friendly country pub with an excellent changing locally sourced menu. They also run a cafe during the day catering for coffee, cake and lunches. Walkers and dogs’ welcome. Open every day.

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10.5 km

River Otter

Highlight • Viewpoint

The footpath along the River Otter between its estuary next to Budleigh Salterton and Otterton Mill is a lovely way to enjoy this quiet and peaceful area of Devon. The river flows from it source in the Blackdown Hills AONB through rural farmland to the Ottery Estuary Nature Reserve a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI).

Otterton Mill is now a cafe but was once one of the biggest mills on the river, of which there were over 50.

Although it is called the River Otter, the most famous wildlife inhabitants are a family of around 15 beavers. Extinct in England in the 16th century, it is not known how they were released but were granted permission to remain after a five year trial.

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11.3 km

River Otter

Highlight • Natural

Perfect for filling up water filtration bottle

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11.8 km

Mouth of the River Otter

Highlight • Natural

The Otter Estuary Nature Reserve is a 57-acre Site of Special Scientific Interest consisting of tidal mudflats and saltmarsh. There is no public access to the estuary itself but footpaths lead to two viewing platforms on the west and two hides one on the west and one on the east. The wintering population of wildfowl and waders includes common redshank, greenshank, dunlin, common sandpiper, ringed plover, grey plover, Eurasian curlew, common snipe, water rail, Eurasian wigeon, Eurasian teal, common shelduck, brent goose, red-breasted merganser and little grebe. Eurasian reed warbler, reed bunting and sedge warbler breed on the reserve.

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14.1 km

Budleigh Salterton Beach

Highlight • Beach

Budleigh Salterton is a seaside town on the coast in East Devon, England. It lies within the East Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and is part of the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site. It has a population of 6,575 according to the 2012 census. It is situated near the mouth of the River Otter, where there is a nature reserve and a nudist beach. Budleigh Salterton has a 2.5 mile pebble beach, overlooked by stunning red sandstone cliffs and safe, clean bathing water. It is one of Devon’s most unspoilt and charming towns, containing many interesting shops and attractions. Some of the attractions include the Fairlynch Museum, a thatched marine cottage with exhibitions and costumes, the East Devon Golf Club, a scenic 18-hole course, and the Budleigh Salterton Croquet Club, one of the oldest and largest in the country. Budleigh Salterton also has a variety of sports, community and religious groups, as well as regular bus links with Exmouth and Sidmouth.

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14.4 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.95 km

3.40 km

2.64 km

1.49 km

1.17 km

740 m

Surfaces

5.25 km

3.44 km

3.27 km

1.25 km

1.15 km

< 100 m

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Sunday 30 August

20°C

12°C

39 %

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River Otter – Budleigh Salterton Beach loop from Budleigh Salterton

Bear Lane and Shortwood Lane Dirt Tracks

Sir Walter Raleigh Pub

River Otter

River Otter

Mouth of the River Otter

Budleigh Salterton Beach

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