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Otterton Mill – River Otter loop from Otterton

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Otterton Mill – River Otter loop from Otterton

Moderate

4.8

(22)

286

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Otterton Mill – River Otter loop from Otterton

02:12

8.52km

50m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 22, 2026

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East Devon National Landscape

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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83 m

Otterton Mill

Highlight • Monument

Set beside the River Otter in one of Devon's most beautiful coastal valleys, a warm welcome awaits you at Otterton Mill - the place in Devon to experience the ancient traditions of flour milling, bread baking and much more.

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1.27 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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2.00 km

River Otter

Highlight • Natural

Perfect for filling up water filtration bottle

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2.82 km

Viewpoint

3.46 km

Pebble Beach and Marsh View, East Devon National Landscape

Highlight • Beach

Water, coke, fruit, sweet and savoury snacks

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3.98 km

Otterton Ledge

Highlight • Natural

5.89 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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8.52 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.11 km

2.02 km

1.65 km

466 m

275 m

Surfaces

3.09 km

2.30 km

1.58 km

1.05 km

481 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Thursday 9 July

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Otterton Mill – River Otter loop from Otterton

Otterton Mill

River Otter

River Otter

Pebble Beach and Marsh View, East Devon National Landscape

Otterton Ledge

Mouth of the River Otter

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