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South West England

West Somerset District

West Quantoxhead

Beacon Hill Trig Point – Kilve Beach Fossil Beds loop from West Quantoxhead

Hiking trails & Routes

South West England

West Somerset District

West Quantoxhead

Beacon Hill Trig Point – Kilve Beach Fossil Beds loop from West Quantoxhead

Moderate

4.6

(5)

18

hikers

Beacon Hill Trig Point – Kilve Beach Fossil Beds loop from West Quantoxhead

04:23

15.1km

380m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 16, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Quantock Hills National Landscape

Waypoints

A

Start point

Parking

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1

786 m

Beacon Hill Trig Point

Highlight • Viewpoint

Fabulous views both east and west along the coastline and across the Bristol Channel to Wales. The trig point is at 310m, the highest northerly point on the Quantock Hills.

Tip by

3.19 km

WWI Memorial Trees

Forest

3

4.31 km

Holford Old Kiln House

Highlight • Historical Site

This is where part of the video was filmed for 'that' Bryan Adams song.
Was very overgrown and unable to get closer due to it being privately owned but can see it from the road at the top

Tip by

4

6.91 km

Kilve Village Sign

Highlight • Structure

Klive village sign post

Tip by

7.80 km

East Wood

Forest

8.54 km

Chantry

Ruins

7

8.87 km

Kilve Oil Retort Chimney

Highlight • Monument

In the early 1900s, it was thought that the Kimmeridge shale at Kilve could be a commercial source of oil. It was explored, but never lucrative enough to really work. …

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8

9.06 km

Kilve Beach Fossil Beds

Highlight • Beach

Kilve beach is made up of wave cut platforms of oil-bearing shale and lias which contains numerous fossils. If you take a walk on the exposed bedrock, you're very likely to see ammonites.

Tip by

9

9.72 km

View of the Bristol Channel from Kilve Beach

Highlight • Viewpoint

Moderate trail worth every moment exploring this magnificent area

Tip by

10

10.4 km

Mansion with View of Quantock Hills

Highlight • Monument

Nice trail

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11

15.0 km

Quantock Hills Trail

Highlight • Natural Monument

B

15.1 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

9.32 km

4.09 km

880 m

514 m

298 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

6.00 km

3.78 km

2.84 km

2.30 km

190 m

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Highest point (300 m)

Lowest point (10 m)

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Thursday 25 June

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