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Pinkery Pond – Hoar Oak Cottage Ruins loop from Goat Hill Bridge

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Pinkery Pond – Hoar Oak Cottage Ruins loop from Goat Hill Bridge

Moderate

3.4

(9)

25

riders

Pinkery Pond – Hoar Oak Cottage Ruins loop from Goat Hill Bridge

02:15

23.9km

460m

Mountain biking

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 10, 2026

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Exmoor National Park

Waypoints

A

Start point

Parking

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1

10 m

Pinkery Pond Parking Area

Highlight • Parking

nice little parking spot for hikes upto pinkery pond

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2

2.44 km

Wood Barrow

Highlight • Natural Monument

This Bronze Age barrow sits at an elevation of 480 meters above sea level, right on the boundary dividing the counties of Devon and Somerset. It is recognized as a Scheduled Monument by both counties.

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3

3.10 km

Pinkery Pond

Highlight • Natural

Beautiful freshwater swimming spot on the top of Exmoor, accessible from the Tarka Trail and a variety of other paths. There is also a tunnel that you can go through for some extra adventure!

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4

6.28 km

Source of the River Exe

Highlight • Viewpoint

The official source of the river Exe, easily locatable by the stone bearing its name over which the small trickle flows from the hillside beyond.

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5

6.36 km

One of the most perfect bits of trail I've found on Exmoor, such a great section of trail. Compact, well drained, easy gradient, making for an enjoyable climb (heading south), …

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6

8.85 km

Hoar Oak Cottage Ruins

Highlight • Structure

The shepherds who worked in this remote area of Exmoor lived in this cottage for hundreds of years until the last shepherd family left in the 1960s and the cottage was abandoned.

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7

9.67 km

Hoar Oak Tree

Highlight • Natural

This tree marks the boundary between Brendon Common and the Royal Forest of Exmoor. It was planted in 1916.

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8

20.5 km

The Saddle Stone

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B

23.9 km

End point

Parking

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

14.2 km

5.88 km

3.16 km

659 m

Surfaces

20.0 km

1.82 km

1.34 km

720 m

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Highest point (470 m)

Lowest point (260 m)

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Tuesday 19 May

14°C

9°C

48 %

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