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Otterton Ledge – Otter Estuary Nature Reserve loop from Budleigh Salterton

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Otterton Ledge – Otter Estuary Nature Reserve loop from Budleigh Salterton

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Otterton Ledge – Otter Estuary Nature Reserve loop from Budleigh Salterton

01:37

13.6km

110m

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 17, 2026

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East Devon National Landscape

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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338 m

Viewpoint

1.08 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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2.40 km

Jurassic Coast Path: Budleigh Salterton to Sidmouth

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

A lovely, but very hilly, path along the cliff tops between Budleigh Salterton and Sidmouth. Quite narrow in sections but generally very quiet. Stunning views both ways and out to see as well as back across the Devonshire country side. Perfect for runners and hikers alike.

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6.79 km

Ladram Bay Sea Stacks

Highlight • Natural Monument

The sight of Ladram Bay's red sandstone sea stacks has to be one of the finest on the South Devon coast. The rock that they're made of dates back to the Triassic Period, some 220 million years ago. As is the case with much of the Jurassic Coast, the rocks are treasure troves of prehistoric reptile remains.

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6.91 km

Ladram Bay red sandstone cliffs

Highlight • Natural Monument

Ladram is a beautiful bay with towering red sandstone stacks. It’s right on the South West Coast Path and the running is excellent.

There’s a huge holiday park here with many amenities. Great place to bring the kids.

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8.98 km

Brandy Head Observation Post

Highlight • Viewpoint

Opened in 1940, the building was the range observation post for the top secret Gunnery Research Unit, based at RAF Exeter.

Here at Stantyway Farm, the renowned Professor Sir Bennett Melvill Jones perfected a revolutionary aircraft gunnery sight, which helped ensure allied air superiority on D-Day

The Observation Post has always been an important landmark and a popular rest stop for walkers on the South West Coast Path, which runs past the front of the building. In recent years this iconic building was becoming derelict and in danger of being lost.

In 2020 we restored the building in partnership with our landlords, Clinton Devon Estates, and are offering basic but comfortable accommodation to walkers and anyone who would like to stay there. Facilities for passers-by have been much improved with better benches, more information about the building's history and a mains water tap. These are freely available for users of the South West Coast Path and will always remain that way.

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9.70 km

View of the Jurassic Coast

Highlight • Beach

Walking along the coast is strenuous do carry some light provisions and appropriate walking gear….good footwear is essential.

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11.2 km

Otterton Ledge

Highlight • Natural Monument

The Otterton Ledge to the east of the mouth of the River Otter is a good example of a wave cut platform. This is where the sea has eroded the overlying cliffs leaving the flat rocky seabed exposed. As you walk around the headland and follow the SWCP east towards Sidmouth there are many examples.

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12.4 km

Otter Estuary Nature Reserve

Highlight (Segment) • Natural Monument

The marshes around the River Otter are part of the Otter Estuary Nature Reserve and are a brilliant place for birdwatching. You can walk all the way up to Otterton if you wish but the birdlife is concentrated at the estuary mouth.

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13.6 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

11.1 km

1.97 km

524 m

Surfaces

10.7 km

1.83 km

842 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Sunday 30 August

20°C

12°C

39 %

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Otterton Ledge – Otter Estuary Nature Reserve loop from Budleigh Salterton

Mouth of the River Otter

Jurassic Coast Path: Budleigh Salterton to Sidmouth

Ladram Bay Sea Stacks

Ladram Bay red sandstone cliffs

Brandy Head Observation Post

View of the Jurassic Coast

Otterton Ledge

Otter Estuary Nature Reserve

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