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South West England

West Somerset District

Kilve Oil Retort Chimney – Kilve Beach Fossil Beds loop from Stogursey

Hiking trails & Routes

South West England

West Somerset District

Kilve Oil Retort Chimney – Kilve Beach Fossil Beds loop from Stogursey

Moderate

4.0

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Kilve Oil Retort Chimney – Kilve Beach Fossil Beds loop from Stogursey

04:47

18.0km

180m

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: August 17, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Quantock Hills National Landscape

Waypoints

A

Start point

Bus stop

1

6.53 km

West Somerset Coast Path

Highlight • Trail

2

7.15 km

Control Tower

Highlight • Structure

3

9.30 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. …

Tip by

4

9.49 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

10.0 km

Chantry

Ruins

6

11.5 km

Maze in Quantock Hills National Landscape

Highlight • Structure

7

12.1 km

Narrow Rocky Path to Kilve Village

Highlight • Trail

Narrow and rocky path back down to Kilve village

Tip by

14.2 km

Six Acre Copse

Forest

14.5 km

Standard Copse

Forest

B

18.0 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.27 km

4.10 km

3.40 km

2.53 km

1.47 km

267 m

Surfaces

6.30 km

3.61 km

2.79 km

2.16 km

1.89 km

209 m

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Monday 19 October

12°C

8°C

79 %

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