LOCATION: East Devon, Exmouth to Lyme Regis via inland route, rather than the coast path.

DISTANCE: 38 miles / 61 km

SUMMARY: The traditional way to connect Exmouth in Devon to Lyme Regis in Dorset is the South West Coast Path (SWCP).

Instead, this is an inland route, taking in the AONB of East Devon, and part of the landscape of the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site, and linking with the SWCP at both ends.

The path includes estuary, high open commons, woodlands and river valleys & some cracking pubs! The route includes some fairly steep climbs but is generally not challenging.

There is rail access to Exmouth via the scenic 'Avocet' branch line from Exeter, following the River Exe via Topsham, and buses serve both ends of the route.

PUBS: The Swan, Lympstone; The Cannon Inn, Newton Poppleford; Bowd Inn, Bowd Cross; The Red Lion, Sidbury; Gerard Arms or The Kingfisher, Colyton; The Hind, Musbury; Talbot Arms, Uplyme.