Hartland Quay to Speke's Mill Mouth, North Devon
Hartland Quay to Speke's Mill Mouth, North Devon
The Hartland coast is located in a remote part of north Devon, and this gentle circular walk of around four miles follows the cliff top, and then incorporates some quiet lanes and farm tracks. It connects Hartland Quay to a spectacular set of waterfalls at Speke’s mill Mouth. The walk offers an opportunity to explore the unique geology at Hartland Quay where sandstones and mudstones have been folded and contorted to produce spectacular cliff features - evidence of geological events that took place around 300 million years ago in the Variscan Orogeny. The beach by the quay also provides excellent examples of faulting, marine erosion, a wide wave cut platform, and a spectacular arch. The walk provides more opportunities to study coastal features, including a series of truncated coastal valleys. It’s highlights include the chance to immerse into the history of St Catherine’s Tor and to visit the cliffline waterfalls at Speke’s Mill.
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Paul Berry
Paul is a former Head of Geography and Assistant Vice-Principal. Paul took early retirement after 35 years as a Geography Teacher, and has written GCSE exam revision books for Collins, Hodder, and BBC Bitesize. He currently works as a Field Studies Tutor in Iceland for education travel company Rayburn Tours.
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