North Devon - Day 5 - Woolacombe to Braunton

Thursday 4th July 2019

Walking Diary (All Walks) Long Distance Walks North Devon - SWCP 2019

Day 5 was much easier than the last two - The heat was intense and the desire to remove the boots and go for a dip in the beautiful cool sea was continually a topic for discussion, but the thought of getting sand in our boots and between our toes always put us off, especially considering we still had a long way to go and blisters were to be avoided at all costs.

Three lovely stretches of beach were passed (Woolacombe, Croyde and Saunton Sands) before Braunton was reached. The last 7 miles or so was through very flat and easy walking terrain, although a bit bland (Braunton Burrows & Braunton Marsh).

We both thought Braunton was a good place to have stayed - with a selection of good beer pubs, nice restaurants and a friendly feel.

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Distance: 16.9 miles
Duration: 6:45 hours
Ascent: 1288 ft
Difficulty: Moderate
Accompanied By: Davy
Weather: Hot & Sunny

3D outline of route

Parking

Must be good !

Rather than follow the SWCP through the dunes - which is always a pain, We decided to walk on the flat damp sand along the beach - It was the right choice

Majestic

As we climb away from the best beach in the UK - we look back towards Woolacombe

and again .......

Heading towards Baggy Point - What are these Totem Poles for ?

Croyde

Saunton Sands

Saunton Sands - Half way point of this walk - time for a celebration. We also clocked up our thousandth mile of Long Distance Walking together - and not a cross word. Time to crack open that Ribena !

Braunton Burrows - Another Golf course, and true to form we followed the wrong path and ended up on a practice course ! What is it about these places and the difficulty in navigating across them ?

Sorry chaps - don't hit it just yet !

Across Braunton Marsh alongside the River Caen. The start of over 20 miles of flat walking - and I really mean flat !

Road trip into Braunton and our very pleasant B&B - voted best on our trip (Well done Brookfield B&B)