Macmillan Way West

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Macmillan Way West
Length 102 mi (164 km)
Location Somerset and Devon
Trailheads Castle Cary/Barnstaple
Use Hiking

The Macmillan Way West is a long distance footpath in Somerset and Devon, England. It runs for 102 miles (164 km) from Castle Cary in Somerset to Barnstaple in Devon. It is one of the Macmillan Ways and connects with the main Macmillan Way at Castle Cary.

The path follows the valley of the River Cary to Somerton, then crosses the Somerset Levels to North Petherton. From Langport to a point near Westonzoyland the route coincides with the River Parrett Trail.

From North Petherton the path climbs the Quantock Hills, and follows the ridge of the hills for several miles, passing their highest point, Will's Neck. It descends through the village of Bicknoller, and then crosses low-level country to Williton and Dunster.

After passing the village of Wootton Courtenay it then climbs to Exmoor at its highest point, Dunkery Beacon. For the last 20 miles (32 km) to Barnstaple, the path follows the route of the Tarka Trail.

The path is waymarked from east to west, but not from west to east.

Route and points of interest

Point Coordinates
(Links to map resources)
OS Grid Ref Notes
Start Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. ST641321 Castle Cary
Somerton Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. ST485284 Somerton
Bow Bridge Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. ST415266 Langport
Monk's Leaze Clyce Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. ST408280 Regulates flow into Sowy River
River Tone confluence Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. ST357302 Located at Burrowbridge
Westonzoyland Pumping Station Museum Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. ST339328 Westonzoyland
North Petherton Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. ST287330 North Petherton
Highest point in Quantock Hills Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. ST165351 Will's Neck
Connection with Coleridge Way Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. ST110396 Bicknoller
West Somerset Railway Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. ST085414 Williton
Dunster Castle Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. SS990435 Dunster
Highest point on Exmoor Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. SS891415 Dunkery Beacon
End Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. SS565334 Barnstaple

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