Footpaths in & around North Molton
North Molton has a small network of footpaths of various lengths, overseen by out Footpath Warden, Steph Harris. If you wish to contact Steph, please do so via the Parish Clerk clerk@northmoltonparish.gov.uk When walking or riding, please remember that you are mostly on private land and should follow the Countryside Code, and especially be aware of animals and crops.
Riverside - Marsh Lane - Dure Lane
2.59 miles
- Part road and part track including fields and woods
- Pretty walk with bluebells in season
- Can be combined with the Limeslake - Holdridge Woods path for a longer route
Start: parkland.affirming.swooned
End: signified.honeybees.blessed
Limeslake - Holdridge Woods
0.66 miles
- Terrain includes road, track, woods and fields, so can be wet
Start: contoured.city.ushering
End: baseline.defrost.fooling
New Road - South Leigh
1.0 miles
- Fields and woods terrain
- Fairly steep in certain places
- Access to the footpath is via a busy road
Start: bill.results.chainsaw
End: widely.drank.stowing
Paunsley - Pitt Lane
1.18 miles
- 4 fields, plus track and road
- Small bridge beisde a stile with 2 obstacles to climb (a dog would need to be lifted over)
- Electric fence adjacent to the stile
Start: briefer.croutons.detergent
End: backward.marriage.perfectly
Pitt Lane - Lambscombe
0.47 miles
- Requires walking across several fields
Start: surfer.village.awakening
End: typist.wages.typed
Heasley Mill - Crowbarn Woods
0.13 miles
- Steep, stony gulley in the woods
Start: twice.presuming.explained
End: king.finalists.lofts
Mines Bridge - Barham Bridge
0.7 miles
- Fields and woods adjacent to the river
- Several stiles, not all dog friendly
- Pretty valley with bluebells in season
Start: hires.duration.tinned
End: common.obstinate.ending
Bentwichen - Long Ford
0.48 miles
- Path across horse-occupied field
- Long Ford bridge area can be very boggy and wet
Start: first.mavericks.visit
End: classics.tonal.crows
Holdridge Lane - Bicknor Bridge
1.1 miles
- Road/steep stony track
- Joins Riverside footpath at Bicknor Bridge
Start: frostbite.twists.winner
End: lighter.winter.blotchy
Permissive path to Bampfylde Clump
0.19 miles
- Short track off of the road and across a field to access Bampfylde Clump
Start & End: lion.collision.obey
