Hello Terry.
I haven't been out since the last time as the rivers have been up for
kayaking and I plan to surf this sunday.
Just to let you know I will be out again over the next few weeks, so
will be in touch for an adventures over christmas!
cheers, Dan





--- In exmoorcoast@..., "Terry" <exmoorwalker@...>
wrote:
>
> This is a gully with steep sides from the bottom to the top, but
> gives the impression that it is possible to escape anywhere along
its
> 2000ft length. I gave it a visit after a period of heavy rain so
the
> stream was going some. The first 150ft is a slog up steep rock with
> good holds against the force of the water. At the top of this
section
> is a narrow 20ft vertical waterfall, its sidewalls are covered in
> hanging vegetation hiding any bridging holds which may or may not
> exist. What really put me off was the overhanging bramble and
fallen
> wood at the top of the fall. I bypassed this on the east side and
> rejoined the gully above the fall. The next 150ft was not so steep
> but involved hacking through bramble and struggling over fallen
> trees. At 300ft the angle becomes easier and the brambles vanish.
It
> is then a scramble passing over the odd rock step here and there
> until the coastpath and signpost is reached. Above the path there
are
> no real problems. A number of wet rocksteps have to be passed but
> none are much over 12ft in height. Near the top of the gully you
come
> across an hydraulic pump and a manhole cover. The bed of the gully
is
> almost flat with no angle but it still retains its steep sides to
the
> end.
> From the car and back took 3 hours. The route starts on the beach
and
> exits on the 960ft contour. If the waterfall and following 150ft
was
> cleared this would be an entertaining route similar to Grexy Combe
> but much longer.
>