Beacon Hill
196m
Beacon Hill is a HuMP, 196m high. The HuMPs are hills in Britain and Ireland with at least 100 metres of prominence, whatever their height.
Paignton is the nearest station, 2.2 mi (about 3 mi on foot), so the summit is within walking distance of the train. From Paignton it's about 1.5 hours to the summit, 1 in 15 on average. Torquay is next, 3.1 mi (about 4 to 4.5 mi on foot), and 6 stations are within 10 miles in all.
Stations within 10 miles of Beacon Hill, nearest first. Walking distances are estimates from the straight-line distance and the type of ground, not a measured route. Check a map before you set off. Times use Naismith's rule and don't include stops.
- Paignton2.2 mi (about 3 mi on foot) · 1.5 hours1 in 15 on average to the summit
- Torquay3.1 mi (about 4 to 4.5 mi on foot) · 2 hours1 in 17 on average to the summit
- Torre3.3 mi (about 4.5 to 5 mi on foot) · 2 hours1 in 20 on average to the summit
- Totnes3.6 mi (about 4.5 to 5 mi on foot) · 2 hours1 in 22 on average to the summitBronze walking rating
- Newton Abbot5.7 mi (about 7.5 to 8.5 mi on foot) · 3 to 3.5 hours1 in 23 on average to the summitBronze walking rating
- Teignmouth8.6 mi (about 11 to 12.5 mi on foot) · 5 to 5.5 hours1 in 21 on average to the summit