Butcombe Trail - Day 1

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 35.07 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 12h 00 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: No
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 700 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 593 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 315 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 62 m
  • ⚐
    District: Shipham 
  • ⚑
    Start: N 51.32097° / W 2.78999°
  • ⚑
    End: N 51.252201° / W 2.678143°
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Description

Start the plot by indicating the starting point. If you know the exact car parking situation, please explain how to park.
If we can access the starting point with public transports, please explain the lines to use and share any useful informations.

(S) From here, describe the instructions to follow from the starting point.

Add waypoints by clicking on the map.

The plot has to end by the location where the walk finishes. If it is a loop please write (S/E) at the end of the description. If it is a one way route write (E).

Waypoints

  1. S : km 0 - alt. 132 m - Start near Rowberrow Lane, Winscombe, Somerset BS25, UK
  2. 2 : km 0 - alt. 132 m - Head north on Rowberrow Ln toward A38
  3. 3 : km 0.22 - alt. 121 m - Head northwest on Rowberrow Ln toward A38
  4. 4 : km 0.55 - alt. 100 m - Turn sharp right onto walkway. Proceed northeast through Mendip Hills AONB (See map for details).
  5. 5 : km 0.92 - alt. 80 m - Stay straight to go onto Doleberrow.
  6. 6 : km 1.06 - alt. 78 m - Keep right at the fork to continue on Doleberrow.
  7. 7 : km 1.24 - alt. 87 m - Turn right onto Limestone Link.
  8. 8 : km 1.76 - alt. 143 m - Turn slight left onto walkway. Proceed east through Mendip Hills AONB (See map for details).
  9. 9 : km 2.03 - alt. 177 m - Turn slight left onto Limestone Link.
  10. 10 : km 3.42 - alt. 154 m - Stay straight to go onto walkway. Proceed southeast through Mendip Hills AONB (See map for details).
  11. 11 : km 3.52 - alt. 149 m - Turn slight left onto Limestone Link.
  12. 12 : km 4.36 - alt. 178 m - Turn right onto walkway. Proceed south through Mendip Hills AONB (See map for details).
  13. 13 : km 8 - alt. 312 m - Turn slight right onto Rain's Batch.
  14. 14 : km 8.78 - alt. 258 m - Turn right onto Blackmoor.
  15. 15 : km 8.94 - alt. 251 m - Turn left onto walkway. Proceed southeast through Mendip Hills AONB (See map for details).
  16. 16 : km 9.83 - alt. 253 m - Go straight (Portions unpaved).
  17. 17 : km 10.29 - alt. 263 m - Turn left onto B3134.
  18. 18 : km 10.38 - alt. 263 m - Turn right.
  19. 19 : km 13.41 - alt. 138 m - Turn left onto walkway. Proceed north through Mendip Hills AONB (See map for details).
  20. 20 : km 13.48 - alt. 124 m - Turn slight right onto The Coombe.
  21. 21 : km 14.5 - alt. 105 m - Turn right onto Highfield Lane.
  22. 22 : km 14.91 - alt. 151 m - Turn left onto Limestone link.
  23. 23 : km 15.27 - alt. 149 m - Turn left onto Harptree Hill.
  24. 24 : km 15.31 - alt. 144 m - Turn slight right onto Limestone link (Portions unpaved).
  25. 25 : km 16.56 - alt. 84 m - Turn right onto A368/The Street.
  26. 26 : km 16.64 - alt. 84 m - Turn right onto B3114/East Harptree Road.
  27. 27 : km 16.65 - alt. 84 m - Turn left onto Whistley Lane (Portions unpaved).
  28. 28 : km 17.62 - alt. 70 m - Whistley Lane becomes Limestone Link.
  29. 29 : km 18.08 - alt. 65 m - Turn left onto Sutton Hill Road.
  30. 30 : km 18.42 - alt. 62 m - Turn left onto Limestone link.
  31. 31 : km 18.97 - alt. 75 m - Turn left onto Limestone Link.
  32. 32 : km 19.43 - alt. 145 m - Turn sharp right onto Sutton Hill Road.
  33. 33 : km 19.45 - alt. 145 m - Turn right to stay on Sutton Hill Road.
  34. 34 : km 19.59 - alt. 145 m - Turn slight left.
  35. 35 : km 20.02 - alt. 147 m - Turn left onto Upper Road.
  36. 36 : km 20.29 - alt. 147 m - Head southeast on Upper Rd
  37. 37 : km 20.34 - alt. 145 m - Turn right toward Lower Rd
  38. 38 : km 20.35 - alt. 144 m - Turn right onto Lower Rd
  39. 39 : km 20.45 - alt. 144 m - Head southwest on Lower Rd toward Ozenhay
  40. 40 : km 20.87 - alt. 137 m - Turn left onto Hook Lane.
  41. 41 : km 21.05 - alt. 140 m - Turn slight right onto walkway. Proceed southwest through Mendip Hills AONB (See map for details).
  42. 42 : km 22.1 - alt. 84 m - Turn slight right (Portions unpaved).
  43. 43 : km 22.53 - alt. 81 m - Turn left.
  44. 44 : km 22.55 - alt. 81 m - Turn slight left.
  45. 45 : km 23.08 - alt. 99 m - Turn sharp right onto B3114.
  46. 46 : km 23.18 - alt. 97 m - Turn left.
  47. 47 : km 23.67 - alt. 116 m - Head southwest toward Back Ln
  48. 48 : km 24.3 - alt. 151 m - Turn right onto Back Ln
  49. 49 : km 25.41 - alt. 210 m - Turn right onto Greendown Batch.
  50. 50 : km 25.43 - alt. 213 m - Stay straight to go onto walkway. Proceed southwest through Mendip Hills AONB (See map for details).
  51. 51 : km 28.03 - alt. 259 m - Turn slight right onto B3135.
  52. 52 : km 28.68 - alt. 280 m - Turn left (Portions unpaved).
  53. 53 : km 28.84 - alt. 278 m - Turn slight left (Portions unpaved).
  54. 54 : km 29.03 - alt. 271 m - Turn slight right (Portions unpaved).
  55. 55 : km 29.22 - alt. 266 m - Turn right (Portions unpaved).
  56. 56 : km 29.76 - alt. 262 m - Turn left (Portions unpaved).
  57. 57 : km 29.97 - alt. 253 m - Turn slight right onto walkway. Proceed southwest through Mendip Hills AONB (See map for details).
  58. 58 : km 29.99 - alt. 252 m - Turn right onto Old Bristol Road.
  59. 59 : km 29.99 - alt. 252 m - Turn left onto Monarch's Way.
  60. 60 : km 30.68 - alt. 252 m - Turn right onto walkway. Proceed northwest through Mendip Hills AONB (See map for details).
  61. 61 : km 32.97 - alt. 269 m - Head south on Nine Barrows Ln
  62. 62 : km 34.06 - alt. 253 m - Turn slight left onto Townsend.
  63. 63 : km 34.67 - alt. 239 m - Townsend becomes Pelting Drove.
  64. E : km 35.06 - alt. 246 m

Useful Information

Always stay careful and alert while following a route. Visorando and the author of this walk cannot be held responsible in the event of an accident during this route.

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Walking In Mendip Hill

Walker
In Mendip Hill
↔6.29 km ↗+171 m ↘-167 m ◔2h 15 ▲Easy
⚑Departure from Shipham (Somerset)

Walk through Rowberrow Warren which is a beautiful woodland, set on a hillside with large paths.

Walking Dolebury Warren

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↔12.15 km ↗+269 m ↘-261 m ◔4h 15 ▲Difficult
⚑Departure from Winscombe and Sandford (North Somerset)

A fine hillfort then a pretty streamside walk along a wooded valley, with attractive villages along the way.

Walking Winscombe & the East Well

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↔4.24 km ↗+31 m ↘-31 m ◔1h 20 ▲Easy
⚑Departure from Winscombe and Sandford (North Somerset)

A short, level walk along a former railway line and green lanes to a historic spring and village church.

Walking Cheddar Gorge

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↔20.83 km ↗+360 m ↘-358 m ◔1.5 hrs ▲Very difficult
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A superb expedition through historic Axbridge to one of England’s most spectacular landforms.

Walking Callow Drove & Shute Shelve Tunnel

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↔6.83 km ↗+199 m ↘-198 m ◔2h 30 ▲Moderate
⚑Departure from Winscombe and Sandford (North Somerset)

Fine views from the Mendip ridge, with an easy return through a disused railway tunnel.

Walking Crook Peak

Association or club
↔13.06 km ↗+299 m ↘-304 m ◔4h 35 ▲Difficult
⚑Departure from Winscombe and Sandford (North Somerset)

An energetic climb from a pretty village is rewarded by superb views over the Somerset Levels.

Walking Sandford Wood and Batch

Walker
↔5.81 km ↗+182 m ↘-181 m ◔2h 10 ▲Moderate
⚑Departure from Winscombe and Sandford (North Somerset)

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↔9.43 km ↗+284 m ↘-283 m ◔3h 30 ▲Moderate
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