Butcombe Trail +1

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 71.42 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 24h 05 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: No
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 1,293 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 1,305 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 312 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 5 m
  • ⚐
    District: Bleadon 
  • ⚑
    Start: N 51.30868° / W 2.94749°
  • ⚑
    End: N 51.359706° / W 2.900926°
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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. 19 m - Start near Pear Tree Cottage, 2 Rectory Ln, Bleadon, Weston-super-Mare, North Somerset BS24 0PE, UK
  2. 2 : km 0 - alt. 19 m - Walk south on Celtic Way towards Shiplate Rd
  3. 3 : km 0.06 - alt. 15 m - Turn left onto Shiplate Rd
  4. 4 : km 0.07 - alt. 15 m - Walk east on Shiplate Rd towards Old School Ln
  5. 5 : km 0.14 - alt. 19 m - Walk south-east on Shiplate Rd towards Old School Ln
  6. 6 : km 0.23 - alt. 24 m - Walk east on Shiplate Rd towards Birch Ave
  7. 7 : km 0.4 - alt. 31 m - Turn left
  8. 8 : km 1.42 - alt. 123 m - Turn sharp right onto Roman Road
  9. 9 : km 2.46 - alt. 133 m - Turn right
  10. 10 : km 5.43 - alt. 37 m - Turn slight left onto Hillview Road
  11. 11 : km 5.5 - alt. 27 m - Turn sharp right
  12. 12 : km 5.56 - alt. 15 m - Turn left onto Christon Road
  13. 13 : km 5.63 - alt. 18 m - Turn right onto Church Lane
  14. 14 : km 5.73 - alt. 9 m - Turn slight right
  15. 15 : km 6.63 - alt. 16 m - Turn sharp left onto Barton Road
  16. 16 : km 6.86 - alt. 31 m - Turn right
  17. 17 : km 12.93 - alt. 26 m - Turn right onto West Street
  18. 18 : km 13.23 - alt. 23 m - Turn slight right onto High Street
  19. 19 : km 13.41 - alt. 15 m - Continue onto The Square
  20. 20 : km 13.5 - alt. 16 m - Turn left onto St Marys Street
  21. 21 : km 13.81 - alt. 18 m - Continue onto Jubilee Road
  22. 22 : km 13.89 - alt. 17 m - Continue onto Cheddar Road
  23. 23 : km 14.37 - alt. 29 m - Turn right
  24. 24 : km 16.57 - alt. 10 m - Turn left onto Station Road
  25. 25 : km 16.81 - alt. 12 m - Continue onto A371
  26. 26 : km 16.94 - alt. 11 m - Continue onto Bath Street, A371
  27. 27 : km 17.1 - alt. 10 m - Continue onto Church Street, A371
  28. 28 : km 17.28 - alt. 9 m - Continue onto A371
  29. 29 : km 17.29 - alt. 8 m - Continue onto Church Street, A371
  30. 30 : km 17.31 - alt. 8 m - Turn left onto Froglands Lane
  31. 31 : km 17.4 - alt. 9 m - Turn left
  32. 32 : km 18.12 - alt. 43 m - Turn right onto Bradley Cross Lane
  33. 33 : km 18.2 - alt. 51 m - Turn left
  34. 34 : km 23.81 - alt. 245 m - Turn slight right onto Coxton End Lane
  35. 35 : km 24.07 - alt. 237 m - Turn right
  36. 36 : km 24.8 - alt. 246 m - Turn right onto Coxton End Lane
  37. 37 : km 25.46 - alt. 239 m - Turn sharp left onto Townsend
  38. 38 : km 25.75 - alt. 240 m - Turn slight right
  39. 39 : km 26.17 - alt. 253 m - Turn right onto Nine Barrows Lane
  40. 40 : km 27.21 - alt. 269 m - Turn right
  41. 41 : km 30.18 - alt. 252 m - Turn sharp right onto Old Bristol Road
  42. 42 : km 30.18 - alt. 252 m - Turn left
  43. 43 : km 31.49 - alt. 280 m - Turn right onto B3135
  44. 44 : km 32.14 - alt. 259 m - Turn left onto Torhole Bottom
  45. 45 : km 32.23 - alt. 252 m - Turn left
  46. 46 : km 34.74 - alt. 213 m - Turn slight left onto Greendown Batch
  47. 47 : km 34.76 - alt. 210 m - Turn left
  48. 48 : km 36.9 - alt. 97 m - Turn sharp right onto B3114
  49. 49 : km 37 - alt. 99 m - Turn sharp left
  50. 50 : km 39.02 - alt. 140 m - Turn left onto Hook Lane
  51. 51 : km 39.2 - alt. 137 m - Turn right onto Sutton Hill Road
  52. 52 : km 39.41 - alt. 141 m - Continue onto Lower Road
  53. 53 : km 39.72 - alt. 144 m - Turn left
  54. 54 : km 39.74 - alt. 145 m - Turn left onto Upper Road
  55. 55 : km 40.05 - alt. 147 m - Turn slight right
  56. 56 : km 40.87 - alt. 135 m - Turn slight right onto Limestone Link
  57. 57 : km 41.28 - alt. 75 m - Turn right
  58. 58 : km 41.36 - alt. 76 m - Turn left onto Limestone link
  59. 59 : km 41.83 - alt. 62 m - Turn right onto Sutton Hill Road
  60. 60 : km 42.17 - alt. 65 m - Turn right onto Limestone Link
  61. 61 : km 42.66 - alt. 70 m - Turn slight right onto Whistley Lane
  62. 62 : km 43.63 - alt. 84 m - Turn right onto East Harptree Road, B3114
  63. 63 : km 43.64 - alt. 84 m - Turn left onto The Street, A368
  64. 64 : km 43.73 - alt. 84 m - Turn left onto Ridge Lane
  65. 65 : km 43.94 - alt. 93 m - Turn right onto Limestone link
  66. 66 : km 44.97 - alt. 144 m - Turn slight left onto Harptree Hill
  67. 67 : km 45.02 - alt. 149 m - Turn sharp right onto Limestone link
  68. 68 : km 45.38 - alt. 151 m - Turn sharp right onto Highfield Lane
  69. 69 : km 45.78 - alt. 105 m - Turn left onto The Street, A368
  70. 70 : km 45.95 - alt. 100 m - Continue onto The Batch, A368
  71. 71 : km 46.11 - alt. 97 m - Continue onto The Street, A368
  72. 72 : km 46.19 - alt. 94 m - Turn right onto The Coombe
  73. 73 : km 46.52 - alt. 124 m - Turn slight left
  74. 74 : km 49.67 - alt. 263 m - Turn left onto B3134
  75. 75 : km 49.72 - alt. 263 m - Turn slight right
  76. 76 : km 51.11 - alt. 251 m - Turn right onto Blackmoor
  77. 77 : km 51.27 - alt. 258 m - Turn left onto Rain's Batch
  78. 78 : km 58.72 - alt. 100 m - Turn sharp left onto Rowberrow Lane
  79. 79 : km 59.3 - alt. 133 m - Turn right
  80. 80 : km 59.31 - alt. 133 m - Turn right onto Rowberrow Lane
  81. 81 : km 59.32 - alt. 134 m - Turn right
  82. 82 : km 60.45 - alt. 89 m - Turn right onto Cheddarcoombe Lane
  83. 83 : km 60.57 - alt. 81 m - Turn left onto A38
  84. 84 : km 60.69 - alt. 84 m - Turn slight right onto Pylewell Lane
  85. 85 : km 60.94 - alt. 71 m - Turn slight right onto Mapleton Lane
  86. 86 : km 61.38 - alt. 99 m - Turn left
  87. 87 : km 63.22 - alt. 44 m - Turn right onto Shipham Lane
  88. 88 : km 63.68 - alt. 39 m - Continue onto Ilex Lane
  89. 89 : km 63.81 - alt. 37 m - Turn slight left
  90. 90 : km 64.93 - alt. 31 m - Continue onto Castle Hill, A371
  91. 91 : km 65.92 - alt. 18 m - Continue onto West Street, A371
  92. 92 : km 66.31 - alt. 12 m - Turn right onto Wolvershill Road
  93. 93 : km 66.43 - alt. 9 m - Turn right onto Colling Lane
  94. 94 : km 66.47 - alt. 9 m - Continue
  95. 95 : km 66.66 - alt. 13 m - Turn right onto Wolvershill Road
  96. 96 : km 69.56 - alt. 5 m - Turn sharp right
  97. 97 : km 69.8 - alt. 6 m - Turn left onto Kent Avenue
  98. 98 : km 69.81 - alt. 6 m - Turn right
  99. 99 : km 70.36 - alt. 6 m - Turn left onto Scot Elm Drive
  100. 100 : km 70.38 - alt. 6 m - At roundabout, take exit 1
  101. 101 : km 70.44 - alt. 6 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Scot Elm Drive
  102. 102 : km 70.48 - alt. 6 m - Turn left
  103. 103 : km 71.1 - alt. 9 m - Continue onto Bristol Road, B3440
  104. 104 : km 71.15 - alt. 7 m - Turn right
  105. 105 : km 71.26 - alt. 8 m - Turn right onto Bristol Road
  106. 106 : km 71.41 - alt. 6 m - Turn left
  107. E : km 71.42 - alt. 6 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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