The Mendip Trail - Aka The Butcombe Trail

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 72.84 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 24h 50 
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    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 1,421 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 1,421 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 314 m
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    Lowest point: 6 m
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Description

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Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 146 m - Ring O Bells, Hinton Blewett
  2. 2 : km 0.33 - alt. 141 m - Lower Road becomes Sutton Hill Road.
  3. 3 : km 0.54 - alt. 137 m - Turn left onto Hook Lane.
  4. 4 : km 1.78 - alt. 82 m - Head south-west
  5. 5 : km 2.19 - alt. 81 m - Turn left
  6. 6 : km 2.73 - alt. 99 m - Sharp right onto B3114
  7. 7 : km 2.83 - alt. 97 m - Turn left
  8. 8 : km 4.51 - alt. 187 m - Walk south-east towards Back Ln
  9. 9 : km 4.62 - alt. 181 m - Walk south-west on Back Ln towards Greendown Batch
  10. 10 : km 7.47 - alt. 257 m - Head west on Torhole Bottom towards B3135
  11. 11 : km 7.49 - alt. 259 m - Slight right onto B3135
  12. 12 : km 11.2 - alt. 293 m - Stopover 1
  13. 13 : km 11.2 - alt. 293 m - Continue
  14. 14 : km 11.71 - alt. 266 m - Turn sharp left onto Nine Barrows Lane
  15. 15 : km 13.43 - alt. 239 m - Turn right onto Pelting Drove
  16. 16 : km 13.53 - alt. 240 m - The Queen Victoria, Priddy
  17. 17 : km 13.53 - alt. 240 m - Head north on Pelting Drove towards Wells Rd
  18. 18 : km 13.62 - alt. 239 m - Turn left at Wells Rd
  19. 19 : km 13.72 - alt. 239 m - Turn left onto Coxton End Ln
  20. 20 : km 14.11 - alt. 251 m - Walk west on Coxton End Ln towards Dale Ln
  21. 21 : km 14.38 - alt. 246 m - Turn left onto W Mendip Way
  22. 22 : km 15.1 - alt. 237 m - Walk south-west on Coxton End Ln towards Broad Rd
  23. 23 : km 15.35 - alt. 245 m - Turn left onto Broad Rd
  24. 24 : km 15.37 - alt. 245 m - Turn right onto W Mendip Way
  25. 25 : km 20.87 - alt. 51 m - Turn right onto Bradley Cross Ln
  26. 26 : km 21.65 - alt. 9 m - Walk west on Froglands Ln towards Draycott Rd/A371
  27. 27 : km 21.67 - alt. 9 m - Walk west on Froglands Ln towards Draycott Rd/A371
  28. 28 : km 21.77 - alt. 8 m - Turn right onto Church St/A371
  29. 29 : km 22.04 - alt. 11 m - Walk west on Bath St/A371 towards Lower N St
  30. 30 : km 22.28 - alt. 12 m - Continue onto Station Rd
  31. 31 : km 22.46 - alt. 10 m - Continue onto Wedmore Rd
  32. 32 : km 22.51 - alt. 10 m - Turn right
  33. 33 : km 22.68 - alt. 15 m - Walk north-east towards Holwell Ln
  34. 34 : km 23.94 - alt. 21 m - Walk north
  35. 35 : km 24.63 - alt. 29 m - Turn left onto Cheddar Rd
  36. 36 : km 25.18 - alt. 17 m - Continue onto Jubilee Rd
  37. 37 : km 25.35 - alt. 18 m - Continue onto St Mary's St
  38. 38 : km 25.57 - alt. 16 m - Continue straight onto The Square
  39. 39 : km 25.61 - alt. 15 m - The Lamb, Axbridge
  40. 40 : km 25.72 - alt. 20 m - Walk north-west on High St towards Horn's Ln
  41. 41 : km 25.84 - alt. 22 m - Continue onto West St
  42. 42 : km 26.11 - alt. 26 m - Slight left onto Cross Ln
  43. 43 : km 26.15 - alt. 26 m - Slight right towards Cross Ln
  44. 44 : km 26.18 - alt. 28 m - Slight left onto Cross Ln
  45. 45 : km 26.23 - alt. 27 m - Turn right
  46. 46 : km 26.49 - alt. 42 m - Turn left
  47. 47 : km 26.54 - alt. 42 m - Walk north-west towards Bridgwater Rd/A38
  48. 48 : km 26.99 - alt. 39 m - Turn left at Bridgwater Rd/A38
  49. 49 : km 27 - alt. 37 m - Turn right
  50. 50 : km 27.76 - alt. 77 m - Walk north-west on Winscombe Hill towards W Mendip Way
  51. 51 : km 27.77 - alt. 77 m - Slight left onto W Mendip Way
  52. 52 : km 31.13 - alt. 147 m - Walk north-west on W Mendip Way towards Barton Rd
  53. 53 : km 31.75 - alt. 35 m - Slight left onto Barton Rd
  54. 54 : km 32.57 - alt. 16 m - Turn right at Webbington Rd
  55. 55 : km 32.74 - alt. 7 m - Walk south-west towards W Mendip Way
  56. 56 : km 33.11 - alt. 7 m - Turn right onto W Mendip Way
  57. 57 : km 33.47 - alt. 10 m - Slight left onto Church Ln
  58. 58 : km 33.57 - alt. 18 m - Turn right onto Christon Rd
  59. 59 : km 33.62 - alt. 22 m - Turn left onto Hillview Rd
  60. 60 : km 33.76 - alt. 35 m - Continue onto W Mendip Way
  61. 61 : km 35.84 - alt. 146 m - Turn right
  62. 62 : km 35.84 - alt. 146 m - Walk north-east
  63. 63 : km 35.93 - alt. 138 m - Turn left towards W Mendip Way
  64. 64 : km 36.06 - alt. 122 m - Turn left onto W Mendip Way
  65. 65 : km 36.71 - alt. 134 m - Continue onto Canada Coombe
  66. 66 : km 36.77 - alt. 137 m - Continue onto Roman Rd
  67. 67 : km 38.76 - alt. 31 m - Walk west on Shiplate Rd towards Birch Ave
  68. 68 : km 39.1 - alt. 15 m - Turn right onto Celtic Way
  69. 69 : km 39.12 - alt. 16 m - Queen's Arms, Bleadon
  70. 70 : km 39.4 - alt. 42 m - Turn right
  71. 71 : km 39.41 - alt. 42 m - Walk east towards W Mendip Way
  72. 72 : km 39.42 - alt. 44 m - Turn left onto W Mendip Way
  73. 73 : km 40 - alt. 111 m - Slight right onto Roman Rd
  74. 74 : km 40.35 - alt. 127 m - Turn left
  75. 75 : km 43.15 - alt. 96 m - Turn right onto Bridewell Ln
  76. 76 : km 44.14 - alt. 45 m - Walk north-east towards Bridewell Ln
  77. 77 : km 44.28 - alt. 40 m - Continue onto Bridewell Ln
  78. 78 : km 44.66 - alt. 55 m - Turn right
  79. 79 : km 46.23 - alt. 71 m - Walk north-east on Wint Hill
  80. 80 : km 46.56 - alt. 30 m - Walk east on Christon Rd towards Max Mill Ln
  81. 81 : km 46.64 - alt. 29 m - Continue onto The Rhodyate
  82. 82 : km 47.6 - alt. 21 m - Walk north-west on Castle Hill/A371
  83. 83 : km 47.62 - alt. 21 m - Slight right
  84. 84 : km 48.75 - alt. 36 m - Walk east on Ilex Ln towards Sandford Rd
  85. 85 : km 48.86 - alt. 39 m - Continue onto Shipham Ln
  86. 86 : km 49.31 - alt. 44 m - Turn left
  87. 87 : km 51.69 - alt. 71 m - Walk south-east on Pylewell Ln towards A38
  88. 88 : km 53.28 - alt. 133 m - Walk north on Rowberrow Ln towards A38
  89. 89 : km 53.31 - alt. 132 m - The Swan, Rowberrow
  90. 90 : km 56.52 - alt. 164 m - Read's Swallet cave
  91. 91 : km 57.82 - alt. 291 m - Walk north-east
  92. 92 : km 57.82 - alt. 290 m - Turn right
  93. 93 : km 60.45 - alt. 312 m - Walk east towards Rains Batch
  94. 94 : km 60.46 - alt. 312 m - Turn right onto Rains Batch
  95. 95 : km 61.24 - alt. 257 m - Turn right
  96. 96 : km 62.22 - alt. 249 m - Walk east
  97. 97 : km 62.75 - alt. 263 m - Turn left onto B3134
  98. 98 : km 62.83 - alt. 263 m - Turn right
  99. 99 : km 65.85 - alt. 126 m - Walk north-east on The Coombe towards A368
  100. 100 : km 66.2 - alt. 95 m - Turn left onto A368
  101. 101 : km 66.28 - alt. 95 m - Ring O Bells, Compton Martin
  102. 102 : km 66.29 - alt. 95 m - Walk south-east on A368 towards The Coombe
  103. 103 : km 66.77 - alt. 105 m - Turn right onto Highfield Ln
  104. 104 : km 67.51 - alt. 149 m - Walk north-east on Harptree Hill towards Cowleaze Ln
  105. 105 : km 67.55 - alt. 144 m - Slight right onto Cowleaze Ln
  106. 106 : km 68.57 - alt. 94 m - Walk north on Ridge Ln towards Ridgeway Cl
  107. 107 : km 68.79 - alt. 84 m - Turn right onto The St/A368
  108. 108 : km 68.87 - alt. 84 m - Turn right onto E Harptree Rd/B3114
  109. 109 : km 68.88 - alt. 84 m - Turn left onto Whistley Ln
  110. 110 : km 70.34 - alt. 65 m - Walk north-east
  111. 111 : km 71.15 - alt. 73 m - Walk south-east
  112. 112 : km 72.37 - alt. 146 m - Walk south-east towards Upper Rd
  113. 113 : km 72.53 - alt. 147 m - Turn left onto Upper Rd
  114. S/E : km 72.84 - alt. 145 m

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