Somerton 10km

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 10.34 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 3h 05 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 40 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 41 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 51 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 22 m
  • ⚐
    District: Somerton 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 51.050729° / W 2.740594°
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Description

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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/E : km 0 - alt. 35 m - Continue onto St Cleer's Orchard
  2. 2 : km 0.14 - alt. 36 m - Turn right onto Gasson's Lane
  3. 3 : km 0.26 - alt. 35 m - Turn left onto Sutton Road, B3165
  4. 4 : km 0.27 - alt. 35 m - Turn right onto Polham Lane
  5. 5 : km 0.48 - alt. 30 m - Turn right onto Perry Hill Road
  6. 6 : km 1.35 - alt. 47 m - Continue onto Black's Moor Hill Lane
  7. 7 : km 2.69 - alt. 35 m - Turn left onto Highbrooks Road
  8. 8 : km 4.17 - alt. 49 m - Turn right onto Mill Lane
  9. 9 : km 4.25 - alt. 47 m - Turn sharp left onto Catsgore Road
  10. 10 : km 4.75 - alt. 37 m - Head northwest toward Lower Somerton
  11. 11 : km 4.9 - alt. 24 m - Continue onto Pesters Ln
  12. 12 : km 4.97 - alt. 22 m - Head north toward Parsonage Hill
  13. 13 : km 4.98 - alt. 22 m - Exit the roundabout onto Parsonage Hill
  14. 14 : km 5.22 - alt. 37 m - Head north on Parsonage Hill toward Kirkham St
  15. 15 : km 5.22 - alt. 37 m - Turn left onto Kirkham St
  16. 16 : km 5.43 - alt. 39 m - Turn right onto Market Pl
  17. 17 : km 5.48 - alt. 39 m - Slight right onto Broad St/B3165
  18. 18 : km 5.69 - alt. 38 m - Head northwest toward Behind Berry/B3153
  19. 19 : km 5.7 - alt. 38 m - Exit the roundabout onto Behind Berry/B3153
  20. 20 : km 5.98 - alt. 40 m - Turn right onto Pinewood
  21. 21 : km 6.1 - alt. 41 m - Turn right onto Pinewood Dr
  22. 22 : km 6.24 - alt. 36 m - Head northwest on Beech Grove toward Laburnum Dr
  23. 23 : km 6.67 - alt. 41 m - Turn right onto Etsome Rd
  24. 24 : km 6.9 - alt. 45 m - Head northwest on Etsome Rd toward Northfield
  25. 25 : km 6.91 - alt. 45 m - Turn left onto Northfield
  26. 26 : km 7.44 - alt. 41 m - Turn right onto Langport Rd/B3153
  27. 27 : km 7.58 - alt. 42 m - Head west on Langport Rd/B3153 toward Gasson's Ln
  28. 28 : km 8.17 - alt. 47 m - Head west on Langport Rd/B3153 toward Ricksey Ln
  29. 29 : km 8.17 - alt. 47 m - Turn left onto Ricksey Ln
  30. 30 : km 9.15 - alt. 40 m - Turn left
  31. 31 : km 9.56 - alt. 35 m - Head northeast on Sutton Rd/B3165 toward Badger's Cross Ln
  32. 32 : km 10.07 - alt. 35 m - Turn left onto St Cleers
  33. 33 : km 10.19 - alt. 36 m - Turn left onto St Cleers Orchard
  34. S/E : km 10.33 - alt. 35 m

Useful Information

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Walking Dundon Beacon Nature Reserve, Compton Dundon

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↔3.90 km ↗+83 m ↘-77 m ◔1h 20 ▲Easy
⚑Departure from Compton Dundon (Somerset)

A mosaic of calcareous grassland, scrub, ancient oak woodland, secondary woodland and conifer plantation on Dundon Hill. The top of Dundon Hill features significant archaeological remains with a hill fort, Bronze Age round barrow and ancient quarry.

Walking White Field Nature Reserve, Butleigh

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↔3.39 km ↗+18 m ↘-18 m ◔1h 00 ▲Easy
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Unimproved neutral grassland and a small copse. The site has open access via rights of way from Butleigh. Please keep to the edges of the field until the hay has been cut.

Walking Babcary Meadows Nature Reserve

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↔3.79 km ↗+3 m ↘-3 m ◔1h 05 ▲Easy
⚑Departure from Babcary (Somerset)

Species rich hay meadow. To see the reserve at its best visit between April and mid-July before the annual hay cut.

Walking South Cadbury, Somerset

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South Cadbury, Somerset
↔14.54 km ↗+215 m ↘-215 m ◔4h 45 ▲Moderate
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The walk follows the Corton Ridge and offers great views across the Somerset Levels and the Dorset Hills. It has great historic significance as Cadbury Castle is reputed to be Camelot King Arthur's Castle. You also cross the ancient medieval village of Whitcombe. It's an up and downer and can be boggy in wet weather. As an incentive there are two great pubs you can call in at!

Walking Westhay Moor National Nature Reserve

Walker
↔2.62 km ↗+5 m ↘-5 m ◔0h 45 ▲Easy
⚑Departure from Meare (Somerset)

Westhay Moor is north of the village of Westhay in Somerset. The car park is just off the road to Godney, at the junction with Daggs Lane Drove. A National Cycle Network route runs along a disused railway line, just south of Westhay village.

Walking Evercreech to Batcombe and back along the River Alham

Walker
Evercreech to Batcombe and back along the River Alham
↔13.66 km ↗+161 m ↘-164 m ◔4h 20 ▲Easy
⚑Departure from Evercreech (Somerset)

A thoroughly pleasant and not very arduous walk from Evercreech to Chesterblade, then to Batcombe and back along the River Alham. There are quite a few hills but none of them are very long and the total ascent of the walk is surprisingly modest.

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