Mendip Way - Cheddar To Shepton Mallet

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 28.06 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 9h 55 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: No
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 668 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 546 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 262 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 15 m
  • ⚐
    District: Cheddar 
  • ⚑
    Start: N 51.279385° / W 2.774799°
  • ⚑
    End: N 51.187405° / W 2.548142°
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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. 18 m - Start on Tweentown, B3135
  2. 2 : km 0.05 - alt. 15 m - Turn left onto Cliff Street, B3135
  3. 3 : km 0.09 - alt. 15 m - Turn slight right onto Cliff Street, B3135
  4. 4 : km 0.14 - alt. 15 m - Turn right onto The Lippiatt
  5. 5 : km 0.77 - alt. 29 m - Turn left onto Bradley Cross Lane
  6. 6 : km 0.94 - alt. 39 m - Turn left
  7. 7 : km 1.05 - alt. 52 m - Turn right
  8. 8 : km 1.11 - alt. 51 m - Turn sharp left
  9. 9 : km 1.22 - alt. 64 m - Keep left
  10. 10 : km 2.33 - alt. 200 m - Keep left
  11. 11 : km 2.4 - alt. 207 m - Keep left
  12. 12 : km 2.49 - alt. 219 m - Turn slight right
  13. 13 : km 2.73 - alt. 232 m - Turn right
  14. 14 : km 3.07 - alt. 192 m - Turn left
  15. 15 : km 4.15 - alt. 196 m - Turn slight right
  16. 16 : km 4.24 - alt. 193 m - Keep left
  17. 17 : km 6.84 - alt. 245 m - Turn slight right onto Coxton End Lane
  18. 18 : km 7.09 - alt. 238 m - Turn right
  19. 19 : km 7.8 - alt. 247 m - Turn left
  20. 20 : km 7.81 - alt. 246 m - Turn right onto Coxton End Lane
  21. 21 : km 8.48 - alt. 239 m - Turn slight right onto Pelting Drove
  22. 22 : km 8.56 - alt. 239 m - Turn right onto Pelting Drove
  23. 23 : km 9.24 - alt. 250 m - Turn left
  24. 24 : km 10.3 - alt. 250 m - Turn left onto Dursdon Drove
  25. 25 : km 10.84 - alt. 255 m - Turn slight right onto Dursdon Drove
  26. 26 : km 10.9 - alt. 253 m - Keep right
  27. 27 : km 11.06 - alt. 247 m - Keep left
  28. 28 : km 12.07 - alt. 189 m - Turn right
  29. 29 : km 12.55 - alt. 91 m - Turn slight left
  30. 30 : km 13.07 - alt. 70 m - Turn slight right
  31. 31 : km 13.16 - alt. 67 m - Turn slight left onto Kennel Batch
  32. 32 : km 13.56 - alt. 55 m - Turn left onto School Hill
  33. 33 : km 13.57 - alt. 55 m - Turn right
  34. 34 : km 13.98 - alt. 88 m - Turn left onto Milton Lane
  35. 35 : km 14.4 - alt. 57 m - Turn left onto High Street
  36. 36 : km 14.45 - alt. 57 m - Turn left
  37. 37 : km 14.73 - alt. 77 m - Turn left
  38. 38 : km 15.2 - alt. 120 m - Turn sharp right
  39. 39 : km 15.46 - alt. 110 m - Turn left
  40. 40 : km 15.51 - alt. 109 m - Turn slight left onto Lime Kiln Lane
  41. 41 : km 15.88 - alt. 113 m - Turn right
  42. 42 : km 16.15 - alt. 103 m - Keep right
  43. 43 : km 16.52 - alt. 65 m - Turn left onto Ash Lane
  44. 44 : km 16.53 - alt. 66 m - Turn right
  45. 45 : km 17.03 - alt. 47 m - Turn sharp right
  46. 46 : km 17.27 - alt. 53 m - Turn right onto Milton Lane
  47. 47 : km 17.34 - alt. 52 m - Turn right onto New Street, B3139
  48. 48 : km 17.42 - alt. 49 m - Turn right onto New Street
  49. 49 : km 17.51 - alt. 47 m - Turn right onto Sadler Street
  50. 50 : km 17.56 - alt. 45 m - Turn left
  51. 51 : km 17.59 - alt. 46 m - Turn sharp right onto Cathedral Green
  52. 52 : km 17.6 - alt. 45 m - Turn left
  53. 53 : km 17.6 - alt. 46 m - Turn right
  54. 54 : km 17.65 - alt. 46 m - Keep right
  55. 55 : km 17.68 - alt. 46 m - Turn slight left
  56. 56 : km 17.71 - alt. 46 m - Turn sharp right
  57. 57 : km 17.77 - alt. 44 m - Turn left onto Market Place
  58. 58 : km 17.78 - alt. 44 m - Turn left
  59. 59 : km 17.8 - alt. 45 m - Turn right
  60. 60 : km 18.02 - alt. 43 m - Turn left
  61. 61 : km 18.31 - alt. 49 m - Turn sharp right onto Tor Street, B3139
  62. 62 : km 18.33 - alt. 49 m - Turn left onto Torhill Lane
  63. 63 : km 18.38 - alt. 52 m - Turn right
  64. 64 : km 18.96 - alt. 85 m - Turn right
  65. 65 : km 19.33 - alt. 85 m - Turn left
  66. 66 : km 20.37 - alt. 122 m - Turn slight right
  67. 67 : km 21.65 - alt. 150 m - Turn right
  68. 68 : km 22.26 - alt. 156 m - Keep left
  69. 69 : km 22.47 - alt. 162 m - Turn slight left onto Sleight Lane
  70. 70 : km 22.76 - alt. 167 m - Turn right
  71. 71 : km 23.17 - alt. 172 m - Turn right onto West Lane
  72. 72 : km 23.17 - alt. 172 m - Turn sharp left
  73. 73 : km 23.43 - alt. 161 m - Turn left onto Thrupe Lane
  74. 74 : km 23.63 - alt. 171 m - Turn right
  75. 75 : km 24.13 - alt. 187 m - Keep right
  76. 76 : km 24.67 - alt. 176 m - Turn left
  77. 77 : km 25.27 - alt. 208 m - Turn right onto Ham Lane
  78. 78 : km 25.31 - alt. 206 m - Turn left
  79. 79 : km 25.62 - alt. 180 m - Turn left
  80. 80 : km 25.96 - alt. 177 m - Turn right
  81. 81 : km 25.98 - alt. 177 m - Turn left onto Forum Lane
  82. 82 : km 26.07 - alt. 180 m - Turn right
  83. 83 : km 26.09 - alt. 180 m - Turn right
  84. 84 : km 26.83 - alt. 145 m - Turn left onto Gold Hill
  85. 85 : km 26.89 - alt. 134 m - Turn right onto Cowl Street
  86. 86 : km 27.04 - alt. 125 m - Turn slight left onto Cowl Street
  87. 87 : km 27.18 - alt. 120 m - Turn slight right onto Cats Ash
  88. 88 : km 27.3 - alt. 130 m - Turn slight left onto Cats Ash
  89. 89 : km 27.38 - alt. 136 m - Turn right onto Rectory Road, B3136
  90. 90 : km 27.72 - alt. 141 m - Enter roundabout
  91. 91 : km 27.92 - alt. 145 m - Enter roundabout
  92. E : km 28.06 - alt. 148 m

Useful Information

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