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Westhay Moor National Nature Reserve
Visorando Member
1.63 mi
+20 ft
-20 ft
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.
Cameley and Hinton Blewett from Litton
5.63 mi
+180 ft
-210 ft
2h 45
Easy
Departure from Litton (Somerset)
This Somerset walk takes you through unspoilt countryside sheletered beneath the slopes of the Mendip Hills. The route includes tracks, footpaths and quiet country lanes.
Beacon Batch, Long Wood and Velvet Bottom from Blackmoore Reserve
6.41 mi
+502 ft
-492 ft
3h 25
Moderate
Departure from Priddy (Somerset)
This circular walk provides a good way to discover the highest point of Mendip Hills with 360° views using a section of The Mendip Trail, West Mendip Way and interesting paths in preserved nature reserves including Long Wood and Velvet Bottom!
Ubley Warren Nature Reserve
2.44 mi
+112 ft
-118 ft
1h 15
Easy
Departure from Priddy (Somerset)
Public footpaths and with stiles and gates. Be aware of grazing animals and keep dogs on leads around livestock. Watch out for uneven ground and hidden mineshafts on Ubley Warren.
Ubley Warren and Velvet Bottom Nature Reserves
3.99 mi
+256 ft
-246 ft
2h 05
Easy
Departure from Priddy (Somerset)
Explore Somerset Wildlife Trust’s Ubley Warren and Velvet Bottom Nature Reserves and the surrounding landscape of The Mendip Hills AONB.
Cheddar Gorge from Black Rock
3.70 mi
+965 ft
-958 ft
2h 35
Moderate
Departure from Cheddar (Somerset)
This circular walk with ascents and descents explores the famous Cheddar Gorge in the Mendip Hills with great viewpoints from the cliffs!
Harptree Combe, Niver North Top and River Chew from West Harptree
6.87 mi
+636 ft
-640 ft
3h 45
Moderate
Departure from West Harptree (Bath and North East Somerset)
This circular walk uses well know ways including Monarch's Way, Mendip Trail or Limestone Link and provides a good way to discover wild Harptree Combe and paths in farmland with great views to Chew Valley Lake
Evercreech to Batcombe and back along the River Alham
8.49 mi
+614 ft
-630 ft
4h 25
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.
Cranmore Tower to Shepton Mallet
4.88 mi
+167 ft
-659 ft
2h 25
Easy
Departure from Cranmore (Somerset)
This walk is intended as the return leg to the central section of the East Mendip Way from Shepton Mallet to Cranmore Tower and is originally published on the East Mendip Way Facebook page.
White Field Nature Reserve, Butleigh
2.11 mi
+62 ft
-62 ft
1h 00
Easy
Departure from Butleigh (Somerset)
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.
Dundon Beacon Nature Reserve, Compton Dundon
2.42 mi
+315 ft
-305 ft
1h 25
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.
Wedmore
Association / Club / Walk leader6.68 mi
+223 ft
-236 ft
3h 15
Moderate
Departure from Weare (Somerset)
A circular walk around Axbridge area visiting Ashton Windmill.
Chapel and Stone Allerton
2.50 mi
+89 ft
-89 ft
1h 15
Easy
Departure from Weare (Somerset)
Easy walk around Axbridge area with the possibility to visit Ashton Windmill.
Axbridge and Cheddar Reservoir
8.41 mi
+285 ft
-279 ft
4h 05
Moderate
Departure from Weare (Somerset)
A circular walk around Axbridge area exploring Cheddar Reservoir.
Allerton Moor
4.39 mi
+105 ft
-105 ft
2h 05
Easy
Departure from Weare (Somerset)
An easy circular walk around Axbridge visiting Ashton Windmill.
King’s Wood
2.33 mi
+361 ft
-348 ft
1h 25
Easy
Departure from Compton Bishop (Somerset)
A disused railway and tunnel, a local nature reserve with orchids and ancient trees, and a wooded return.
Crook Peak & Compton Bishop
6.27 mi
+948 ft
-938 ft
3h 45
Moderate
Departure from Compton Bishop (Somerset)
Superb views from a rocky hilltop, returning via a pretty village and a path below the Mendip ridge.
Axbridge & Cheddar Reservoir
6.37 mi
+128 ft
-141 ft
3h 00
Moderate
Departure from Compton Bishop (Somerset)
Visit our historic local town, returning via a bird-rich reservoir and a section of the atmospheric Somerset Levels.
In Mendip Hill
3.91 mi
+554 ft
-545 ft
2h 15
Easy
Departure from Shipham (Somerset)
Walk through Rowberrow Warren which is a beautiful woodland, set on a hillside with large paths.
Wavering Down and Crook Peak from Kings Wood, near Winscombe
5.86 mi
+909 ft
-912 ft
3h 30
Moderate
Departure from Compton Bishop (Somerset)
This Somerset walk includes a wonderful ridge walk along the West Mindop Way to the summit of Crook Peak. The return route passes through the villages of Compton Bishop and Cross.
Dolebury Warren
7.55 mi
+850 ft
-837 ft
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.
Winscombe & the East Well
2.64 mi
+75 ft
-98 ft
1h 15
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.
Callow Drove & Shute Shelve Tunnel
4.24 mi
+656 ft
-673 ft
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.
Crook Peak
8.11 mi
+925 ft
-945 ft
4h 30
Difficult
Departure from Winscombe and Sandford (North Somerset)
An energetic climb from a pretty village is rewarded by superb views over the Somerset Levels.
Cheddar Gorge
12.95 mi
+1,145 ft
-1,142 ft
1.5 hrs
Very difficult
Departure from Winscombe and Sandford (North Somerset)
A superb expedition through historic Axbridge to one of England’s most spectacular landforms.
Sandford Wood and Batch
3.61 mi
+650 ft
-650 ft
2h 15
Moderate
Departure from Winscombe and Sandford (North Somerset)
From Railway Inn, the walk includes 3 short but stiff climbs, plus 3 stiles. First climbing up Sanford Hill, Lyncombe Hill and Mendip Trail to Sandford Quarry. It later follows a track past site of a Roman Villa before descending to Railway Inn.
Three Peaks: North Wick and Clutton Hill Circular
16.69 mi
+1,401 ft
-1,398 ft
8h 55
Difficult
Departure from Chew Magna (Bath and North East Somerset)
This is an anti-clockwise circular route through rolling hills and woodland, starting from North Wick and passing through various villages as it heads to Chew Magna, Clutton and Pensford. This is a varied route with a decent amount of elevation and plenty of places to stop for refreshments on the way.
Along River Chew, Pensford and Hunstrete Lake from Compton Dando
8.19 mi
+607 ft
-607 ft
4h 20
Moderate
Departure from Compton Dando (Bath and North East Somerset)
This circular walk explores paths around Compton Dando using sections of Two Rivers Way and Three Peaks Walk. You will walk along River Chew, also go across Lord's and Common Woods by Hunstrete Lake.
From Stanton Prior via Burnett, Compton Dando and Marksbury.
7.95 mi
+541 ft
-545 ft
4h 10
Moderate
Departure from Marksbury (Bath and North East Somerset)
Reasonably lengthy walk of nearly 8 miles, to test your navigation skills, but offering lovely open views of the Somerset countryside.
South Cadbury, Somerset
9.04 mi
+719 ft
-722 ft
4h 45
Moderate
Departure from South Cadbury and Sutton Montis (Somerset)
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!
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- High Ham
- High Littleton
- Hinton Blewett
- Holcombe
- Keinton Mandeville
- Kingweston
- Lamyatt
- Litton
- Lovington
- Lydford-on-Fosse
- Meare
- Midsomer Norton
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