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Mountain Biking Highlight (Segment)
Holford Combe is one of those very rare places in the UK that's just as much fun up as down.
Actually, I'm not sure that such a place exists - …
Mountain Biking Highlight
Welcome to the top of the world! Well, at least Somerset. We may not be blessed with mighty mountains in the South West, but it's still certainly and achievement to …
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Road Cycling Highlight (Segment)
This is about 7km of fairly easy switch backs to the top. As close as Alpine fun as you’ll get in the South West. Bring your £1 for the toll. …
Mountain Biking Highlight (Segment)
Lady's Edge - a fast, flow piece of singletrack which drops you into Holford Combe (no slough on the awesome trail front either). Starting from Bicknoller Post, it carves down …
Hiking Highlight
Standing at 951 feet (290m), Bicknoller Post is a marker for this hill summit, one of the many in the Quantocks Hill Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It gets its …
Mountain Biking Highlight
Standing at 951 feet (290m), Bicknoller Post is a marker for this hill summit, one of the many in the Quantocks Hill Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It gets its …
Bike Touring Highlight
Spanning the River Barle at the entrance to Dulverton village, Barle Bridge is a stone arch bridge. The historic bridge was built in the Middle Ages and underwent restorations in …
Hiking Highlight
Tarr Steps is the longest clapper bridge (a bridge made of unmortared stone slabs) in Britain. The Grade I-listed, 17-span bridge was first mentioned in Tudor times but is probably medieval in origin.
Mountain Biking Highlight (Segment)
The Drove Road is an avenue of Beech trees which was originally used by ancient traders to transport goods and livestock to the port at Watchet.
If you keep your …
Hiking Highlight
Kitnors is located in the quintessentially-English village of Bossington; a beautiful place nestled amid rolling countryside where Exmoor meets the sea. They are open all year round and serve a …
Mountain Biking Highlight (Segment)
Weacombe Combe is a proper rip snorter of a descent, running down the side of the Combe, through a couple of streams and finishing off in a more wooded section. …
Hiking Highlight (Segment)
This is a delightful path through ancient woodland alongside the River Barle. A designated nature reserve, the area is an idyllic habitat for salmon, otters and the elusive dormouse, so …
Hiking Highlight
When you reach the 1,011 foot (308 meter) summit of Selworthy Beacon, you are afforded magnificent views over the rolling countryside and out to sea. There are lots of great …
Hiking Highlight
Porlock is a popular yet authentic Exmoor village. Set in Porlock Vale, between the rolling hills of Exmoor and the sea, the village boasts characterful streets that wind between thatched …
Mountain Biking Highlight (Segment)
A steady rocky climb to the highest point on Exmoor. Great views from the top looking over Devon, Somerset and across the channel to Wales. After the climb enjoy the …
Hiking Highlight
Dunster Castle is a former motte and bailey castle, now a country house, in the village of Dunster, Somerset. The castle lies on the top of a steep hill called …
Road Cycling Highlight
Phew, you've reached the top of Dunkery Beacon on the road!
Best tackled from the coastal northern side near the quaint village of Porlock, this 2 mile (3.2 km) climb …
Hiking Highlight
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cow_CastleLegend says that the hillfort was built by fairies to protect themselves against the earth. Cow Castle is an Iron Age hill fort 5.75 kilometres (4 mi) West South …
Hiking Highlight
This is a car park, but it offers amazing views of the surrounding countryside if you happen to be passing. It is also an excellent staging point for day walks …
Road Cycling Highlight
Brilliant little cyclist friendly cafe in Exford, a great stop-off point for rides both on and off road on Exmoor. It's really close to Dunkery Beacon, the highest point in …
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