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Great view and well worth the slightly steep muddy ascent.

This is one seriously tough climb. Mixed surfaces (grass, rocks, gravel, mud) but nothing too tricky in dry conditions. A few very steep sections, and a couple of badly positioned gates (on the steep sections!), make this very challenging indeed. One of those climbs where the combo of gradient and terrain made it impossible to change position on the bike, hence it was a bit of a back breaker. The views to the south and west from the top are fantastic.

A super cool train sculpture that is on The Strawberry Line, which is a super cool cycleway in itself.

The Strawberry Line, is a super nice, and very popular walking and cycling path that runs from Yatton to Cheddar, following the route of the former Cheddar Valley Railway line. While the full route is from Yatton to Cheddar, this section of it runs between Yatton and Winscombe. It is a relatively flat and gentle 12.5-mile route. Though off-road and gravelled, it is suitable for a road bike. There was six of us riding it as part of our LEJOG route, we all had road bikes with tires ranging from 25-32 mm, nobody had any issue with the trail.

The nine-legged wooden lighthouse was built in 1832 and is a Grade II Heritage listed structure.

This is a really enjoyable ride but the bike gates are a pain with straight handlebars.

Some parts are a bit bumpy but most of it is quite good make

Black Down is the highest hill in the Mendips with Beacon Batch the highest spot point at 1,066 feet (325 m). There are a good set of bridleways in the area, many with gravelly surfaces suitable for gravel or touring bikes. The summit ridge path is particularly good, with amazing views of the Mendips and north towards Bristol.