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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.

Excellent ride - I have an automatic which is very helpful … can get very busy. Fantastic cafe at start/finish!

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.

Great way to come off the Mendips. Rocky and rooty in spots but nothing difficult. Good way to go down but not sure about up.

Absolutely beautiful village. Lovely in summertime, some very old and lovely buildings, the Cheddar Reservoir is only a short walk away. I actually done a video on Axbridge on my YouTube channel, noggs4vlogs. https://youtube.com/@noggs4vlogs?si=2HMVCQK9oU6s_-I_

Nice traffic free route with lots of places to stop for refreshments along the way. Recommend the bakery at Winscombe. Sadly, the numerous bike gates along the route are a pain if you're on a mountain/hybrid bike as they are too narrow.

Fantastic alternative route if you want to keep away from busy roads.

The Lamb is a traditional roadside country pub, hotel and restaurant opposite the Tudor King John's Hunting Lodge museum in Axbridge. The Lamb was built in 1480 and serves great food and drink. Owned by Butcombe Brewery, the Lamb is on the Butcombe Trail, a 47 mile (75 km) circular pub crawl around the Mendip Hills.

Traffic free gravel route.

A great cycle path

Quite a large church with a number of steps to get to it worth a look while here

Small cafe the almshouse on the corner is good and the lamb pub across the road looks popular both have seating outside or in

I understand now the tunnel is lit.

Moor Bridge crossing the River Yeo.

Although this section is on the road it's still fun on a mountain bike. The surface is good and it's a classic road bike climb so expect to get overtaken by skinny tyres and lots of cars, but the scenery is well worth the effort. Look out for birds of prey, goats and rock climbers on some of the tough sport or trad test pieces. There are plenty of off-road trails you can use to get up or down the gorge from Cheddar to the top so you only need to ride this in one direction.

Rut update: no ruts! It's been cleared and graded a bit with new gates too and bottom. I miss the ruts already