Warmley Waiting Room Cafe – Brandy Bottom Colliery Ruins loop from Yate

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Warmley Waiting Room Cafe – Brandy Bottom Colliery Ruins loop from Yate

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Warmley Waiting Room Cafe – Brandy Bottom Colliery Ruins loop from Yate

02:41

40.1km

380m

Mountain biking

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: October 7, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 21.8 km for 336 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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6.52 km

Gorse Covert

Forest

8.45 km

Ford Crossing on Washpool Lane

Highlight • Trail

Great little run. Single track to start and opens up wider at the end. Finishes with a ford.... Muddy!

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14.6 km

Coldharbour Farm Lane Byway

Highlight (Segment) • Forest

Southern most section is has large, loose rocks suited to more experienced adventurers while the northern part has good compacted gravel. Includes a stream crossing which was just a trickle when I was there in very dry conditions.

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21.5 km

Gully Run Trail

Highlight • Trail

Great descent. Beware of walkers. Best off riding in the evening.

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25.0 km

Bitton Station, Avon Valley Railway

Highlight • Rest Area

The old railway, which still has some use, widens at this point. Several trains and carriages can be seen parked up. It is part of the Bristol & Bath railway line

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27.7 km

Stone Sculptures on the Cycleway

Highlight • Monument

This is a brilliant sculpture to look at, large in size located along the main cycleway. As you approach the sculpture it is not clear what it actually is. You …

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28.4 km

Warmley Waiting Room Cafe

Highlight • Rest Area

Perhaps the quaintest little coffee stop in the whole of England. This sweet little cafe is placed inside an old railway station along the Bristol & Bath Railway path. There …

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30.5 km

Old Mangotsfield Station Walls

Highlight • Monument

This is an interesting location around the Old Mangotsfield Station. There are two big walls adjacent to each other that are free standing, these look like listed buildings. The cycleway around this area is good

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33.2 km

Brandy Bottom Colliery Ruins

Highlight • Monument

Brandy Bottom Colliery, located just off the Bath-Bristol cycle path, was an important coal mining site in the 19th century, particularly known for its deep mine workings. The site features …

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40.1 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

14.0 km

10.6 km

9.39 km

3.52 km

2.33 km

202 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

21.3 km

6.70 km

6.53 km

3.52 km

2.04 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (230 m)

Lowest point (10 m)

Weather

Today

Tuesday 10 November

9°C

6°C

96 %

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Comments

July 3, 2025,MTB ride from Chipping Sodbury

Great route but the long descent is not suitable for people new to Mountain Biking as very steep and rocky. There is a gate at the bottom that you have to lift your bike over so beware those with an E-bike