Moderate gravel ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: November 6, 2025

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Mendip Hills National Landscape

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2.72 km

Axbridge Market Square

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A charming village. The church is quite spectacular and there is a cafe right next to it. A better place to stop before taking on the gorge... and it's tourists!

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4.81 km

Shute Shelve Tunnel

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A great cycle path

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6.70 km

Winscombe Drove

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

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14.6 km

Mendip Hills National Landscape

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Sprawling across Somerset, the Mendip Hills are a chain of picturesque rolling limestone hills. Situated to the south of Bristol and Bath, the hills run from Weston-super-Mare to Frome, covering …

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15.1 km

Mendip Hills Scenic Descents

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Fast descents around here. Some steep gradients. Cyclist heaven.

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21.2 km

Cheddar Gorge

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Absolute beauty of a place. Cycling bucket list ish

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21.9 km

Cheddar Gorge Climb

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Not as hard or as busy as I thought it would be... and I went on a sunny Saturday in May! The bottom is tourist heaven or hell depending on …

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22.2 km

Cheddar Gorge

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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 …

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26.2 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

17.0 km

3.06 km

2.95 km

2.33 km

719 m

105 m

Surfaces

11.6 km

8.95 km

5.03 km

500 m

< 100 m

Elevation

Highest point (260 m)

Lowest point (10 m)

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