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Black Rock Steep Rocky Path – View of Cheddar Gorge loop from Shipham

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Black Rock Steep Rocky Path – View of Cheddar Gorge loop from Shipham

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Black Rock Steep Rocky Path – View of Cheddar Gorge loop from Shipham

02:21

20.1km

490m

Running

Hard run. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Some sure footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 16, 2026

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Mendip Hills National Landscape

Waypoints

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Parking

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34 m

The Swan Inn

Highlight • Restaurant

Great pub offering great food and decent beer. Biker friendly!

Tip by

1.71 km

Bridge on the West Mendip Way

Highlight • Forest

Watch your steps out as the entrance & exit can get very muddy!

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4.83 km

King John's Hunting Lodge, Axbridge

Highlight • Monument

Worth a quick stop if you're heading down the Strawberry Line to the sea or to Cheddar.

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8.38 km

Bath Arms

Highlight • Restaurant

Top village pub. Open all day for coffee/tea cakes etc, decent food and nice restaurant

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11.9 km

Black Rock Steep Rocky Path

Highlight (Segment) • Natural

This might not be so nice, depending on how confident/sure-footed you are, how much it’s rained, or whether you’re going down rather than up!

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13.1 km

View of Cheddar Gorge

Highlight • Natural Monument

An enormous limestone gorge in the Mendip Hills AONB, Cheddar Gorge draws hundreds of thousands of visitors every year. There are numerous notable features of the gorge, particularly its towering …

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17.6 km

Archaeological Site

20.1 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

9.92 km

4.61 km

3.23 km

1.14 km

885 m

215 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

6.68 km

4.11 km

3.23 km

2.73 km

1.93 km

1.41 km

Elevation

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Highest point (260 m)

Lowest point (10 m)

Weather

Monday 29 June

21°C

13°C

75 %

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Black Rock Steep Rocky Path – View of Cheddar Gorge loop from Shipham

The Swan Inn

Bridge on the West Mendip Way

King John's Hunting Lodge, Axbridge

Bath Arms

Black Rock Steep Rocky Path

View of Cheddar Gorge

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