Shute Shelf – View Over the Severn Estuary loop from Winscombe

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Shute Shelf – View Over the Severn Estuary loop from Winscombe

Hard

4.3

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hikers

Shute Shelf – View Over the Severn Estuary loop from Winscombe

05:19

18.8km

420m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily walkable paths. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: November 7, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Mendip Hills National Landscape

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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2.58 km

Shute Shelf

Highlight • Trail

Great little honesty coffee shop by the car park at the start and end. Serves cold drinks and cake. Ran by the lovely owners of Slader’s Rest Glamping site across the road

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8.57 km

Black Down Summit and Wild Ponies

Highlight • Natural

Black Down is the highest area of the Mendip Hills and affords wonderful views across the Bristol Channel into Wales, over Weston-super-Mare, the Chew Valley, the Quantocks and beyond. There …

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11.6 km

View of Mendip Hills National Landscape

Highlight • Viewpoint

12.5 km

View of Crook Peak from the Mendip Hills

Highlight • Natural Monument

Crook Peak and Dolebury Warren both highlight one of the Mendip Hills most spectacular special qualities - visible geology! The craggy rocky peaks of the Mendip Hills. 300 million years of geological history are exposed in these natural outcrops

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13.1 km

Dolebury Warren Iron Age Hill Fort

Highlight • Natural Monument

As part of the nature reserve management there are sheep grazing to protect the rare plants and flowers that the grassland supports. It is important to keep your dog under …

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18.8 km

End point

Bus stop

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