Routes

Planner

Features

Updates

App

Get the App

Routes

Bike touring routes & trails

Nynehead Hollow – Taunton Castle loop from Clayhidon

Routes

Bike touring routes & trails

Nynehead Hollow – Taunton Castle loop from Clayhidon

Hard

riders

Nynehead Hollow – Taunton Castle loop from Clayhidon

03:24

51.4km

520m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very 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: May 27, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 18.7 km for 89 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

Get Directions

7.84 km

Nynehead Hollow

Highlight • Structure

Nynehead Hollow is a scenic lane forming part of NCN 3. It's an impressive road that has been roughly carved through solid rock, with high walls and trees growing above. …

Tip by

11.8 km

The Anchor Inn

Highlight • Pub

Award-winning pub with bike-friendly outdoor seating. Open lunchtimes and evenings.

Tip by

18.7 km

Great food and coffee, friendly staff, outdoor seating, and bike parking. Also food and drink allergy options, a loyalty card, plus they are dog friendly. If I remember correctly, open every day 10 to 4, possibly different at the weekend.

Tip by

19.3 km

Goodlands Gardens

Highlight • Forest

Shaded town gardens with mixed use paths and a cafe,on NCN route 3

Tip by

19.6 km

Taunton Castle

Highlight • Historical Site

Lying in the heart of Taunton, Somerset's county town, this stunning castle is a Grade I-listed building. Once part of a vast estate comprising thousands of acres, kings have visited, …

Tip by

21.0 km

Pluto Marker – Great Space Walk

Highlight • Monument

You’ll find this shortly after finding the start if the path. I came from Taunton Station and the whole area around the area is undergoing redevelopment so be prepared for some fairly confusing detours to get to the path itself

Tip by