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Middlewood Climb – Forest Dirt Path loop from Taunton

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Middlewood Climb – Forest Dirt Path loop from Taunton

Moderate

5.0

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Middlewood Climb – Forest Dirt Path loop from Taunton

02:23

28.3km

420m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: March 28, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Blackdown Hills National Landscape

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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7.21 km

Herepath Trail: Paddock Section

Highlight • Trail

Part of the Herepath Trail - takes you into the fields, round some paddocks. Gates but no lifting reqd

Tip by

15.0 km

Castle Neroche Woods

Highlight • Viewpoint

15.2 km

Gravel Path in Blackdown Hills National Landscape

Highlight • Trail

Lots of great woody tracks - part of the HereTrail

Tip by

15.4 km

Middlewood Climb

Highlight (Segment) • Forest

Gravel or MTB, mostly consistent gradient with a few steeper sections to power through. Can get muddy at the bottom.

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17.8 km

Curry Mallet Drove Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Hardpack singletrack suitible for gravel/mtb

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21.5 km

Farmers Arms

Highlight • Pub

22.4 km

Forest Dirt Path

Highlight • Forest

28.3 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

12.9 km

7.78 km

6.30 km

1.30 km

Surfaces

14.1 km

9.99 km

3.82 km

437 m

Elevation

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Highest point (310 m)

Lowest point (20 m)

Weather

Thursday 28 May

23°C

12°C

0 %

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Middlewood Climb – Forest Dirt Path loop from Taunton

Herepath Trail: Paddock Section

Castle Neroche Woods

Gravel Path in Blackdown Hills National Landscape

Middlewood Climb

Curry Mallet Drove Trail

Farmers Arms

Forest Dirt Path

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