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 16, 2026

Tips

Includes segments that go up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 102 m for 2 m

After 31.1 km for 2 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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4.35 km

Somerset Showground Gravel Path

Highlight • Cycleway

I can't believe this gem of a trail is just off the Bike Path that I've ridden 100s of times and never noticed! Decent, smooth gravel that you could ride …

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4.73 km

Festival Way

Highlight • Cycleway

Lovely, traffic-free way to connect Long Ashton to Backwell and it's endless lanes.

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10.9 km

Ashton Road Gatehouse, Ashton Court Estate

Highlight • Monument

Check the closing time displayed ( 30m into the park) as you enter as these change with the season due to daylight.

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14.1 km

View of Clifton Suspension Bridge

Highlight • Viewpoint

An excellent spot to sit before the crowds arrive later in the day and, early in the morning, the area is full of bunnies.

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14.9 km

The Cottage Inn, Bristol Harbourside

Highlight • Restaurant

Also, ensure you visit Underfall Yard across the dock on the little island... an brilliantly restored bit of Victorian engineering great cafe “Pickle” too. Fascinating.

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16.4 km

Locally referred to as the Chocolate Path due to its paving blocks resembling chocolate bars, this waterside walkway was constructed in 1906, coinciding with the Bristol Harbour Railway's connection between Ashton Bridge and Wapping Wharf.

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17.3 km

Ashton Avenue Bridge

Highlight • Monument

Opened in 1906 as a double decked swing bridge for road and rail traffic.

The bridge is now used for cyclists, pedestrians and Metrobus.

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28.8 km

Bridleway Out of Nailsea

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31.1 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

14.8 km

12.2 km

1.63 km

1.32 km

929 m

107 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

23.3 km

6.27 km

648 m

637 m

160 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Saturday 4 April

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