Planes Overhead – Cadbury Castle Hillfort loop from South Cadbury

South Cadbury and Sutton Montis

Planes Overhead – Cadbury Castle Hillfort loop from South Cadbury

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Planes Overhead – Cadbury Castle Hillfort loop from South Cadbury

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27.5km

270m

Road cycling

Easy road ride. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 23, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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9.95 km

Holloway Road to Sandford Orcas

Highlight • Trail

15.5 km

Hinton Plantation

Forest

18.7 km

Planes Overhead

Highlight • Other

After a low-flying helicopter, I kept staring upwards at all the planes buzzing around. The highlight, for me, was seeing a Hawk come in to land and power down.

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26.3 km

Cadbury Castle Hillfort

Highlight • Historical Site

If you have time, try to walk around the Hill Fort!

Cadbury Castle is a Bronze and Iron Age hillfort associated with King Arthur's legendary court at Camelot.

The site …

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26.4 km

View of Cadbury Castle from Stonehill Lane

Highlight • Viewpoint

Great views from Stonehill lane near Sutton Montis. The road tops out at 103m above sea level between Cadbury Castle to the north and Parrock hill to the south. Great …

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27.4 km

St Thomas à Becket Church, South Cadbury

Highlight • Historical Site

One of the 'Camelot Churches' of South Somerset and has been a Grade II* listed building since 1961.
Largely dates from c13th and c15th.

Much restored in the 1850s and …

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27.5 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

26.7 km

694 m

111 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

21.6 km