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Somerset Levels Wetlands – Cheddar Reservoir loop from Highbridge and Burnham

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Burnham On Sea & Highbridge

Somerset Levels Wetlands – Cheddar Reservoir loop from Highbridge and Burnham

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Somerset Levels Wetlands – Cheddar Reservoir loop from Highbridge and Burnham

05:20

85.5km

450m

Cycling

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

Last updated: July 25, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 22.0 km for 248 m

After 55.9 km for 182 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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15.7 km

Somerset Levels Wetlands

Highlight • Natural

An excellent route with all tarmac roads (apart from one very small minor main road section), rest all small side roads with very little car traffic. A number of pubs …

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17.8 km

Shapwick Heath National Nature Reserve Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

A fantastic gravel trail across the Avalon marshes. Quiet in the morning but can get busy with walkers on a sunny afternoon. It’s part of national cycle route 3 so …

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21.2 km

Viewpoint

22.1 km

RSPB Ham Wall

Nature Reserve

22.4 km

Viewing Platform 2

Viewpoint

24.4 km

Former Railway Bridge, Glastonbury to Burnham Line

Highlight • Trail

Nice traffic avoiding trail that short cuts through between Glastonbury and Avalon Marshes. Part of cycle route 3 but a shared path with walkers so keep eyes open. There’s a …

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24.4 km

Willow Walk

Highlight (Segment) • Forest

A nice off-road track which winds its way through a canopy of trees

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45.5 km

Priddy Sheep Hurdle Stack

Highlight • Historical Site

Standing in the centre of Priddy village green, this thatched stack of hurdles holds an important place in the history of the village. Local saying has it that if the …

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55.4 km

Cheddar Gorge Climb

Highlight • Viewpoint

Not as hard or as busy as I thought it would be... and I went on a sunny Saturday in May! The bottom is tourist heaven or hell depending on …

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56.0 km

Cox's Mill Pond

Lake

60.3 km

Cheddar Reservoir

Highlight • Viewpoint

Access to the paths from the Axbridge end is controlled via kissing gates, which you can't get through with a bike trailer or any other non-standard cycle. However wheelchairs or …

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61.3 km

Axbridge Market Square

Highlight • Historical Site

A charming village. The church is quite spectacular and there is a cafe right next to it. A better place to stop before taking on the gorge... and it's tourists!

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85.5 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

68.7 km

8.53 km

3.84 km

3.09 km

1.32 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

38.8 km

38.1 km

5.10 km

2.60 km

795 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (270 m)

Lowest point (0 m)

Weather

Friday 31 July

23°C

10°C

0 %

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Somerset Levels Wetlands – Cheddar Reservoir loop from Highbridge and Burnham

Somerset Levels Wetlands

Shapwick Heath National Nature Reserve Trail

Former Railway Bridge, Glastonbury to Burnham Line

Willow Walk

Priddy Sheep Hurdle Stack

Cheddar Gorge Climb

Cheddar Reservoir

Axbridge Market Square

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