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South West England

Sedgemoor District

Black Rock Limestone Outcrop – Velvet Bottom Nature Reserve loop from Middledown Nature Reserve

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South West England

Sedgemoor District

Black Rock Limestone Outcrop – Velvet Bottom Nature Reserve loop from Middledown Nature Reserve

Moderate

3

hikers

Black Rock Limestone Outcrop – Velvet Bottom Nature Reserve loop from Middledown Nature Reserve

02:24

8.86km

120m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

Last updated: August 17, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Mendip Hills National Landscape

Waypoints

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Start point

1

2.37 km

Wild Goats Near Shipham, Mendip Hills

Highlight • Natural

A peekaboo I see you!!!!

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2

2.42 km

Black Rock Steep Rocky Path

Highlight (Segment) • Natural

This might not be so nice, depending on how confident/sure-footed you are, how much it’s rained, or whether you’re going down rather than up!

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3

3.37 km

Black Rock Limestone Outcrop

Highlight • Natural

Black Rock is a limestone outcrop above Cheddar Gorge. There are a few climbing routes here and old lime kilns. This area is owned and managed by the National Trust and part of a nature reserve.

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4.70 km

Velvet Bottom Nature Reserve

Nature Reserve

5

5.49 km

Velvet Bottom Nature Reserve

Highlight • Natural

Velvet Bottom is part of the wider Cheddar Complex Sites of Special Scientific Interest which is a network of nature reserves on the Mendip Hills. Each reserve has its own …

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B

8.86 km

End point

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.15 km

3.14 km

1.29 km

1.29 km

Surfaces

2.66 km

2.09 km

1.64 km

1.06 km

936 m

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Highest point (260 m)

Lowest point (180 m)

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