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The Butcombe Trail & Beacon Batch loop from Cheddar — Mendip Hills AONB

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The Butcombe Trail & Beacon Batch loop from Cheddar — Mendip Hills AONB

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April 7, 2024

The Butcombe Trail & Beacon Batch loop from Cheddar — Mendip Hills AONB

Hard

05:35

20.0km

3.6km/h

370m

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Overview

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

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Parking

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4.09 km

King John's Hunting Lodge, Axbridge

Highlight • Monument

Worth a quick stop if you're heading down the Strawberry Line to the sea or to Cheddar.

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6.29 km

Shute Shelve Tunnel

Highlight • Trail

Shute Shelve Tunnel, under the Shute Shelve Hill. It is a 165-metre long tunnel that you can safely walk through. The geology changes from soft marl to hard limestone, and tunnel has rare cave spiders and various species of bat.

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11.9 km

Rowberrow Warren

Highlight • MTB Park

Rowberrow Warren is a leased wood by Forestry England on the western side of the Mendip Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It is a very popular spot with all …

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12.7 km

Black Down Summit and Wild Ponies

Highlight • Natural

Black Down is the highest area of the Mendip Hills and affords wonderful views across the Bristol Channel into Wales, over Weston-super-Mare, the Chew Valley, the Quantocks and beyond. There …

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14.0 km

Beacon Batch summit trig point

Highlight • Viewpoint

This special site is designated as a Site of Special Scientific interest for its valuable wildlife habitats and is a nationally important site for its archaeology from the late Stone …

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19.8 km

Edelweiss Café

Highlight • Cafe

Great local cafe located at the bottom of Cheddar Gorge, outdoor seating is ideal for cyclists and walkers alike

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20.0 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.04 km

3.15 km

3.10 km

2.65 km

2.34 km

1.51 km

234 m

Surfaces

6.62 km

3.19 km

3.07 km

2.82 km

2.24 km

1.99 km

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The Butcombe Trail & Beacon Batch loop from Cheddar — Mendip Hills AONB

King John's Hunting Lodge, Axbridge

Shute Shelve Tunnel

Rowberrow Warren

Black Down Summit and Wild Ponies

Beacon Batch summit trig point

Edelweiss Café

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