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Cheddar Gorge – Nice rocky climb Loop from Cheddar

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Cheddar Gorge – Nice rocky climb Loop from Cheddar

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November 6, 2022

Cheddar Gorge – Nice rocky climb Loop from Cheddar

Moderate

04:44

16.5km

3.5km/h

380m

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

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84 m

View of Lion Rock

Highlight • Natural Monument

It’s a rock that looks like a lion, when viewed from this angle!

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430 m

Bake Hole Cave

Highlight • Cave

As a limestone gorge, Cheddar is abundant in all sorts of caves and holes. The Bake Hole is a large hole on the cliff top walk and while it doesn't …

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828 m

Cheddar Gorge

Highlight • Gorge

This is a challenging 5 mile (8km) route along paths. Several stiles and kissing gates, rough walking in sections and some steep climbs. It is not advisable to attempt this …

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1.86 km

View of Cheddar Gorge

Highlight • Natural Monument

An enormous limestone gorge in the Mendip Hills AONB, Cheddar Gorge draws hundreds of thousands of visitors every year. There are numerous notable features of the gorge, particularly its towering …

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5.04 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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8.16 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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14.3 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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16.5 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.79 km

4.70 km

2.14 km

2.04 km

787 m

Surfaces

6.23 km

5.17 km

2.88 km

2.00 km

173 m

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Highest point (320 m)

Lowest point (60 m)

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Cheddar Gorge – Nice rocky climb Loop from Cheddar

View of Lion Rock

Bake Hole Cave

Cheddar Gorge

View of Cheddar Gorge

Velvet Bottom Nature Reserve

Beacon Batch summit trig point

Black Rock Steep Rocky Path

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