Burtle walks

Westhay Moor is north of the village of Westhay in Somerset. The car park is just off the road to Godney, at the junction with Daggs Lane Drove. A National Cycle Network route runs along a disused railway line, just south of Westhay village.

A circular walk around Axbridge area visiting Ashton Windmill.

Easy walk around Axbridge area with the possibility to visit Ashton Windmill.

A circular walk around Axbridge area exploring Cheddar Reservoir.

An easy circular walk around Axbridge visiting Ashton Windmill.

Superb views from a rocky hilltop, returning via a pretty village and a path below the Mendip ridge.

Visit our historic local town, returning via a bird-rich reservoir and a section of the atmospheric Somerset Levels.

A disused railway and tunnel, a local nature reserve with orchids and ancient trees, and a wooded return.

This Somerset walk includes a wonderful ridge walk along the West Mindop Way to the summit of Crook Peak. The return route passes through the villages of Compton Bishop and Cross.

A mosaic of calcareous grassland, scrub, ancient oak woodland, secondary woodland and conifer plantation on Dundon Hill. The top of Dundon Hill features significant archaeological remains with a hill fort, Bronze Age round barrow and ancient quarry.

This circular walk with ascents and descents explores the famous Cheddar Gorge in the Mendip Hills with great viewpoints from the cliffs!

A fine hillfort then a pretty streamside walk along a wooded valley, with attractive villages along the way.

Fine views from the Mendip ridge, with an easy return through a disused railway tunnel.

An energetic climb from a pretty village is rewarded by superb views over the Somerset Levels.

A short, level walk along a former railway line and green lanes to a historic spring and village church.

A superb expedition through historic Axbridge to one of England’s most spectacular landforms.

Walk through Rowberrow Warren which is a beautiful woodland, set on a hillside with large paths.

Public footpaths and with stiles and gates. Be aware of grazing animals and keep dogs on leads around livestock. Watch out for uneven ground and hidden mineshafts on Ubley Warren.

Explore Somerset Wildlife Trust’s Ubley Warren and Velvet Bottom Nature Reserves and the surrounding landscape of The Mendip Hills AONB.

This circular walk provides a good way to discover the highest point of Mendip Hills with 360° views using a section of The Mendip Trail, West Mendip Way and interesting paths in preserved nature reserves including Long Wood and Velvet Bottom!