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8.19mi 
+587ft 
-587ft 
4h15
Average 
Starting point in Compton Dando - Bath and North East Somerset This circular walk explores paths around Compton Dando using sections of Two Rivers Way and Three Peaks Walk. You will walk along River Chew, also go across Lord's and Common Woods by Hunstrete Lake.
Cameley and Hinton Blewett from Litton
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5.63mi
+177ft
-207ft
2h45
Easy
Starting point in Litton - Bath and North East Somerset This Somerset walk takes you through unspoilt countryside sheletered beneath the slopes of the Mendip Hills. The route includes tracks, footpaths and quiet country lanes.
Keynsham to Bath on the south side of the Avon
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11.11mi
+381ft
-364ft
5h25
Average
Starting point in Keynsham - South Gloucestershire This linear Somerset walk includes typical English countryside, quiet villages, old buildings and historic churches. The route runs from Keynsham to Bath along the northern fringes of the Mendip Hills, and its proximity to both Bath and Bristol ensures that it is well served by public transport.
The Cam Brook Valley from Southstoke
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5.47mi
+407ft
-407ft
2h50
Easy
Starting point in Southstoke - Bath and North East Somerset A Somerset walk in the northern part of the county. The undulating route explores the hills and valleys to the south of Southstoke using field paths, the course of an old railway and tracks.
6.87mi
+640ft
-630ft
3h45
Average
Starting point in West Harptree - Bath and North East Somerset This circular walk uses well know ways including Monarch's Way, Mendip Trail or Limestone Link and provides a good way to discover wild Harptree Combe and paths in farmland with great views to Chew Valley Lake
Tunnels and Kennet and Avon Canal Walk
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10.38mi
+771ft
-755ft
5h25
Average
Starting point in Bath and North East Somerset A walk with fine views over Bath. Then a taste of 19th Century transport following the Somerset and Dorset disused railway through two tunnels, with information about the railway's history. Later picking up the Kennet and Avon Canal for the return journey to Bath.
5.91mi
+246ft
-889ft
2h55
Average
Starting point in Charlcombe - South Gloucestershire This is a circular country and town walk, starting at Bath’s - Lansdown Park and Ride. The first part is along the Cotswold Way, the second is a walk-through of the Georgian City of Bath, calling at the Royal Crescent, the Circus and finishing at the Bath Abbey. Return to Lansdown P&R is by bus.
5km walk around Battlefields
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3.45mi
+2989ft
-2989ft
4h10
Easy
Starting point in Charlcombe - South Gloucestershire This walk starts at Lansdown Golf Club and takes in part of The Cotswold Way and spectacular views out across the scenery. It also takes you past sites of historic interest in the Battle of Lansdown.
Cranmore Tower to Shepton Mallet
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4.88mi
+161ft
-643ft
2h25
Easy
Starting point in Cranmore - Somerset This walk is intended as the return leg to the central section of the East Mendip Way from Shepton Mallet to Cranmore Tower and is originally published on the East Mendip Way Facebook page.
Cotswold villages of Doynton and Dyrham
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6.2mi
+430ft
-436ft
3h15
Average
Starting point in Doynton - South Gloucestershire Doynton is a village situated at the southern end of the Cotswolds, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, approximately 14.5km (9.0) miles from Bath. The walk starts from the Holy Trinity Church, Doynton, and takes you up the Cotswold escarpment, over fields, through quiet lanes and valleys, to the village of Dyrham, before returning to Doynton
6.41mi
+420ft
-430ft
3h20
Average
Starting point in Priddy - Somerset 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!
Ubley Warren Nature Reserve
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2.44mi
+105ft
-105ft
1h15
Easy
Starting point in Priddy - Somerset 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.
Ubley Warren and Velvet Bottom Nature Reserves
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3.99mi
+240ft
-213ft
2h05
Easy
Starting point in Priddy - Somerset Explore Somerset Wildlife Trust’s Ubley Warren and Velvet Bottom Nature Reserves and the surrounding landscape of The Mendip Hills AONB.
Clifton Down
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1.44mi
+207ft
-141ft
0h50
Easy
Starting point in Bristol It is 150 years since The Clifton and Durdham Downs (Bristol) Act, 1861 secured the Downs as a place of recreation for us all – forever. This trail and a second trail exploring Durdham Down celebrate this anniversary and explore the rich and fascinating history of the Downs.
Durdham Down
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2.22mi
+154ft
-154ft
1h10
Easy
Starting point in Bristol It is 150 years since The Clifton and Durdham Downs (Bristol) Act, 1861 secured the Downs as a place of recreation for us all – forever. This trail and a second trail exploring the Promenade and Observatory Hill celebrate this anniversary and explore the rich and fascinating history of the Downs.
Middledown and Bubwith Acres Nature Reserve
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4.39mi
+823ft
-817ft
2h45
Easy
Starting point in Cheddar - Somerset Explore Somerset Wildlife Trust’s Middledown and Bubwith Acres Nature Reserves and the surrounding landscape of The Mendip Hills AONB.
Barn Wood Walk
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1.84mi
+167ft
-167ft
1h00
Easy
Starting point in South Gloucestershire Contoured walk with a focus on 18th century historic features in semi-ancient woodland.
Stoke Park Walk
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1.72mi
+154ft
-154ft
0h55
Easy
Starting point in South Gloucestershire Hilly, with extensive views over and beyond the park landscape, mainly on open land.
Wraxall circular walk from Tyntesfield
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3.18mi
+407ft
-404ft
1h50
Easy
Starting point in Wraxall and Failand - North Somerset A short walk in Somerset to the southwest of Bristol. The circular toute includes the village of Wraxall and also provides the opportunity to explore the grounds and parkland of the National Trust's Tyntesfield.
Blaise Castle Steep walk via Henbury Golf Course
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2.49mi
+249ft
-246ft
1h20
Average
Starting point in Bristol A moderate walk suitable for a family with older children but unsuitable for wheels. Takes you through quieter parts of the Blaise estate and Henbury gold course.
Rhododendron Walk
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2.44mi
+289ft
-312ft
1h20
Average
Starting point in Bristol Passing by Goram’s Chair, Tarn Lake, Beech Cathedral, Lily Pond, Rhododendron Walk, Rustic Lodge, Woodman’s Cottage.
Gorge Walk
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1.12mi
+121ft
-115ft
0h35
Easy
Starting point in Bristol The gorge is at its deepest below Lover’s Leap. You can see massive cliffs of steeply tilted white Carboniferous Limestone. It is difficult to see exactly how the Gorge was formed. It would have been directly influenced by the most recent Ice Age up to 100,000 years ago.
Royals and St Mary’s Church walk
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1.53mi
+98ft
-108ft
0h45
Easy
Starting point in Bristol The Church of St Mary the Virgin dates back to 1093, with various rebuilding over the years until an extensive refurbishment in 1878. Look out for two notable graves; an obelisk memorial to the Egyptologist Amelia Edwards and coloured head and foot stones of ‘Scipio Africanus’, a negro slave.
Castle Walk
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0.77mi
+98ft
-98ft
0h25
Easy
Starting point in Bristol Built in 1795 for John Scandret Harford by William Paty. A solid, simple design placed on a rise so as to appear bigger. Harford was responsible for commissioning landscape architect Humphrey Repton and thereafter, architect John Nash who designed the Orangery, Dairy and nearby Blaise Hamlet. More ornate additions representing a Greek classical influence were made to both the exterior and interior of the house from 1832-3 by C R Cockerell on instruction from J S Harford Jnr.
Kings Weston Down
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2.98mi
+190ft
-184ft
1h30
Easy
Starting point in Bristol Walk passing by Iron Age Hill Fort, Echo Gate, Arbutus walk, Kingsweston Down and wildflower meadows.
Evercreech to Batcombe and back along the River Alham
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8.49mi
+528ft
-538ft
4h20
Easy
Starting point in Evercreech - Somerset A thoroughly pleasant and not very arduous walk from Evercreech to Chesterblade, then to Batcombe and back along the River Alham. There are quite a few hills but none of them are very long and the total ascent of the walk is surprisingly modest.
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