West Mendip Way

N Somerset, Somerset

48 km / 30 miles

Horseshoe Bend, Cheddar Gorge © Devlin Willoughby

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A 30-mile route from Uphill, Weston-super-Mare visiting Bleadon Hill, Loxton, Wavering Down, Shipham, Cheddar, Priddy, Wookey Hole and finishing in Wells, the smallest city in England.

Details:

Path Type:	Paths Marked on OS mapping
Waymark:	Path name on blue background
Attributes:	Paths marked on OS mapping Challenging AONB Downland/Wolds
Start:	ST314584 - Uphill, Weston-super-Mare, Somerset
Finish:	ST550458 - Wells & Mendip Museum, Wells, N Somerset
Web Sites:	The Mendip Society Annierak - West Mendip Way [blog] The West Mendip Way [YouTube video]

Publications, Badges and Certificates:

Guidebook	Uphill to Frome: A Guide to the Mendip Way (David Wright - 2017 )
External download	West Mendip Way Route Directions and Maps - Uphill to Wells (Mendip Hills AONB - 2017 )
External download	Mendip Hills AONB - Visitor Guide (Mendip Hills AONB - 2017 )

Maps:

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Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2016.
© OpenStreetMap contributors under Open Database Licence.
Rights of way data from selected Local Authorities.
Large scale digital mapping is provided by John Thorn.
At high zoom levels the route is indicative only.

**Purchase Ordnance Survey Maps (path is named on OS maps):**

OS Landranger	172, 182, 183
OS Landranger Active	172, 182, 183
OS Explorer	141, 153
OS Explorer Active	141, 153

Other Paper Maps:

ZigZag 16 Stripmap

West Mendip Way: Wells to Uphill (Yellow Publications - June 2016)

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Accommodation within 5 km of this Path:

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Hostel Accommodation

Cheddar YHA, Hillfield, Cheddar, Somerset

< 1 km

29 km

Walkers are Welcome

Cheddar (Walkers are Welcome)

< 1 km

29 km

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Connected Paths:

Related Paths

Mendip Way

Paths Marked on OS mapping

Limestone Link (Cotswolds to Mendips) Monarch's Way Strawberry Line

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Downloads:

GPX Route File

West Mendip Way GPX Exchange Format Route File
Last Updated 22/09/2017 10:17:34

MemoryMap Route File

West Mendip Way Memory Map Route File
Last Updated 22/09/2017 10:17:34

Tracklogs Route File

West Mendip Way Tracklogs Route file
Last Updated 22/09/2017 10:17:35

Route Profile:

48.4 km (30.1 miles)
1,558 m (5,112 ft) ascent
267 m (876 ft) maximum height

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West Mendip Way

N Somerset, Somerset

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