0 Miles 1 2 so110 Beacon Batch from 0 Kilometres 1 2 3 Black Rock Car Park is at the E (upper) end of The walk shown is for guidance only and should Cheddar Gorge, on the B3135 Cheddar to Road not be attempted without suitable maps. Details A stroll in the Mendips 1 Distance: 12km (7 /2 miles) From the Parking Area go E through a gate 3 Leave the and go N (right) to Total Ascent: 242m (794ft) to follow the West Mendip Way gently E, N follow a (re-routed) path N & then NE between (left) & NE (right) up through Black Rock Valley fields to reach a gate. Go through and follow a Time: 31/2 hrs Grade: 4 Nature Reserve. (1 km) clear path NE (half right) across open Maps: OS Landranger® 182 1 Follow the main path (West Mendip Way) moorland to reach a fork. Bear ENE (half-right) or OS Explorer Map™ 141 as it bears N (left) through a gate to climb NW and continue ENE across the 1st crossing path Start/Finish: Black Rock Car Park, through Long Wood Nature Reserve. Cross a to reach a 2nd (a sunken ditch). Go E Cheddar Gorge, stile & continue WNW along field edges to (half-right) to the summit of Beacon Batch (trig 1 Grid Ref: ST482545 reach a farm access road. (1 /2 km) point). (2 km) Sat Nav: N51.2875 W2.7441 2 Go N (right) on the access road to a lane. 4 Continue SE down the other side aiming for With thanks to Clive Hooper Turn W (left) and follow the lane until it bends a radio mast to reach a gate. Go through and WNW (slightly right) about 200m before follow the track past the mast to a junction. Go 1 Tynings Farm & Trekking Centre. (1 /2 km) SE (right) down the access road to reach a lane. (21/2 km) 5 Go SSW (right) on the lane and follow it In association with: across a junction & down to reach a signed path just beyond a left-hand bend. (3/4 km) 6 Go SW (right) through a gate & descend through Velvet Bottom Nature Reserve to www.carrentals.co.uk/ reach the West Mendip Way beyond a gate. (13/4 km) 7 Go SW (left) & retrace your steps down Black Down () through Black Rock Nature Reserve to return Beacon Batch to the B3135 & the start. (1 km) 325m (1066ft)

West gate gate Mendip Radio Way Masts Tynings Farm GB Gruffy Hawk & Nature Reserve Owl Trust Printable Route Maps, GPS Waypoints, Competitions, Places to Stay, Discussion Boards, Gear Tests, St Hughs Photograph Gallery & much, much more . . . Cottage Keep a record of Charterhouse which mountains Farm Charterhouse Centre (Mountain Rescue) you have climbed with go4awalk.com Piney Peak Bagging Sleight Mendip maps and lists. Farm Long Wood Adventure Base stile Nature The West Mendip Way is a Reserve 48km (30 miles) footpath linking gate Hill Classifications: Wells Cathedral, Somerset with Velvet Bottom in Somerset. Hewitt (Mountain) Nature Reserve It is waymarked by Dewey (Hill) Black Rock Rotary International logo. Mendip Forest The Samaritans Way is a Nuttall (Top) Nature 166km (103 miles) footpath Marilyn Reserve linking Clifton Suspension Bridget (Hill) Bridge, Bristol with Lynton Trig Point Cheddar Taken pictures on this in Devon. Gorge B3135 walk? Send them in It is waymarked by B3135 to to Priddy and we'll put them in a green apple motif. Cheddar the Photo Gallery For more information about Hill and Mountain Classifications see 400m Peaks & Mountains 200m 0m

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