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Bike touring routes & trails

South West England

West Somerset District

Crooked Wood Tower – Ash Common Nature Reserve loop from Watchet

Bike touring routes & trails

South West England

West Somerset District

Crooked Wood Tower – Ash Common Nature Reserve loop from Watchet

Hard

12

riders

Crooked Wood Tower – Ash Common Nature Reserve loop from Watchet

03:25

53.8km

610m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: February 27, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Exmoor National Park

Waypoints

A

Start point

Bus stop

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1

16.2 km

Crooked Wood Tower

Highlight • Monument

Winter's Tower, also known as Combe Wood Lodge/Tower, was built in around 1750 for local landowner John Winter. A wealthy resident of nearby Bishops Lydeard, he wanted to build an …

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16.3 km

Combe Wood

Forest

3

19.8 km

Ash Common Nature Reserve

Highlight • Forest

A 20 hectare nature reserve consisting of wet heath, semi-natural deciduous woodland, scrub, bracken and ponds. Stunning display of wildflowers in the summer.

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4

21.3 km

The Taproom

Highlight • Pub

5

21.4 km

Playground Near Vintage Train Station

Highlight • Settlement

6

21.4 km

Kamblys Biholau Llynedred Tractor Dealership

Highlight • Structure

24.9 km

site of Cotford Farm

Ruins

8

30.7 km

The Globe Pub, Milverton

Highlight • Pub

Great beer and food pub.

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9

31.0 km

The Coffee Mill

Highlight • Cafe

Nice little coffee stop just inside entrance to a timber yard, a few cakes plus bacon butties, etc

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53.8 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

49.7 km

2.08 km

1.04 km

554 m

467 m

Surfaces

47.4 km

5.75 km

579 m

< 100 m

< 100 m

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