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Axbridge Market Square – Cheddar Gorge Cliff Road loop from Wells

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Axbridge Market Square – Cheddar Gorge Cliff Road loop from Wells

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Axbridge Market Square – Cheddar Gorge Cliff Road loop from Wells

07:16

101km

890m

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: April 7, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 76.3 km for 284 m

After 82.6 km for 77 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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1.15 km

Wells Cathedral

Highlight • Religious Site

Built from honey-coloured stone between 1176 and 1450, Wells Cathedral is an intricaticate example of Gothic architecture. It has been called "unquestionably one of the most beautiful" and "most poetic" …

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2.43 km

Strawberry Line: Wells to Glastonbury

Highlight (Segment) • Viewpoint

Follows National Cycle Route 3/26 and is marked with mile markers with a cast bell in each one. Good traffic free route.

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28.9 km

Somerset Levels Wetlands

Highlight • Natural

An excellent route with all tarmac roads (apart from one very small minor main road section), rest all small side roads with very little car traffic. A number of pubs …

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47.9 km

River Brue

Lake

59.9 km

Brean Down Way Cycle Path

Highlight • Cycleway

The entrance to the water works is part of the cycle path

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76.5 km

Wavering Down

Peak

77.8 km

King's Wood

Forest

78.8 km

Rose Wood

Forest

80.6 km

Axbridge Market Square

Highlight • Historical Site

A charming village. The church is quite spectacular and there is a cafe right next to it. A better place to stop before taking on the gorge... and it's tourists!

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81.6 km

Cheddar Reservoir

Highlight • Viewpoint

Access to the paths from the Axbridge end is controlled via kissing gates, which you can't get through with a bike trailer or any other non-standard cycle. However wheelchairs or …

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84.6 km

Cheddar Gorge Cliff Road

Highlight (Segment) • Natural Monument

In the valley of the Gorge, this is a very scenic route.

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94.6 km

Priddy Sheep Hurdle Stack

Highlight • Historical Site

Standing in the centre of Priddy village green, this thatched stack of hurdles holds an important place in the history of the village. Local saying has it that if the …

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101 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

61.5 km

13.9 km

13.3 km

7.29 km

3.90 km

1.42 km

Surfaces

42.8 km

29.3 km

23.5 km

3.75 km

1.80 km

131 m

Elevation

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Highest point (260 m)

Lowest point (0 m)

Weather

Tuesday 19 May

16°C

11°C

47 %

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Axbridge Market Square – Cheddar Gorge Cliff Road loop from Wells

Wells Cathedral

Strawberry Line: Wells to Glastonbury

Somerset Levels Wetlands

Brean Down Way Cycle Path

Axbridge Market Square

Cheddar Reservoir

Cheddar Gorge Cliff Road

Priddy Sheep Hurdle Stack

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