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Sedgemoor District

Black Rock Steep Rocky Path – Cheddar Gorge Lookout Tower loop from Cheddar

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South West England

Sedgemoor District

Black Rock Steep Rocky Path – Cheddar Gorge Lookout Tower loop from Cheddar

Hard

5.0

(1)

330

runners

Black Rock Steep Rocky Path – Cheddar Gorge Lookout Tower loop from Cheddar

02:49

21.8km

640m

Running

Hard run. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Some sure footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 7, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Mendip Hills National Landscape

Waypoints

A

Start point

Bus stop

4.48 km

Archaeological Site

Archaeological Site

2

5.91 km

Rowberrow Warren Woods Bridleways

Highlight • MTB Park

In Rowberrow Warren Woods you'll find a large collection of bridleways and tracks through out the wood as well as lots of elevation changes. Off the side of the tracks …

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7.33 km

Rowberrow Warren

Forest

4

8.76 km

Black Down Summit (Beacon Batch)

Highlight • Natural Monument

Black Down is the highest area in the Mendips, the summit Beacon Batch stands at 325m offering great views north towards Bristol and south over Cheddar and the Mendips.
The …

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5

12.5 km

Beacon Batch Summit and Trig Point

Highlight • Natural Monument

325m high trig point with lots of views in all directions. It can get busy with walkers as there are lots of different routes to the top so be careful on the way back down.

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6

15.9 km

Velvet Bottom Nature Reserve

Highlight (Segment) • Historical Site

The well-marked trail follows the bottom of the valley which has had a connection with lead mining since pre-Roman times, and along the way you can take a look inside …

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7

18.6 km

Black Rock Steep Rocky Path

Highlight (Segment) • Natural

This might not be so nice, depending on how confident/sure-footed you are, how much it’s rained, or whether you’re going down rather than up!

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8

19.5 km

View of Cheddar Gorge and Cheddar Reservoir

Highlight (Segment) • Viewpoint

You can get a GREAT view of the Gorge and on to Cheddar Reservoir anywhere along this trail section. Super STUNNING!

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9

20.9 km

Lookout Tower at the Top of Jacob's Ladder

Highlight • Viewpoint

Nice viewpoint. Closed for renovation at the moment (as of August 2018)

Translated by Google •

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10

21.0 km

Cheddar Gorge Lookout Tower

Highlight • Viewpoint

This lookout tower provides outstanding views of the gorge and the flat, patchwork landscape to the south. The tower is often advertised as part of the paid-for Jacob's Ladder climb, …

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B

21.8 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

13.4 km

4.22 km

2.20 km

1.31 km

404 m

285 m

Surfaces

11.9 km

5.05 km

2.65 km

1.53 km

719 m

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Highest point (320 m)

Lowest point (20 m)

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Sunday 11 October

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13°C

56 %

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