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Mountain biking trails

South West England

Donyatt Halt – Staple Hill Trail loop from Ilminster

Mountain biking trails

South West England

Donyatt Halt – Staple Hill Trail loop from Ilminster

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Donyatt Halt – Staple Hill Trail loop from Ilminster

02:54

39.4km

600m

Mountain biking

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 21, 2026

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Includes a segment that goes up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 34.9 km for 16 m

Waypoints

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Start point

Bus stop

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1.61 km

Donyatt Halt

Highlight • Structure

Disused train station with some benches along the old Chard to Ilminster railway line (now a cycle path). Nice place for a pit stop.

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12.0 km

Castle Neroche Iron Age Hill Fort

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Castle Neroche was a motte-and-bailey castle on the site of an earlier hill fort. Evidence suggests that it was an Iron Age hill fort before the Norman castle was built …

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12.2 km

Castle Neroche

Highlight • Historical Site

Castle Neroche was a motte-and-bailey castle on the site of an earlier hill fort. Evidence suggests that it was an Iron Age hill fort before the Norman castle was built …

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15.9 km

View Over the Valley, Blackdown Hills National Landscape

Highlight • Viewpoint

5

17.2 km

Staple Hill Trail

Highlight • Viewpoint

You can’t go wrong for nice MTB tracks up here. Amazing views. Mostly stoney tracks so can be ridden in all weather. And part of the Herepath Loop

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20.9 km

Mountain Bike Trail in Blackdown Hills National Landscape

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utterly unrideable in the winter😬

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39.4 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

22.5 km

8.81 km

4.47 km

1.99 km

973 m

693 m

Surfaces

15.4 km

11.2 km

7.53 km

2.08 km

1.87 km

1.48 km

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Highest point (310 m)

Lowest point (30 m)

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