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The Strawberry Line – Shute Shelve Tunnel loop from Yatton

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The Strawberry Line – Shute Shelve Tunnel loop from Yatton

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The Strawberry Line – Shute Shelve Tunnel loop from Yatton

02:44

30.9km

160m

Cycling

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

Last updated: July 17, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Mendip Hills National Landscape

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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2.59 km

View of the River Brue

Highlight • Cycleway

Moor Bridge crossing the River Yeo.

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3.03 km

Nice traffic free route with lots of places to stop for refreshments along the way. Recommend the bakery at Winscombe.
Sadly, the numerous bike gates along the route are a pain if you're on a mountain/hybrid bike as they are too narrow.

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7.68 km

Thatchers Cider Mill

Highlight • Structure

Fine gravel path right through the Thatchers orchard where they turn squillions of apples into yummy cider. Good on Thatchers for allowing so much right of way through and around the factory (brewery? cidery?) to link the Strawberry line through Sandford.

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11.6 km

Shute Shelve Tunnel

Highlight • Structure

A 165-metre long tunnel under Shute Shelve Hill. Bring a light.

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14.0 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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15.4 km

View of Cheddar Reservoir

Highlight • Lake

16.5 km

Church of St John the Baptist, Axbridge

Highlight • Historical Site

A magnificent church and as an added bonus, there's a cafe close by!

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22.1 km

Strawberry Line Tunnel

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

The Strawberry Line is a traffic-free trail between Yatton and Cheddar. The gravel path follows the route of a former railway line that once carried delicious cargos of strawberries from Cheddar. The line was well usd for nearly a century until its closure in 1965.

Level and easygoing, the trail is suitable for all ages and abilities. It winds through some very pretty Somerset countryside, too.

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30.9 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

24.0 km

4.18 km

2.32 km

321 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

23.9 km

4.47 km

2.11 km

214 m

139 m

Elevation

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Highest point (70 m)

Lowest point (0 m)

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Tuesday 21 July

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Comments

August 21, 2024,2024-08-21 EN Yatton - Cheddar

Enjoyable cycling on the "Strawberry Line" 🍓.
This "real" cycle path runs between Yatton and Cheddar on the former "Cheddar Valley Railway". Only near Axbridge is there a short section on the local road.
"Strawberry Line" because the railway used to transport strawberries grown in the Cheddar area to Bristol and further afield (until 1964). It is currently still "high …

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The Strawberry Line – Shute Shelve Tunnel loop from Yatton

View of the River Brue