Beacon Batch summit trig point – Burrington Combe loop from Aveline's Hole
Beacon Batch summit trig point – Burrington Combe loop from Aveline's Hole
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Beacon Batch summit trig point – Burrington Combe loop from Aveline's Hole
04:45
16.8km
350m
Hiking
Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.
Last updated: July 11, 2026
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Waypoints
Start point
Bus stop
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1.11 km
Burrington Ham Trail
Highlight • Trail
Tip by
6.40 km
Velvet Bottom Nature Reserve
Highlight • Natural
This nature reserve lies on the floor of a dry river valley and is long and narrow in shape. Most of the reserve can be seen from the main path. The 42-acre (17 ha) reserve is mostly rough grassland with small areas of woodland and scrub. The reserve has a long history of lead mining and there is still much evidence to be found of the site’s industrial heritage. Velvet Bottom has been managed by Somerset Wildlife Trust since 1975 and was purchased from the former owners, Bristol Water, in 1998.
Please clean up after your dog on sites on the Mendip Hills AONB to help protect the wildlife and stop grasslands becoming polluted.
Tip by
7.20 km
Velvet Bottom Nature Reserve
Nature Reserve
8.86 km
Long Wood
Forest
11.8 km
View Over the Severn Estuary
Highlight • Viewpoint
12.8 km
WWII bombing decoy complex
Archaeological Site
13.3 km
Beacon Batch Summit and Trig Point
Highlight • Natural Monument
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13.3 km
Beacon Batch summit trig point
Highlight • Viewpoint
Hills at over 400 ha.
Black Down, like most heathlands, is formed through a combination of factors– soil type, rainfall and human activity. The underlying Old Red Sandstone rock together with high rainfall created a waterlogged and acidic soil. The removal of tree cover by our Bronze Age ancestors 2,000 years ago helped to make sure that the soil stayed damp and acid. Only certain plants can survive in this type of ground. The key species include heather or ling, bell heather, bilberry, purple moor grass and European gorse, along with mosses and lichens.
Now the bracken is managed by harvesting and grazing by cattle and wild ponies to allow the heathers and grasses to flourish again. Black Down supports a wide variety of birds, mammals, reptiles and invertebrates.
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13.6 km
View of Black Down
Highlight • Viewpoint
15.9 km
Goatchurch Cavern
Highlight • Natural Monument
Goatchurch is a popular cave for beginners and school trips thanks to its general ease and its two entrances. Access is free, however, caving can be dangerous and you shouldn't attempt it without a capable guide if you're new to caving. This cave is considered relatively straightforward but still has technical areas, tight squeezes and shouldn't be undertaken lightly.
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16.6 km
Burrington Combe
Highlight • Gorge
Burrington Combe is a designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest for the
wildlife habitats. Today goats are on the steep slopes, with ponies and cattle roaming across the grasslands controlling the scrub. It is quite common to see the cows roaming in the combe.
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16.8 km
End point
Bus stop
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
8.11 km
4.00 km
3.12 km
1.51 km
Surfaces
4.27 km
4.17 km
4.15 km
4.06 km
< 100 m
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