Ham Hill Country Park – Ham Hill Quarry Earthworks loop from Huish Park

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Ham Hill Country Park – Ham Hill Quarry Earthworks loop from Huish Park

Hard

runners

Ham Hill Country Park – Ham Hill Quarry Earthworks loop from Huish Park

03:03

26.5km

470m

Running

Hard run. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 27, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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4.64 km

Montacute House Driveway

Highlight • Historical Site

Montacute house driveway, gates locked and small Ham Stonewall at the end.

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5.64 km

St Michael's Tower on St Michael's Hill

Highlight • Historical Site

St Michael's Hill affords breathtaking views over the village of Montacute and the serene Somerset countryside. On the summit, you find St Michael's Tower, a folly built in the 18th …

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6.62 km

Hedgecock Hill Wood

Forest

8.02 km

Hamdon Hill Wood

Forest

8.44 km

View from Ham Hill

Highlight • Trail

Ham Hill is a magnificent country park with panoramic views over the South Somerset Moors, Exmoor and the Mendip Hills from the top. During the Iron Age, a huge hill …

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8.57 km

Fascinating Ham Hill is well worth a visit, being at once a geological Site of Special Scientific Interest, a Scheduled Ancient Monument, an Iron Age hill fort, a Roman site, a Local Nature Reserve and a country park.

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8.85 km

Ham Hill Quarry Earthworks

Highlight • Natural

Ham Hill has been quarried for so many generations that it’s surprising there’s still a hill there at all. The local hamstone has a pretty honey yellow hue to it …

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13.8 km

Witcombe Valley

Highlight • Natural

Witcombe Valley, part of Ham Hill Country Park, is a fabulous 100 acre sweeping valley that up until the 16th Century was the location for a small hamlet of around 10 houses each farming a small plot of land.

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17.7 km

Whitcombe Medieval Village Site

Highlight • Natural

Up until the 16th century, a medieval village thrived in this valley with around 10 houses. The villagers farmed the landscape here, creating strip lynchets and quarrying hamstone. This valley …

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26.5 km

End point

Bus stop

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