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

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

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

03:02

24.5km

650m

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: July 27, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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Mendip Hills National Landscape

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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7.42 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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10.8 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 the two small caves. As you walk through the reserve you will see a series of dams and levels, a reminder of the lead mining that used to take place.

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13.6 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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14.5 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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15.8 km

Lookout Tower at the Top of Jacob's Ladder

Highlight • Viewpoint

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

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15.9 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, but in fact, the tower itself is free. You can access it by hiking up the trail from the road to the south or the trail that runs along the eastern edge of the gorge.

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21.2 km

Archaeological Site

24.5 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

12.0 km

3.84 km

3.73 km

3.21 km

1.35 km

285 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

9.98 km

4.70 km

4.27 km

3.42 km

1.84 km

246 m

Elevation

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Highest point (320 m)

Lowest point (20 m)

Weather

Tuesday 28 July

26°C

14°C

0 %

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

Beacon Batch Summit and Trig Point

Velvet Bottom Nature Reserve

Black Rock Steep Rocky Path

View of Cheddar Gorge and Cheddar Reservoir

Lookout Tower at the Top of Jacob's Ladder

Cheddar Gorge Lookout Tower

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