Day Walks in Somerset

Jen and Sim Benson are writers and photographers with a love of the great outdoors. They write for Trail magazine, Country Walking magazine, and Walk magazine, the quarterly publication of the Ramblers, where they are also resident gear experts. They have written widely for the national press, covering a range of topics including training and injury, kit, route-finding, photography and family adventures. Their books include 100 Great Walks with Kids, Short Runs in Beautiful Places and The Adventurer’s Guide to Britain. They regularly collaborate with organisations including the National Trust, Forestry England and the Wildlife Trusts. Jen has a BSc in Podiatry and an MSc in Sport and Exercise Medicine. Sim has a degree in Environmental Science and a long history of running, climbing and expeditions in many different locations around the world. Together, they share a passion for promoting sustainability within outdoor recreation.

• Somerset Area Map & Route FinderIntroductionAcknowledgementsAbout the walksNavigationGPS & mobile phonesComfortSafetyThe Countryside CodeHow to use this bookMaps, descriptions, distancesKm/mile conversion chartSection 1 – Exmoor1 Selworthy & Bossington, 16.5km2 Dunkery Beacon & Horner Wood, 18km3 Dunster Castle & Woods, 17km4 Around Wimbleball Lake, 13.4kmSection 2 – Quantock Hills & Blackdown Hills5 Kilve Coast & Beacon Hill, 20.1km6 Northern Quantock Hills, 11.2km7 Wills Neck & Cothelstone Hill, 15.6km8 East Deane Way Link-Up, 19.4kmSection 3 – Somerset Levels9 Bridgwater & Taunton Canal, 21.9km10 Burrow Mump & West Sedgemoor, 24.2km11 Collard Hill & Lollover Hill, 12.5km12 Cadbury Castle & the Corton Ridge, 16.3kmSection 4 – Mendip Hills13 Brean Down, 20.6km14 Crook Peak, 14km15 Cheddar Gorge, 15.5km16 Ebbor Gorge, 12kmSection 5 – Bath & North East Somerset17 Ashton Court & Leigh Woods, 13.3km18 Ammerdown, 12.6km19 Cotswold Way, 17.9km20 Kennet & Avon Canal Loop, 14.6kmAppendix

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