The chains, Somerset
5.75
miles
mi
| Hard | 3hrs
Experience quintessential Exmoor among the barrows and tumuli of its Bronze Age farmers.
Tarr steps, Somerset
5.25
miles
mi
| Medium | 2hrs 30min
Visit one of the oldest bridges in the world, set in a quiet valley clothed in ancient woodland.
Withypool, Somerset
3.5
miles
mi
| Medium | 1hr 45min
A short walk up the wooded riverside and on to grassy moorland.
Lype hill, Somerset
5.75
miles
mi
| Hard | 3hrs
A sunken lane from Wheddon Cross leads up to Lype Hill, the high point of the Brendons.
Wiveliscombe, Somerset
6
miles
mi
| Easy | 3hrs 15min
A pretty village and a wooded riverside on the edge of the Brendons.
Stapley, Somerset
3
miles
mi
| Easy | 1hr 40min
Stapley's little valley looks down over the country boundary into Devon, towards a grim murder scene.
Curry rivel, Somerset
4
miles
mi
| Easy | 1hr 45min
From Curry Rivel to the Cider Monument for a view over the moors.
Ilminster, Somerset
5.75
miles
mi
| Easy | 2hrs 45min
A pleasing riverside ramble, an ancient village, and a wood that aspires to being ancient.
East lambrook, Somerset
4.75
miles
mi
| Medium | 2hrs 30min
A gentle, secluded ramble around the fields and fragrant apple orchards of central Somerset.
Ham hill, Somerset
5
miles
mi
| Medium | 3hrs 15min
High Wood to Ham Hill with unexpected views of Montacute House
Winsham, Somerset
7
miles
mi
| Easy | 3hrs 30min
A walk between two remarkable villages, featuring two very different churches, hidden in the chalk combes of southwest Somerset.
Cucklington, Somerset
5.5
miles
mi
| Hard | 2hrs 45min
Up and down the hill in deepest Somerset, taking in a church with over a thousand years of history.
South cadbury, Somerset
6.5
miles
mi
| Medium | 3hrs 30min
A hill-fort gives wide views of Somerset and a glimpse of pre-history.
Polden hills, Somerset
4.5
miles
mi
| Medium | 2hrs 15min
From Polden’s edge down on to the Somerset Levels and up again
Glastonbury, Somerset
2.5
miles
mi
| Easy | 1hr 30min
King Arthur, a sacred thorn, a Somerset tor and 10 centuries of fine buildings
Alfred's tower, Somerset
8.5
miles
mi
| Medium | 4hrs
An expedition through parts of Somerset, Dorset and Wiltshire, to Stourhead and Alfred’s Tower.
