Section 2 of 5, West Mendip Way
Loxton to Shipham
6.5 miles (10.5 km). About 3 hours, moderate.
Start: ST 375 557. Finish: ST 455 574. OS grid.
Take it with you: download this section's GPX file (it opens in OS Maps, Komoot, Outdooractive or a GPS unit) or open the start in OS Maps.
Up and down
About 453 m of climbing and 264 m of descent; highest point 210 m.
Getting there
The section starts at Loxton.
- Bus stop
- Corner Shiplate Road, 330 m from the start. Directions ST 373 555
Getting back
The section finishes at Shipham.
No bus stop or station within a kilometre of the finish. Nearest: the bus stop at Star, Broadway Junction, 2 km away (Directions); Puxton Park station (heritage railway), 8 km away (Directions).
Planning the West Mendip Way
- Planning the whole trail: mendiphills-nl.org.uk.
- The guidebook the trail recommends: The Mendip Way Guide (Mendip Hills National Landscape).
What to expect
Underfoot: paved or flagged 23%, grass 19%, earth, rock and mud 12%, gravel and tracks 8%; the rest (39%) isn't recorded.
About 23% on roads with traffic.
On the way: 3 gates.
Steepest climb: about 113 m in a kilometre (1 in 9), starting 1 mile in.
From OpenStreetMap, where mappers have recorded it: check before you go.
Pubs and cafés
OpenStreetMap records no pub or café within a quarter of a mile of the way: take food and drink with you.
Walked it? Log it
Something wrong or missing?
Tell us what to change about this section: a wrong distance, a moved start, a path that's closed.