Mendip Ring
A 116-mile long-distance walk in Somerset that closely follows the boundary of the district of Mendip. With map, statistics, and GPX route file.
Statistics and Files
Grid Ref: ST 449 396
Distance: 116 miles (187 km)
Time: 48–58 hours
Duration: 7–11 days
Ordnance Survey Explorer Maps (1:25,000):
129 Yeovil and Sherborne
141 Cheddar Gorge, Mendip Hills, Wells and Glastonbury
142 Shepton Mallet, Mendip Hills East, Frome and Midsomer Norton
143 Warminster and Trowbridge
156 Chippenham and Bradford-on-Avon
Summary
The Mendip Ring is a long-distance walk that uses public footpaths and other rights of way to follow as closely as possible the boundary of the local government district of Mendip in Somerset. Created by the Mendip Ramblers, the route is designed to visit towns, small villages, places of local historical interest, hilltops, and the Somerset Levels. Places visited on the ring include Walton Hill, Compton Dundon, Butleigh, Baltonsborough, Barton St David, Keinton Manderville, East Lydford, Castle Cary, Batcombe, Kings Wood, Gare Hill, Chapmanslade, Frome, Rode, Norton St Philip, Faulkland, Kilmersdon, Chilcompton, Midsomer Norton, Farrington Gurney, Litton, East Harptree, Compton Martin, Beacon Batch (Black Down), Black Rock (Cheddar Gorge), Draycott, Rodney Stoke, Bleadney, Westhay, and Walton.