Hiking · Somerset

West Mendip Way

A 47.0 km point-to-point route near Wells, with 1,123 m of mapped climbing and an estimated time of 13.1 hours.

Distance47.0 kmClimbing1,123 mEstimated time13.1 hrDifficultyhard

Route overview

What the mapped record shows.

West Mendip Way is a complete hiking route mapped from OpenStreetMap. It covers 47.0 km as a point to point route.

Route shapepoint-to-point
ActivityHiking
SurfaceAsphalt
Descent1,168 m

Mapped surface mix

Natural72% Unknown18% Paved10% Compacted1%

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