Route specifics

Starting in Bristol, we roll out over the suspension bridge and follow the ridge to drop down on to the levels at Clevedon. It's back roads to Burrington, then up the 3 miles of Burrington Combe, a dash across the Mendips and down Cheddar Gorge.

Back on the levels again the route is flat in places, but there are climbs over the ridges at Wedmore and Shapwick. We skirt the edge of Taunton before embarking on the haul up to the top of the Blackdown hills, topping out at about 270m. It's downhill to Ottery St Mary and than a hike over Woodbury Common before we can dip our toes in the Briny at Exmouth.

The latest route notes are available to download

The latest GPX file has the new ending and tea stop

See the route on mapmyride.com

See the 2006 route on Bikely.com (2008 has a different ending)

Total distance: 100 miles. The three main climbs are as follows:

Burrington Combe
221m ascent in 2.5 miles. Average 5.2%
Steepest mile: 6.5%

Blagdon Hill
165m ascent in 2.1 miles. Average 4.9%
Steepest mile: 7.2%

Woodbury Common
113m ascent in 3.2 miles. Average 2.2%
Steepest mile: 4.5%

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