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Blagdon Lake SSSI – Blagdon Lake loop from Blagdon

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Blagdon Lake SSSI – Blagdon Lake loop from Blagdon

Moderate

3.5

(13)

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Blagdon Lake SSSI – Blagdon Lake loop from Blagdon

03:34

13.4km

150m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: March 20, 2026

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Mendip Hills National Landscape

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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1.35 km

St. Andrew's Church, Cheddar

Highlight • Religious Site

4.07 km

Blagdon Lake

Lake

5.35 km

View of Two Trees in Mendip Hills

Highlight • Natural

6.10 km

Blagdon Lake SSSI

Highlight • Lake

Blagdon Lake and some of the surrounding wetland and woodland has been designated as a SSSI due to the variety of species which live here. Look out for badgers, fox …

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8.24 km

View of the Lake from the Fields

Highlight • Lake

8.58 km

View of Blagdon Lake and the Mendip Hills from Chapel Hill

Highlight • Viewpoint

Narrow up & down lanes skirting the northern edge of Blagdon Lake, with great views over the lake to The Mendips.

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11.1 km

View of Blagdon and the Mendips from Blagdon Lane

Highlight • Natural Monument

The road leading out of the small village of Butcombe offers a visually appealing cycling route, framed by Blagdon and the stunning Mendips in the distance.

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11.8 km

View of the Lake in Mendip Hills National Landscape

Highlight • Lake

lots of disruption of path due to works at the mo. diversion in place

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12.8 km

Blagdon Lake

Highlight • Natural Monument

Blagdon Lake was created by damming the River Yeo in 1898. The project was completed in 1905 and provides drinking water for Bristol and the local area.

The lake is …

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13.4 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.12 km

3.81 km

3.43 km

Surfaces

6.90 km

4.15 km

2.29 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Wednesday 6 May

14°C

6°C

25 %

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Blagdon Lake SSSI – Blagdon Lake loop from Blagdon

St. Andrew's Church, Cheddar

View of Two Trees in Mendip Hills

Blagdon Lake SSSI

View of the Lake from the Fields

View of Blagdon Lake and the Mendip Hills from Chapel Hill

View of Blagdon and the Mendips from Blagdon Lane

View of the Lake in Mendip Hills National Landscape

Blagdon Lake

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