Sutton Bingham Reservoir – Hollow Lane loop from Ilminster

Sutton Bingham Reservoir – Hollow Lane loop from Ilminster

Moderate

riders

Sutton Bingham Reservoir – Hollow Lane loop from Ilminster

03:23

69.0km

750m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 30, 2026

Tips

The surface along some of this route may not be suitable

Some segments of your route comprise a surface that may not be suitable for your chosen sport.

After 840 m for 260 m

After 50.4 km for 250 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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2.29 km

Stop Line Way – NCR 33 Shared Path

Highlight • Trail

My favourite section of the stopline way, an easy chilled ride, particularly stunning in the summer but monumentally busy exactly when you think it would be.

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28.7 km

Winyard's Gap Inn

Highlight • Viewpoint

Winyard's Gap Inn... incredible views and great beer after a tough climb. Descend with care!

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38.5 km

All Saints Church

Highlight • Religious Site

c12 Norman church with restored c13/14th wall paintings. Church should be open

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38.6 km

Sutton Bingham Reservoir

Highlight • Lake

Built in 1955 Sutton Bingham reservoir is managed by Wessex Water. It's a popular fishing and walking destination and a pretty spot for a stop off while riding around central …

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40.9 km

St Michael and All Angels' Church and Helyar Almshouses

Highlight • Religious Site

c12th century but much of the surviving fabric is C15th.

And the Helyar Almshouses.

Also the resting place of the poet T. S. Eliot

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48.8 km

Hollow Lane

Highlight • Trail

This is an amazing climb along a lane that carves between Hamdon and Butcher's Hill. You ride between thick woodland that makes you feel like you are entering another world. …

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50.5 km

Hamdon Hill Wood

Forest

50.9 km

View from Ham Hill

Highlight • Trail

Ham Hill is a magnificent country park with panoramic views over the South Somerset Moors, Exmoor and the Mendip Hills from the top. During the Iron Age, a huge hill …

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51.8 km