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Shute Shelve Tunnel – View Over the Severn Estuary loop from Winscombe

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Shute Shelve Tunnel – View Over the Severn Estuary loop from Winscombe

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Shute Shelve Tunnel – View Over the Severn Estuary loop from Winscombe

05:19

18.8km

420m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 19, 2026

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Mendip Hills National Landscape

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Start point

Bus stop

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2.37 km

Shute Shelve Tunnel

Highlight • Trail

Shute Shelve Tunnel, under the Shute Shelve Hill. It is a 165-metre long tunnel that you can safely walk through. The geology changes from soft marl to hard limestone, and tunnel has rare cave spiders and various species of bat.

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8.51 km

View Over the Severn Estuary

Highlight • Viewpoint

9.07 km

Black Down Summit and Wild Ponies

Highlight • Natural

Black Down is the highest area of the Mendip Hills and affords wonderful views across the Bristol Channel into Wales, over Weston-super-Mare, the Chew Valley, the Quantocks and beyond. There …

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11.6 km

View of Mendip Hills National Landscape

Highlight • Viewpoint

12.5 km

View of Crook Peak from the Mendip Hills

Highlight • Natural Monument

Crook Peak and Dolebury Warren both highlight one of the Mendip Hills most spectacular special qualities - visible geology! The craggy rocky peaks of the Mendip Hills. 300 million years of geological history are exposed in these natural outcrops

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13.2 km

Dolebury Warren Iron Age Hill Fort

Highlight • Natural Monument

As part of the nature reserve management there are sheep grazing to protect the rare plants and flowers that the grassland supports. It is important to keep your dog under …

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18.8 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

9.00 km

5.74 km

1.88 km

1.59 km

338 m

127 m

121 m

Surfaces

9.01 km

4.36 km

2.57 km

1.49 km

791 m

537 m

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Wednesday 24 June

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Shute Shelve Tunnel – View Over the Severn Estuary loop from Winscombe

Shute Shelve Tunnel

View Over the Severn Estuary

Black Down Summit and Wild Ponies

View of Mendip Hills National Landscape

View of Crook Peak from the Mendip Hills

Dolebury Warren Iron Age Hill Fort

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