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Villice Lane Trail – Unicorn Lane loop from Churchill

Villice Lane Trail – Unicorn Lane loop from Churchill

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Villice Lane Trail – Unicorn Lane loop from Churchill

02:32

34.9km

530m

Gravel riding

Hard gravel ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: March 22, 2026

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Mendip Hills National Landscape

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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6.27 km

Rowberrow Warren Woods Bridleways

Highlight • MTB Park

In Rowberrow Warren Woods you'll find a large collection of bridleways and tracks through out the wood as well as lots of elevation changes. Off the side of the tracks …

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8.37 km

Black Down Summit (Beacon Batch)

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Black Down is the highest hill in the Mendips with Beacon Batch the highest spot point at 1,066 feet (325 m). There are a good set of bridleways in the …

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8.62 km

Beacon Batch Summit and Trig Point

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325m high trig point with lots of views in all directions. It can get busy with walkers as there are lots of different routes to the top so be careful on the way back down.

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9.78 km

Wireless Station MTB Singletrack

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Brilliant narrow single track that links the Charterhouse area to Rowberrow Common and the trig point at Beacons Batch. It gets slippy in the winter and transition months, and with …

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13.7 km

Fairfield Wood

Forest

16.0 km

View of Chew Valley Lake from Wrangle Road Climb

Highlight • Viewpoint

An alternative to the old Bristol road to get up to or off the Mendips. Views are epic at the top. Quieter than the main roads.

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17.7 km

Villice Lane Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Part of the Monarch's Way. This is primo gravel. Smooth, hardpacked, fast!

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25.9 km

View of Chew Valley Lake

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Little bit of byway, aka a fly tipper's wet dream.

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27.4 km

Unicorn Lane

Highlight (Segment) • Climb

The very bottom 150m of this lane (south) is a beast. Very steep, a couple of big steps, gulleys barely wide enough to push a bike up (Yes you’ll be …

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34.9 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

19.1 km

7.52 km

5.68 km

1.58 km

1.06 km

Surfaces

15.0 km

12.0 km

7.62 km

294 m

Elevation

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Highest point (320 m)

Lowest point (20 m)

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Villice Lane Trail – Unicorn Lane loop from Churchill

Rowberrow Warren Woods Bridleways

Black Down Summit (Beacon Batch)

Beacon Batch Summit and Trig Point

Wireless Station MTB Singletrack

View of Chew Valley Lake from Wrangle Road Climb

Villice Lane Trail

View of Chew Valley Lake

Unicorn Lane

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