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West Harptree Village – Combe Hay Aqueduct loop from East Harptree

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West Harptree Village – Combe Hay Aqueduct loop from East Harptree

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West Harptree Village – Combe Hay Aqueduct loop from East Harptree

01:44

6.24km

120m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 18, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Mendip Hills National Landscape

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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451 m

It's a really pretty village not far from Chew Valley Lake. If you're on a hike, you may likely pass through it, or you can start from here. Easily accessible footpaths through fields & generally a pretty area.

Tip by

3.96 km

East Harptree Forest

Highlight • Forest

At this point you can hop onto a hiking trail through the woods if you fancy a walk

Tip by

4.23 km

Harptree Combe Stream

Highlight • River

Lovely but muddy after rain. You are basically walking in the stream, in places.

Tip by

5.18 km

Combe Hay Aqueduct

Highlight • Bridge

A very unusual aqueduct, completed in 1851. It is formed from wrought iron tubes on top of limestone piers. It is still in use, part of a network of aqueducts and tunnels feeding the Valley’s spring water to Bristol. It is thought to be the oldest surviving example of this type of engineering in existence and, in order to preserve it, was listed by English Heritage in 1989.

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5.30 km

Harptree Combe

Highlight • Natural

Harptree Combe – a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI). In contrast to the conifers of East Harptree Woods, this area contains deciduous oak and ash woodland, with old hazel coppice and rough, marshy grassland.

Steep limestone walls rise on both sides, with tiny caves visible in the rock face. It is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) to protect the flora and fauna that thrive in its old ash woodland, rocky crags and rough grassland.

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6.24 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.36 km

1.12 km

374 m

297 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

4.74 km

972 m

492 m

Elevation

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Highest point (170 m)

Lowest point (90 m)

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Monday 6 July

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