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West Quantoxhead

Porlock Toll Road – Glen Lyn Gorge loop from West Quantoxhead

Hard

5.0

(4)

75

riders

Porlock Toll Road – Glen Lyn Gorge loop from West Quantoxhead

05:44

102km

1,700m

Road cycling

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: April 8, 2026

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Start point

Parking

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4.17 km

Watchet Harbour and West Somerset Railway

Highlight • Structure

Lovely harbour town with all the amenities. Parking, and most importantly access to both Exmoor (hilly) and the Quantocks (HILLY). Does get a tad busy in peak season, but then …

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2

9.15 km

Blue Anchor Bay

Highlight • Beach

Blue Anchor bay is on the Bristol Channel between Watchet and Minehead. It's a small settlement and one of the smaller stops on the West Somerset Heritage railway line.
The …

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3

10.6 km

4

26.7 km

Porlock Toll Road

Highlight (Segment) • Climb

This is about 7km of fairly easy switch backs to the top. As close as Alpine fun as you’ll get in the South West. Bring your £1 for the toll. …

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6

46.4 km

Glen Lyn Gorge

Highlight • Gorge

Most of the pictures here do NOT show the Gorge!!!!

The entrance to it is clearly signposted and is exactly where you can see the water fountain. You pay 10 …

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7

47.1 km

Exmoor Forest Road Climb

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

The most magnificent road through Exmoor. Quiet, foggy and rainy at times, steep out of Lynnouth, this is simply too gorgeous to leave out.

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78.6 km

West Wood

Forest

79.1 km

Timber Wood

Forest

B

102 km

End point

Parking

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

45.0 km

42.8 km

7.05 km

5.43 km

2.17 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

93.5 km

6.87 km

2.00 km

123 m

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Wednesday 27 May

28°C

14°C

4 %

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