View of Chew Valley Lake – Blagdon Lake loop from Blagdon
View of Chew Valley Lake – Blagdon Lake loop from Blagdon
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View of Chew Valley Lake – Blagdon Lake loop from Blagdon
03:11
11.8km
160m
Hiking
Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.
Last updated: February 11, 2026
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Waypoints
Start point
Bus stop
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433 m
View of Chew Valley Lake
Highlight • Lake
819 m
St. Andrew's Church, Cheddar
Highlight • Religious Site
3.77 km
Ubley Church
Highlight • Other
3.81 km
The Cross and St Bartholomew’s Church, Ubley
Highlight • Historical Site
Ubley is an attractive village set mostly on the valley floor but rises up on the lower slopes of the Mendip Hills to the south.
The surrounding valley landscape is of farmland with small and medium sized fields largely for grazing. Fields are separated by well-kept hedgerows with intermittent mature trees. The whole area is rich in wildlife and is rural and unspoilt in character.
There are magnificent views from the slopes of the Mendips across the Parish and as far as South Wales to the west and the hills above Bath to the east. The roads are lined by a mixture of hedgerows and walls, the latter of which are of local stone. The slopes of the Mendip scarp are densely wooded with an area known as Ubley Wood.
The centre of the village is at The Cross, outside the 13th century St Bartholomew’s Church. This is a conservation area, with charming houses and gardens and a view up to the Mendip Hills.
Ubley has many way-marked paths leading either up to the Mendip Hills or down to the edges of Blagdon and Chew Valley Lakes. From the Mendip Hills above Ubley both lakes can be seen, and on a clear day the view is spread from Cardiff to the hills above Bath.
Tip by
6.34 km
View of the Lake from the Fields
Highlight • Lake
6.68 km
View of Blagdon Lake and the Mendip Hills from Chapel Hill
Highlight • Viewpoint
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9.41 km
View of the Lake in Mendip Hills National Landscape
Highlight • Lake
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10.4 km
Blagdon Lake
Highlight • Natural Monument
The lake is also an important wildlife habitat, with lots of different bird and insect species living here.
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11.8 km
End point
Bus stop
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
5.80 km
3.30 km
1.70 km
905 m
< 100 m
Surfaces
4.86 km
3.38 km
1.81 km
905 m
737 m
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