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Chew Valley Lake loop from Bristol

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Chew Valley Lake loop from Bristol

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Chew Valley Lake loop from Bristol

03:33

57.4km

490m

Cycling

Hard bike 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: June 5, 2024

Tips

Includes a movable bridge

Check opening times.

After 52.7 km for 47 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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3.72 km

My Café Your Café

Highlight • Cafe

Mi Café Su Café - a welcome addition to this area of town and inadvertently the best café in BS16! This converted Citroen van is positioned by the spacious green area, complete with permanent picnic benches. Now you can stop to enjoy great coffee, locally roasted (Blind Owl Coffee Co.) and soon, some banging pastries too. boot (the Forest Bakery) - rewarding that steady climb out of town, or just brightening up your commute. 🥐☕🍪

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9.20 km

Warmley Waiting Room Cafe

Highlight • Rest Area

Perhaps the quaintest little coffee stop in the whole of England. This sweet little cafe is placed inside an old railway station along the Bristol & Bath Railway path. There is plenty of outdoor seating and places to rest your bikes. They also make a mean bacon butty and have a ice-cream truck in summer.

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22.9 km

Compton Dando Village

Highlight • Pub

The pretty village of Compton Dando is nestled in the Chew Valley. It has many listed buildings and a long history, including a mention in the 1086 Domesday Book. Part of the Wansdyke, a series of early medieval defensive linear earthworks across this part of the West Country, passes through the village.

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27.1 km

View of the Pensford Viaduct

Highlight (Segment) • Bridge

A lovely lane with a lovely view, shame about the surface. There's a lot of loose gravel and sand about which makes this a bit sketchy in places. Worth it for the view you get descending into Pensford but just take it easy!

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50.1 km

Ashton Road Gatehouse, Ashton Court Estate

Highlight • Monument

Check the closing time displayed ( 30m into the park) as you enter as these change with the season due to daylight.

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57.4 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

32.4 km

21.3 km

2.36 km

870 m

321 m

213 m

Surfaces

36.7 km

20.1 km

521 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (170 m)

Lowest point (10 m)

Weather

Tuesday 7 July

31°C

15°C

0 %

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Max wind speed: 9.0 km/h

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Comments

June 10, 2025,Chew Valley Lake loop from Bristol

Lovely route, peeling off the railway path from Bristol to bath, onto and around a good portion of the Avon cycleway. Plenty of hills at just the right level of challenge for me, and not too much traffic. Views of pensford viaduct and chew valley lake. As usual I got lost coming back into Bristol and nearly merged into a …

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My Café Your Café

Warmley Waiting Room Cafe

Compton Dando Village

View of the Pensford Viaduct

Ashton Road Gatehouse, Ashton Court Estate

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