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Quantock Hills loop from Lydeard Hill car park

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Quantock Hills loop from Lydeard Hill car park

Moderate

4.6

(29)

228

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Quantock Hills loop from Lydeard Hill car park

03:24

34.3km

780m

Mountain biking

Embark on a diverse mountain biking adventure through the Quantock Hills, starting from Lydeard Hill car park. This moderate 21.3-mile (34.3 km) loop features varied terrain, from ancient parkland and heathland to oak woodlands, with sections of chunky ground, rock gardens, and stream crossings. You will also find fast, swoopy…

Last updated: April 23, 2026

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Includes very steep uphill segments

You may need to push your bike.

After 16.0 km for 528 m

After 22.7 km for 682 m

After 25.9 km for 346 m

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2.07 km

Wills Neck Summit

Highlight • Natural Monument

This is the highest point in the Quantocks with a summit at 1,266 feet (386 m). Wills Neck is also one of the highest points in Somerset. Surrounded by open …

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6.31 km

Foxy Bean Café

Highlight • Cafe

It’s re-opened as Street Bean Cafe.

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17.0 km

Beacon Hill (Quantocks)

Highlight (Segment) • Viewpoint

This is Quantocks riding at its finest - tight, fast, undulating trails cut into the waist-high ferns and bracken. This section is high up on the ridge near West Quantoxhead, …

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20.2 km

Bicknoller Post

Highlight • Natural Monument

Standing at 951 feet (290m), Bicknoller Post is a marker for this hill summit, one of the many in the Quantocks Hill Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It gets its …

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20.3 km

Lady's Edge Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Lady's Edge - a fast, flow piece of singletrack which drops you into Holford Combe (no slough on the awesome trail front either).

Starting from Bicknoller Post, it carves down …

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23.8 km

Somerton Combe

Highlight • Trail

Gorgeous, exposed part of moorland on top of the Quantock Hills. On a good day, enjoy views to Exmoor, the south coast of Wales and over to Bristol.

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29.5 km

The Drove Road (Quantock Hills)

Highlight (Segment) • Forest

The Drove Road is an avenue of Beech trees which was originally used by ancient traders to transport goods and livestock to the port at Watchet.

If you keep your …

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34.3 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

18.6 km

9.68 km

3.14 km

2.71 km

173 m

Surfaces

18.8 km

9.63 km

2.66 km

1.65 km

1.52 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (380 m)

Lowest point (80 m)

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Monday 25 May

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Quantock Hills loop from Lydeard Hill car park

Wills Neck Summit

Foxy Bean Café

Beacon Hill (Quantocks)

Bicknoller Post

Lady's Edge Trail

Somerton Combe

The Drove Road (Quantock Hills)

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