Our committee has created a number of walks of varying grades and lengths. Some of these are well known local walks such as the tour of the top of the Gorge, others which will take you to lesser-known corners of the village, some which go around our local nature reserves and yet more which will take you out on to the beginnings of the Somerset Levels from where you can look back at the Mendip Hills.
Click to see a 3D PDF overview of our walks – Cheddar Walking Walks Overview Map 2016.
WINTER WALKING – MUD WARNING
Please note that walks other than 1, 3, 4, and 8 take you along various rural tracks and paths, some sections of which can get really wet and muddy in winter months. If you are doing a winter walk after a period of rain please be prepared for wide and deep puddles and long stretches of deep or slippery mud. Walking poles and proper walking boots will be essential.
Select from the list below or use the drop down menu on “Our walks” above.
1 – Historic Cheddar Walk
2 – Middledown
3 – Cufic Lane Loop Walk
4 – Strawberry Line Bus Walk
5 – Gorge Walk (and quiz)
6 – Black Rock Nature Walk
7 – River Yeo Loop Walk
8 – Reservoir wheelchair-friendly Walk
9 – West Mendip Way from Wells
10 – West Mendip Way from Weston Super Mare (in two parts)
11 – Four Pubs Walk to Churchill
12 – Quarries Loop
13 – Shute Shelve circular
14 – Cheddar Moor circular
15 – Wedmore via Nyland Hill (optional bus walk)
16 – Strawberry Special
17 – Labourham Drove
Parking is available close to the start of all walks – there is paid or free street parking in the village centre, free parking at Black Rock and at Sharpham Road for the reservoir walk, and also free parking in the Gorge east of The Pinnacles.
(Photo: Martin Kay)
Quick PDF download links:
Historic Cheddar walk - summary (14281 downloads)
Middledown walk (6135 downloads)
Cufic loop walk (8842 downloads)
Strawberry Line bus walk (9969 downloads)
Cheddar Gorge cliff top walk (39692 downloads)
Gorge Walk Quiz (2583 downloads)
Black Rock walk (17799 downloads)
River Yeo loop walk (13983 downloads)
Reservoir walk (14079 downloads)
West Mendip Way from Wells (5719 downloads)
West Mendip Way Weston to Cheddar part 1 (2581 downloads)
West Mendip Way Weston to Cheddar part 2 (2000 downloads)
West Mendip Way Weston to Cheddar - whole walk (1545 downloads)
Four Pubs Walk to Churchill and return (2319 downloads)
Quarries Loop (1122 downloads)
Shute Shelve circular walk (1010 downloads)
Cheddar Moor circular walk (1237 downloads)
Wedmore via Nyland Hill (512 downloads)
Strawberry Special (751 downloads)
Labourham Drove (548 downloads)