Sticklepath to Nettlecombe loop
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Philippa Reader
A very pretty 5 mile route that sets off from Sticklepath along the Coleridge Way which follows the Old Mineral Line to Roadwater. Return via Nettlecombe Court and Park.
moderate
Distance 8.2 km
2:25 h
280 m
279 m
251 m
82 m
The Old Mineral Line was the West Somerset Mineral Railway that transported iron ore mined in the Brendon Hills to Watchet where it was taken by boat to South Wales where it was smelted.
The Coleridge Way is a long distance route that starts in the Quantocks follows this section of the old mineral line from Sticklepath to Roadwater.
There is not a lot of evidence of the railway but it is a very pretty trail bound by overgrown beech trees, some heath and woodland.
From Roadwater you climb up over a hill in Nettlecombe parish and have the choice of going directly back to Chidgley and Sticklepath (making the walk 4 miles) or via Nettlecombe Court which makes the walk 5 miles in total.
Either way the views over the Brendons and the West Somerset coastline are gorgeous.
The Coleridge Way is a long distance route that starts in the Quantocks follows this section of the old mineral line from Sticklepath to Roadwater.
There is not a lot of evidence of the railway but it is a very pretty trail bound by overgrown beech trees, some heath and woodland.
From Roadwater you climb up over a hill in Nettlecombe parish and have the choice of going directly back to Chidgley and Sticklepath (making the walk 4 miles) or via Nettlecombe Court which makes the walk 5 miles in total.
Either way the views over the Brendons and the West Somerset coastline are gorgeous.
Difficulty
moderate
Technique
Stamina
Highest point
251 m
Lowest point
82 m
Start
Coordinates:
OS Grid
ST 04661 36285
DD
51.117898, -3.363501
DMS
51°07'04.4"N 3°21'48.6"W
UTM
30U 474557 5662998
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Coordinates
OS Grid
ST 04661 36285
DD
51.117898, -3.363501
DMS
51°07'04.4"N 3°21'48.6"W
UTM
30U 474557 5662998
w3w
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Difficulty
moderate
Distance
8.2 km
Duration
2:25 h
Ascent
280 m
Descent
279 m
Highest point
251 m
Lowest point
82 m
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