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The Swan Inn – Beacon Batch summit trig point loop from Shipham

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The Swan Inn – Beacon Batch summit trig point loop from Shipham

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The Swan Inn – Beacon Batch summit trig point loop from Shipham

03:22

11.8km

270m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 12, 2026

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Mendip Hills National Landscape

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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41 m

The Swan Inn

Highlight • Parking

The Swan Inn pub and parking for users. Outdoor seating and serves food

Tip by

1.59 km

This tranquil woodland is criss-crossed with hiking and mountain biking trails throughout its hilly landscape. Managed by the Forestry Commission, Rowberrow Warren is a thriving forest and alive with birdsong and wildlife. Vast, you could happily spend a couple of hours exploring the paths here and the Mendip Way traverses the southern section of it.

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2.49 km

Archaeological Site

7.11 km

Beacon Batch summit trig point

Highlight • Viewpoint

This special site is designated as a Site of Special Scientific interest for its valuable wildlife habitats and is a nationally important site for its archaeology from the late Stone Age and Bronze Age through to the Second World War. Black Down provides the largest area of open access on the Mendip
Hills at over 400 ha.

Black Down, like most heathlands, is formed through a combination of factors– soil type, rainfall and human activity. The underlying Old Red Sandstone rock together with high rainfall created a waterlogged and acidic soil. The removal of tree cover by our Bronze Age ancestors 2,000 years ago helped to make sure that the soil stayed damp and acid. Only certain plants can survive in this type of ground. The key species include heather or ling, bell heather, bilberry, purple moor grass and European gorse, along with mosses and lichens.

Now the bracken is managed by harvesting and grazing by cattle and wild ponies to allow the heathers and grasses to flourish again. Black Down supports a wide variety of birds, mammals, reptiles and invertebrates.

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7.11 km

Beacon Batch Summit and Trig Point

Highlight • Natural Monument

325m high trig point with lots of views in all directions. It can get busy with walkers as there are lots of different routes to the top so be careful on the way back down.

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8.57 km

Goatchurch Cavern

Highlight • Natural Monument

This popular cavern is set into limestone rock and is particularly beginner friendly. You can find some hand railings inside to help you, dating back from the early 20th century when it was being (unsuccessfully) turned into a show cave like the other Mendip caves of Wookey and Cheddar.

Goatchurch is a popular cave for beginners and school trips thanks to its general ease and its two entrances. Access is free, however, caving can be dangerous and you shouldn't attempt it without a capable guide if you're new to caving. This cave is considered relatively straightforward but still has technical areas, tight squeezes and shouldn't be undertaken lightly.

Tip by

10.1 km

Frosted Path in Mendip Hills National Landscape

Highlight • Trail

11.8 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.25 km

1.62 km

1.32 km

329 m

281 m

Surfaces

8.07 km

1.71 km

1.51 km

513 m

Elevation

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Highest point (320 m)

Lowest point (120 m)

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Friday 10 July

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The Swan Inn – Beacon Batch summit trig point loop from Shipham

The Swan Inn

Rowberrow Warren

Beacon Batch summit trig point

Beacon Batch Summit and Trig Point

Goatchurch Cavern

Frosted Path in Mendip Hills National Landscape

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