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Cheddar Gorge walk
Cheddar, England
Cheddar, England

Cheddar Gorge walk

Length3.9 mi
Elev. Gain1134.9 ft
Est. Steps9000
Trail
Created by Farid

Cheddar Gorge walk Introduction

Cheddar Gorge walk is a 3.9 mile (9,000-step) route located near Cheddar, England. This route has an elevation gain of about 1134.9 ft and is rated as hard. Find the best walking trails near you in Pacer App.

Attractions Near Cheddar Gorge walk

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Cheddar Gorge

Tourist Attraction
Cheddar Gorge is a limestone gorge in the Mendip Hills, near the village of Cheddar, Somerset, England. The gorge is the site of the Cheddar show caves, where Britain's oldest complete human skeleton, Cheddar Man, estimated to be 9,000 years old, was found in 1903. Older remains from the Upper Late Palaeolithic era (12,000–13,000 years ago) have been found.

Gough's Cave

Landform
Gough's Cave is located in Cheddar Gorge on the Mendip Hills, in Cheddar, Somerset, England. The cave is 115 m (377 ft) deep and is 3.405 km (2.12 mi) long, and contains a variety of large chambers and rock formations. It contains the Cheddar Yeo, the largest underground river system in Britain.

Cox's Cave

Landform
Cox's Cave is in Cheddar Gorge on the Mendip Hills, in Somerset, England. It is open to the public as a show cave.The cave is named after mill owner George Cox who discovered it in 1837, while quarrying limestone for a new building. Cox immediately opened it as a show cave the following year and ran it as a private enterprise until landowner, Thomas Thynne, 5th Marquess of Bath, took it over at the beginning of the 20th century.

Cheddar Complex

Place
The Cheddar Complex is a 441.3 hectare (1090.5 acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest near Cheddar around the Cheddar Gorge and north east to Charterhouse in the Mendip Hills, Somerset, England, notified in 1952.The very large area includes 4 SSSIs formerly known as: Cheddar Gorge SSSI; August Hole/Longwood Swallet SSSI; GB Cavern Charterhouse SSSI; and Charterhouse on-Mendip SSSI.

Reservoir Hole

Place
Reservoir Hole is a cave in Cheddar Gorge in Somerset, southwest England. It contains what is believed to be the largest chamber yet found under the Mendip Hills.The cave was first dug out in 1951 by members of Wessex Cave Club, and further progress was made in 1965 when "Moonmilk Chamber" was reached with the use of blasting.

Cheddar Caves & Gorge Tickets

Tourist Attraction

Cox's Mill Hotel

Tourist Attraction

Cheddar Man and the Cannibals

Tourist Attraction

Rotary Park

Park

Bake Hole

Landform
Last updated: Mar 1, 2026

Route Details

Length

3.9 mi

Elev. Gain

1134.9 ft

Est. Steps

9000
Created by
Farid
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