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South West England

Staple Fitzpaine

View of the Blackdown Hills – Castle Neroche loop from Staple Hill Car Park

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South West England

Staple Fitzpaine

View of the Blackdown Hills – Castle Neroche loop from Staple Hill Car Park

Moderate

5.0

(1)

27

runners

View of the Blackdown Hills – Castle Neroche loop from Staple Hill Car Park

01:01

8.17km

170m

Running

Moderate run. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 21, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Blackdown Hills National Landscape

Waypoints

A

Start point

Parking

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1

5 m

Staple Hill Car Park

Highlight • Parking

***TRIGGER WARNING***
Contains adult based information.
Car park is free to use, and not locked of an evening.
I got here late in the evening, and I stayed in the back of 4x4. Set up bed and settled in for the night. closing the blinds, also have blacked out windows. Unbeknownst to me, as i'm not local to this area, it is a hotspot for ... Dogging. A lot of activity through out the night with vehicles coming and going. But I ignored it, watched a bit of deadliest catch and fell asleep. 7 hours later, car park empty apart from yours truly, and my venture out began.

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2

1.32 km

Ruined Stone Structures in Blackdown Hills Forest

Highlight • Historical Site

Came across a section of old wall, after going to inspect it, beyond it were ruinous buildings and foundations. there were so many just hidden in bushes and trees. No signs to say what they were, and nothing found online. I wonder what was here and when these buildings were from?

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3

3.50 km

View of the Blackdown Hills

Highlight • Forest

Stop for a moment at this viewpoint near the remains of Castle Neroche and take in these sensational views across the Blackdown Hills.

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4

3.63 km

Castle Neroche

Highlight • Historical Site

Castle Neroche was a motte-and-bailey castle on the site of an earlier hill fort. Evidence suggests that it was an Iron Age hill fort before the Norman castle was built as the earth works are larger than most Norman castles.
Now it's a really fascinating place; the old earth works are covered in trees with amazing views between the trunks. Managed by Forestry England.

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5

3.85 km

Castle Neroche Iron Age Hill Fort

Highlight • Castle

Castle Neroche was a motte-and-bailey castle on the site of an earlier hill fort. Evidence suggests that it was an Iron Age hill fort before the Norman castle was built as the earth works are larger than most Norman castles.
Now it's a really fascinating place; the old earth works are covered in trees with amazing views between the trunks. Managed by Forestry England.

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B

8.17 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.71 km

430 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

7.63 km

550 m

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Friday 17 July

25°C

14°C

15 %

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