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Brean Down Steps – Brean Down loop from Brean

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Brean Down Steps – Brean Down loop from Brean

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Brean Down Steps – Brean Down loop from Brean

01:04

3.81km

80m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 10, 2026

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Start point

Parking

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182 m

Brean Down Steps

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A set of zig-zagging steps from the beach up onto Brean Downs (National Trust) Nature Reserve, these steep concrete steps thankfully get the climb done pretty quick!

These are also part of the England Coast Path.

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1.51 km

View of the Sea from Brean Down

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1.59 km

Brean Down Trig Point

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The highest point at Brean Down nature reserve, but you're not at the end yet! Head further along the headland to discover the old Palmerston Fort, built to defend the UK from a possible Napoleonic invasion.

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2.58 km

Brean Down

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Brean Down is a beautiful, small, trig pointed peninsula that sits between Weston-Super-Mare and Burnham-on-Sea. At 320 feet (97 m) high, it has nice commanding views north over Weston Bay …

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2.75 km

View of Brean Sands from Brean Down

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3.08 km

Brean Down Climb

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OS maps is a bit vague as to what kind of write route this is. It’s a steep hill with a tarmac surface that is of a good quality all …

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3.58 km

Brean Down Beach

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3.68 km

Brean Beachside Café

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The Brean Beachside Cafe is owned and run by the National Trust.
Open from 10:00 - 16:30 every day and serving the normal NT cafe fair. Good quality and you’re supporting the trusts work looking after Brean Down.

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3.81 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

1.40 km

1.16 km

983 m

220 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

1.40 km

1.28 km

631 m

369 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (70 m)

Lowest point (0 m)

Weather

Friday 26 June

24°C

16°C

21 %

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Brean Down Steps – Brean Down loop from Brean

Brean Down Steps

View of the Sea from Brean Down

Brean Down Trig Point

Brean Down

View of Brean Sands from Brean Down

Brean Down Climb

Brean Down Beach

Brean Beachside Café

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