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Middlewood Climb – Forest Dirt Path loop from Staple Hill Car Park

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Middlewood Climb – Forest Dirt Path loop from Staple Hill Car Park

Moderate

5.0

(2)

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Middlewood Climb – Forest Dirt Path loop from Staple Hill Car Park

01:46

19.6km

360m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. 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: April 19, 2026

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Blackdown Hills National Landscape

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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3.56 km

Gravel Path in Blackdown Hills National Landscape

Highlight • Trail

Lots of great woody tracks - part of the HereTrail

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3.81 km

Castle Neroche Woods

Highlight • Viewpoint

3.90 km

Middlewood Climb

Highlight (Segment) • Forest

Gravel or MTB, mostly consistent gradient with a few steeper sections to power through. Can get muddy at the bottom.

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6.24 km

Curry Mallet Drove Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Hardpack singletrack suitible for gravel/mtb

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9.95 km

Farmers Arms

Highlight • Pub

10.8 km

Forest Dirt Path

Highlight • Forest

15.5 km

Herepath Trail: Paddock Section

Highlight • Trail

Part of the Herepath Trail - takes you into the fields, round some paddocks. Gates but no lifting reqd

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19.6 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.75 km

7.10 km

4.15 km

415 m

139 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

11.2 km

5.04 km

2.72 km

603 m

Elevation

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Highest point (310 m)

Lowest point (40 m)

Weather

Thursday 16 July

28°C

14°C

0 %

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Middlewood Climb – Forest Dirt Path loop from Staple Hill Car Park

Gravel Path in Blackdown Hills National Landscape

Castle Neroche Woods

Middlewood Climb

Curry Mallet Drove Trail

Farmers Arms

Forest Dirt Path

Herepath Trail: Paddock Section

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