Yataxb one

Verified Slow Way

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An easy to follow and pleasant route. Mostly along a cycleway using a disused railway. Nonetheless a very nice walk.

I walked this route from Yatton to Axbridge and thought it was really fantastic. As the other reviewers have noted, it follows the Strawberry Line almost the whole way. The parts of the route that are away from the shared use path are the least enjoyable, but it’s all extremely pleasant, safe, direct, and easy to navigate.

I walked this particular route because I was eager to go on a tour of the Thatchers cider mill (directly on the route, the sign pictured that says “no public right of way” isn’t a fault in the route or anything, I just liked that it was a Thatchers orchard!) and check out Cheddar (just a bit further, along the Axbwel route) and I took the train to Yatton from Bristol, so this was a perfect route for my needs.

The pavements in Axbridge are a bit narrow, but it was really just another place where it was ok to walk in the road. Anywhere where you really shouldn’t be walking in the road there were sufficient pavements. Major road crossings were all safe and low-stress.

Couldn’t ask for a better walk! Full marks.

This is a route I use frequently, walking or cycling. Agree with the other reviews, but to add to them, good refreshment stops are the Railway Inn at Sandford or the Woodborough Inn in Winscombe.

The Strawberry line cycle path runs from Yatton station to Axbridge, and this flat, lovely route follows it virtually all the way. The surface is good throughout and could easily be negotiated by an all-terrain wheelchair or buggy. There are no stiles, although there are some pinchpoints designed to keep out motorbikes which are the width of a bike handlebar. There is a temporary set of footpath closures (see photos) which affect the route, rerouted along a permissive path alongside splendid cider orchards.

Easy to give this one five stars because it is basically virtually all on the wonderful Strawberry Line path.

This Slow Ways route does include two short sections of footpath either side of the A368 at Sandford (best on foot only) and the northerly of these is currently temporarily closed during building works at the well-known cider company’s HQ but it is easy to divert and generally, unless you were intending to visit Sandford, the permissive sections of the Strawberry Line path in this area (closed only on Christmas Day according to the notices on the gates) are the easy option anyway.

Overall, This is an accessible, well-used route for walking and wheels. Mostly flat with good surfaces and mostly off-road apart from the stretch into Axbridge, and only a few short sections with gradients and more gravelly paths.

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