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Somerset
Slow Ways linking Bruton and Castle Cary, Frome, Maiden Bradley, Mere, Shepton Mallet, Wincanton
England / Somerset / Bruton
Bruton’s six Slow Ways are 50% checked
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Walk to Bruton from further afield
| Slow Way | Route | To do | ||||||||
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Bruton—Frome
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Brufro one |
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U U |
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Double check | Distance 19km/12mi | Ascent 271m | Descent 262m | |
Bruton—Maiden Bradley
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Brumai one |
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U U |
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Double check | Distance 15km/9mi | Ascent 310m | Descent 175m | |
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Bruton—Mere
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Brumer one |
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U U |
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Pioneer me | Distance 16km/10mi | Ascent 285m | Descent 330m | ||
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Bruton—Wincanton
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Bruwin one |
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U U |
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Pioneer me | Distance 9km/6mi | Ascent 157m | Descent 189m | ||
Castle Cary—Bruton
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Casbru one |
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4 X |
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Enjoy me | Distance 6km/4mi | Ascent 106m | Descent 130m | ||
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Shepton Mallet—Bruton
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Shebru one |
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U U |
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Double check | Distance 15km/9mi | Ascent 194m | Descent 267m |
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Collective progress
50% of Bruton’s six route options are drawn, reviewed, surveyed and/or verified
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5 people have contributed to Bruton’s Slow Ways
5 people have pledged to walk and review a route
1 people have surveyed a route in Bruton
55km out of 80km have been walked and reviewed
72km of reviews have been shared in Bruton
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You get great views looking across to Bruton once you’ve climbed out of Castle Cary...
After the wooded section and approaching Holt Road, I totally struggled to find this path. To avoid the trouble, I stayed on the farm access road which landed on Holt Road a bit south of where the Slow Way path crosses. It seemed to me there were a lot of paths that started with closed and locked gates you had to climb over, and then the paths were really not clear or through fields of cows. Had a few other serious navigation difficulties in the next bit of farmland after South Brewham - the paths just didn't quite exist where Slow Ways and OSMaps said they should, and it was getting really frustrating! - For much of the route, the path quality was very good (good dirt road or compacted dirt path) - Minor but really frustrating navigation issues, combined with fields of cows that just scare me...
mtormey
South of Evercreech it's field after field full of cows and rather dispiriting....
James Hood
Very pleasant route with some great views over a fruit farm. Two stiles, one a low one and the other by passable by going through the adjacent gate. As highlighted by a previous review, there is a very short steep section which could be slippy in the wet....
robasykes
I have only walked this route as far as South Brewham, so cannot comment on the remainder. However the section from Colinshayes to S Brewham cannot be followed on the ground without either GPS or map and compass. It is not a beginner's route and not easy to navigate....
James Hood
Unless sure-footed take an alternative route by continuing on the road through Cole and turning left into Sunnyhill Lane....
James Hood
Slow Ways added Brumai one, a new walk from Bruton to Maiden Bradley
Walk this routeSlow Ways added Casbru one, a new walk from Castle Cary to Bruton
Walk this routeSlow Ways added Shebru one, a new walk from Shepton Mallet to Bruton
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Bruton’s Slow Ways starting point
Grid ref
ST6834034893
Lat / Lon
51.11244° / -2.45365°
Easting / Northing
368,340E / 134,893N
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