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Slow Ways linking Langport and Bridgwater, Ilminster, Martock, North Petherton, Somerton (South Somerset), South Petherton, Street, Taunton
England / Somerset / Langport
Langport’s eight Slow Ways are 47% checked
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Walk to Langport from further afield
Slow Way | Route | To do | ||||||||
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Bridgwater—Langport
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Brilan one |
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U U |
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Review me | Distance 19km/12mi | Ascent 183m | Descent 185m | ||
Ilminster—Langport
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Ilmlan one |
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3 X |
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Review me | Distance 19km/11mi | Ascent 208m | Descent 168m | ||
Langport—Martock
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Lanmar one |
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3 X |
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Verify me | Distance 13km/8mi | Ascent 33m | Descent 43m | ||
Langport—Somerton (South Somerset)
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Lansom one |
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3 X |
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Review me | Distance 10km/6mi | Ascent 64m | Descent 93m | ||
Langport—South Petherton
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Lansou one |
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U U |
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Survey me | Distance 14km/9mi | Ascent 33m | Descent 64m | ||
Langport—Street
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Lanstr one |
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U U |
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Double check | Distance 16km/10mi | Ascent 192m | Descent 183m | |
Langport—Street
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Lanstr two |
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U U |
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Pioneer me | Distance 18km/11mi | Ascent 201m | Descent 210m | ||
Langport—Street
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Lanstr three |
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U U |
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Verify me | Distance 16km/10mi | Ascent - | Descent - | ||
North Petherton—Langport
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Norlan one |
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U U |
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Pioneer me | Distance 18km/11mi | Ascent 129m | Descent 155m | ||
Taunton—Langport
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Taulan one |
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U U |
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Pioneer me | Distance 26km/16mi | Ascent 210m | Descent 220m |
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Collective progress
53% of Langport’s eight route options are drawn, reviewed, surveyed and/or verified
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3 people have contributed to Langport’s Slow Ways
2 people have pledged to walk and review a route
3 people have surveyed a route in Langport
106km out of 169km have been walked and reviewed
161km of reviews have been shared in Langport
Latest Updates
The other thing I really like about Martock, is that all the footpaths around the village are well maintained, well used and clearly signed. There were plenty of people on the paths closer to Langport, and I found the same to be true when I walked the very similar Lansou route in the winter....
Helen Gough
Some of the fields and paths were a bit overgrown, but the earlier detailed review has pointed out most of the pitfalls (read that before setting out!)....
Andrew Davies
Although the route was apparently clear (follow the River Parrett Trail) in practice I didn't find it as clearly signposted as it should be. I needed the map and Slow Ways guide to follow the route on the ground, especially where it crossed overgrown fields. Also many of the gates and stiles were heavily overgrown (in June after a rainy May), and at one point I had to squeeze under barbed wire to reach the necessary bridge over a stream....
Andrew Davies
I saw that a lot of the route was over footpaths across farmland, none of them part of a recognised trail, and I was prepared for a battle with crops, livestock and overgrown paths. There were a couple of places where crops were across the path, but in the first case (at Stockbridge) there was a path around the field edge, and the second time it was easy to walk through the crops without damaging them. I would advise a map and/or GPS to find the exits, some are easy to walk past....
Helen Gough
The route closes in more after Kingsbury Episcopi, and becomes rather workaday for the last mile or so into Martock when it crosses some fields grazed by a herd of cobby ponies and uses arable headlands. On the way it briefly skirts a sewage farm (can’t see it from the path but a slight whiff and lots little flies - a less lovely form of insect abundance!) and some huge blank buildings housing an intensive poultry operation (depressing), but it does the job fine and gets you into the village easily, so I didn’t dock a star from the overall rating....
Mockymock
Between Kingsbury Episcopi and South Petherton the route closes in more, with sometimes not much to see bar the grassy fields immediately around, but it becomes more varied heading into South Petherton, where it uses a gardeny tree-lined path along the course of the North Mills Brook. There is often (but not always) a visible path on the ground across the fields. Note that this Slow Way shares a course with the route between Langport and Martock for much of the way....
Mockymock
Once past the church, it briefly joins a main road (pavement along the north side) before turning up a track just beyond a pub which leads to a pleasant enclosed wooded path, often frothing with cow parsley today, which goes all the way up to the B3153, crossing the mainline railway over the track on the way. This little piece of road is on a rather busier local through-route and cars come round the bends from both directions without much sight of you. You just go through a gap in the hedge (no sign that I could see) and the way out onto the lane at the end of it is somewhat to the right of the right of way shown on the OS map (the Slow Way plot is correct). There is a metal footpath gate towards the north-east corner of the field that goes through a little enclosure with an electric horse-walking barn in it. If you miss this, there is another stile at the top of the hill just before the road, again on a little path heading right. Once on the open access ground of Walton Hill, follow the steep path up and then around the old windmill building and on along the ridge (lovely big views from up here) until you are about opposite the lane on the far side of the busy adjacent road which will take the Slow Way northwards down towards Street. There is a little path through the grass down to a stile and the visibility for the road crossing is good. A few cars use this little lane as a short cut to Walton, so keep an ear out, but it is fine for walking along and soon reaches a path across some cow and sheep pastures. the path eventually winds up in a new housing estate via a little piece of woodland, and from there it is a reasonably quiet, easy walk into the centre of Street through suburban housing....
Mockymock
I am flagging this route for safety because it uses several hundred metres of road at Walton Hill near the old windmill (w3w ember.valuables.emeralds to dizziness.scrub.ended) which has fast, frequent traffic including heavy vehicles, no verges and poor sight lines. There is even a notice at the end of the footpath approaching the road from the south advising people not to walk along it. Luckily the area of open access land right next to it can be used instead....
Mockymock
This is a nice, easy, flat, peaceful, riverside walk in The Levels....
Helen Gough
For the remaining five miles to Langport, the route takes the River Parrett Trail on grassy paths along the top of the old river ramparts between the Parrett itself and its flood relief channel. And at the Langport end it is easier (at w3w goes.inflamed.zone), to continue on under the railway on the River Parrett Trail across Northstreet Moor and arrive into the centre of town from the west rather than using the suggested route which initially goes north of the railway line. Another optional variation, if you are enjoying the canal path at the Bridgwater end, is to stay on the River Parrett Trail between Huntworth Bridge (w3w most.length.hill) and rejoin the mapped route at hammer.drips.drums via Fordgate instead of using cycle route 339 along the road....
Mockymock
I walked from Somerton and the route begins with a long section of lane walking, but the lanes are quiet so perfectly fine. The worst section was Lowerfield Lane, where the vegetation was tall enough for me to lose sight of my dog for most of it....
Helen Gough
Slow Ways added Brilan one, a new walk from Bridgwater to Langport
Walk this routeSlow Ways added Ilmlan one, a new walk from Ilminster to Langport
Walk this routeSlow Ways added Lansom one, a new walk from Langport to Somerton (South Somerset)
Walk this routeSlow Ways added Lansou one, a new walk from Langport to South Petherton
Walk this routeSlow Ways added Norlan one, a new walk from North Petherton to Langport
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Langport’s Slow Ways starting point
Grid ref
ST4193026760
Lat / Lon
51.03724° / -2.82959°
Easting / Northing
341,930E / 126,760N
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Facilities
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Wheelchair accessible toilet
Supermarket or convenience shop
Restaurant, cafe or pub
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