Quantock Greenway
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The Quantock Greenway is a footpath
in the Quantock Hills
in Somerset
, England
, which opened in 2001.
The route of the path follows a figure of 8 centred on Triscombe, the northern loop taking in Crowcombe
and Holford
is 19 miles (31 km), the southern loop to Broomfield
is 18 miles (29 km). It travels through many different types of landscape, including deciduous and coniferous woodland, private parkland, grazed pasture and cropped fields.
Trail
A trail is a path with a rough beaten or dirt/stone surface used for travel. Trails may be for use only by walkers and in some places are the main access route to remote settlements...
in the Quantock Hills
Quantock Hills
The Quantock Hills is a range of hills west of Bridgwater in Somerset, England. The Quantock Hills were England’s first Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty being designated in 1956 and consists of large amounts of heathland, oak woodlands, ancient parklands and agricultural land.The hills run from...
in Somerset
Somerset
The ceremonial and non-metropolitan county of Somerset in South West England borders Bristol and Gloucestershire to the north, Wiltshire to the east, Dorset to the south-east, and Devon to the south-west. It is partly bounded to the north and west by the Bristol Channel and the estuary of the...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, which opened in 2001.
The route of the path follows a figure of 8 centred on Triscombe, the northern loop taking in Crowcombe
Crowcombe
Crowcombe is a village and civil parish under the Quantock Hills in Somerset, England, south east of Watchet, and from Taunton in the Taunton Deane district...
and Holford
Holford
Holford is a village and civil parish in West Somerset within the Quantock Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, and about west of Bridgwater and east of Williton. The village has a population of about 200. The village is on the Quantock Greenway and Coleridge Way footpaths...
is 19 miles (31 km), the southern loop to Broomfield
Broomfield, Somerset
Broomfield is a village and civil parish in the Sedgemoor district of Somerset, England, situated about five miles north of Taunton. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 224....
is 18 miles (29 km). It travels through many different types of landscape, including deciduous and coniferous woodland, private parkland, grazed pasture and cropped fields.