Walking Britain Wavering Down & Crook Peak from Kings Wood, Winscombe
Introduction to Walk 1662
County/Area - Somerset
Author - Lou Johnson
Length - 6.0 miles / 9.8 km
Ascent - 900 feet / 273 metres
Time - 3 hours 50 minutes
Grade - easy/mod
This Somerset walk includes a wonderful ridge walk along the West Mendip Way to the summit of Crook Peak. The return route passes through the villages of Compton Bishop and Cross. A GPS File is available for download (see walk description).
Please maintain social distancing - keep at least 2 metres away from other walkers. This applies in England. Wales & Scotland have different and stricter rules which do not allow walking away from home.
Maps | |||
| Ordnance Survey Explorer 141 | Sheet Map | 1:25k | BUY |
| Anquet OS Explorer 141 | Digital Map | 1:25k | BUY |
| Ordnance Survey Landranger 172 | Sheet Map | 1:50k | BUY |
| Anquet OS Landranger 172 | Digital Map | 1:50k | BUY |
It is recommended you take a map. The preferred scale is 1:25k. | |||
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