Somerset Walks
These walks explore Wind Down Wood in the Quantock Hills, offering a choice between a shorter route with a few steeper sections or a longer outing that opens out into wider hill country.
The walks move between the sheltered woodland of Wind Down Wood and the open slopes around Broomfield Hill, giving a varied feel as the landscape shifts from enclosed paths to broad views across the Quantocks.
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Walk information
The first Wind Down Wood route may be brief, but a few steeper sections add a touch of challenge along the way.
Set within the Quantock Hills, Wind Down Wood brings a change in atmosphere, with trees and undergrowth creating a more sheltered feel among the surrounding hills.
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Walk information
This longer Wind Down Wood route offers a much bigger exploration of the Quantock Hills, blending wooded sections with stretches of open, rolling hills.
Wind Down Wood provides a sheltered start, before the terrain opens out around Broomfield Hill, where the wider hilly character of the Quantocks comes into view.
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