SAND POINT Get to know this 6.4-km loop trail near Weston-super-Mare, Somerset. Generally considered an easy route, it takes an average of 1 h 30 min to complete. Lovely walk and beautiful views. Proper footwear is advised due to the mixed terrain. Lovely views and quiet, so great for getting away from the stresses of modern life. There are sheep on the land so dogs should be kept on a lead in these areas. It can be rather steep, slippery and rocky at times on some parts. Overall, an easy trail to follow with some lovely scenery.
THE WALK 1. Head out the front of the car park and bear sharply right, following a surfaced road gently uphill. Turn left before a metal barrier gate to head uphill through trees. At the top of the slope, go through the gate and turn right, keeping the fence on your right. Pass through a ruined stone wall. These were built by French Prisoners captured in the French Revolutionary Wars (1792 – 1802). Head diagonally left across the grassland crossing several low banks toward a gate in the wall ahead. Go through this and the sheep fold, bearing slightly left to climb up on to a narrow ridge. Follow this until it rejoins the main track, with a surfaced access road ahead of you. 2. Carry along the track (wall on your right). Cross the surfaced access road leading down to the farm, Woodspring Priory Barn and the Priory (no access to them from this point) and bear right, slightly downhill, now with a fence to your right. Continue following this fenceline to a gate and opening in the hedge on your right. Turn right through this and continue, now with trees to your left, to pass through another hedgerow and continue on to a gate in the corner of the next field, leading onto a path overhung by trees and shrubs. Follow this to emerge in Hucker’s Bow car park, next to a large concrete sluice gate.
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