Select Your Walk | Walk 1 (4.5 miles) | Walk 2 (13.4 miles) | |
Castle Neroche to Curland | Staple Fitzpaine Herepath |
Neroche Forest offers a variety of trees including oak, sweet chestnut and hazel.Rare butterflies and wildflowers can also be found.
Castle Neroche Free Car Park | |
Quantocks | |
Castle Neroche castle Neroche Forest |
SATNAV Postcode:TA20 3JZ |
Walk 1 Castle Neroche to Curland (4.5 miles)
Difficulty:
A very popular walk crossing the earthworks of a Norman motte and bailey castle built in 1087.
It follows public bridlepaths, tracks and green lanes.
The route through the forest is well maintained as it descends into Curland providing spectacular views of the Quantock Hills.
It follows part of the Staple Fitzpaine Herepath - see below.
There is a short steep ascent and descent.
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Map of Walk 1
length: | 3.9 miles |
time: | 1 hr 40 mins |
height | 90 - 270 m |
Walks near Castle Neroche | ||
Wellington | Pitminster | |
Walk 2 Staple Fitzpaine Herepath (13.4 miles)
Difficulty:
Follow the 'fern' logo |
This long distance trail encircling Staple Fitzpaine.reaches its highest part in Neroche Forest. Herepath is derived from the German Heerweg, a road for Lords or an Army,
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