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Landscape Character of the Walk
From the urban environment of Taunton, this walk traverses the Low Vale landscape south of the river flood plain, rising to 73 metres at Cotlake Hill. Scattered throughout this gently undulating landscape are small pockets of mainly broadleaf woodland, the higher ground often accentuated by copses. Ash and oak are the dominant trees, and there are many standards in the hedgerows, There are numerous orchids and also a number of historic parklands, such as Poundisford to the south of Cotlake Hill. The underlying geology of predominantly marls and the agricultural land is of good quality, composed of pasture, arable and market gardening.

Distance of Walk
4.5 miles / 7.25 kilometres

Terrain
Level, with moderate ascent and descent from Cotlake Hill

OS Map
Explorer 128, Taunton and Blackdown Hills
Grid Reference 227 241

Refreshments
The Winchester Arms at Trull, and numerous establishments in Taunton town centre

Pick up your free copy of this circular walk from the Taunton Visitor Centre; download it from the homepage of the Visit Taunton website; or scan the QR code below:



Please follow the current COVID legislation from gov.uk

Exercising: You should minimise time spent outside your home, but you can leave your home to exercise. This should be limited to once per day, and you should not travel outside your local area.

You can exercise in a public outdoor place:
• by yourself
• with the people you live with
• with your support bubble (if you are legally permitted to form one)
• in a childcare bubble where providing childcare
• or, when on your own, with 1 person from another household  

This includes but is not limited to running, cycling, walking, and swimming. Personal training can continue one-on-one unless everyone is within the same household or support bubble.

Public outdoor places include:

• parks, beaches, countryside accessible to the public, forests
• public gardens (whether or not you pay to enter them)
• the grounds of a heritage site
• playgrounds