3,169 ft
Distance
11 ft
Climb
-212 ft
Descent
00:04:04
Avg time

Somerton Combe Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • E-Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Quantock Hills
    Taunton
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Direction
    Downhill Primary
    Popular direction shown
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes up to Class 1
  • TTFs on Trail
    Drop
  • Global Ranking
    #61003 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #1853 in E-Biking
    • #76392 in Trail Running
    • #51848 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    90 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 85 in E-Biking
    • 60 in Trail Running
    • 90 in Hiking

Trail contains two man-made drops

One small one in Stert Combe after entering the tree line, avoid line is to the left.

One larger one further on, avoid-line is to the right.

Stert Combe leads straight into Somerton Combe after a sharp right hander after the first drop.

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More Stats for Somerton Combe mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -202 ft
  • Altitude min
    637 ft
  • Altitude max
    838 ft
  • Altitude start
    838 ft
  • Altitude end
    637 ft
  • Grade
    -6.362%
  • Grade max
    -14.398%
  • Grade min
    4.891%
  • Distance climb
    348 ft
  • Distance down
    2,622 ft
  • Distance flat
    198 ft
  • Avg time
    00:04:04
  • Avg reverse time
    00:09:10
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on Aug 21, 2024
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      Somerton Combe Trail Reports

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      Aug 21, 2024 @ 9:11am
      Aug 21, 2024
      		 A blast, the drop is fine and a little log that rolls
      Aug 16, 2024 @ 4:05pm
      Aug 16, 2024
      		 Tree across trail is now a nice little drop
      Jun 22, 2024 @ 1:01am
      Jun 22, 2024
      		 Tree still across track.
      Feb 23, 2024 @ 12:18pm
      Feb 23, 2024
      		 Tree across track after log drop What three words location ///pushy.holiday.advantage
      Jun 7, 2023 @ 11:49am
      Jun 7, 2023
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      • 0 rides
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      6 Months
      • 8 rides
      • 20 miles avg distance
      All
      • 105 rides
      • Last: Nov 30, 2024

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