Gordano Round

Gordano Round
Length 43 km (27 mi)
Location South West England
Designation UK National Trail
Trailheads Portishead, North Somerset
Clevedon, North Somerset
Abbots Leigh, North Somerset.
Use Hiking
Elevation
Elevation change 750m
Highest point Failand, 508 ft (155 m)

The Gordano Round (English pronunciation: /ɡɔːr'deɪnoʊ/) is a 27-mile (43 km) recreational Long-distance trail, running as a figure of eight[1] around the Gordano Valley near Portishead in North Somerset, England.

History

The Gordano Round route was first suggested by Jim Dyer of the Gordano Footpath Group in 1983 and walked by four members of the group in 1984. It was adopted by North Somerset Council as a recreational route and now marked on the Ordnance Survey Explorer map 154. The route is described in the book The Gordano Round first published in 2000.

A memorial to Jim Dyer who died in 2012 was set up on the Portishead Coast path on the route in 2014.[2]

Views

The route starts from Portishead and follows the coast path to Clevedon with views of Wales and both Severn road crossings. In Clevedon it climbs to the top of Dial Hill affording views as far as the Black Mountains in Wales, Brean Down and the Mendips to the South. Crossing over to the Clevedon Court Woods (above the National Trust property) and the Court Woods, there are new views across the Gordano Valley as it climbs to the Iron Age Cadbury Camp. Dropping back into the valley it reaches the 14th century Black Horse pub before climbing up to the highest point on the route at 155 metres (509 ft) in Failand with more views over the Severn Estuary and Wales.

Back across on the Northern side of the valley, the route passes the Black Rock quarry with its old workings before returning to the start in Portishead.

Places of interest

The 27-mile (43 km) trail runs in a figure of eight from Portishead, North Somerset via Clevedon, Clapton in Gordano, Failand and Abbots Leigh.

It passes numerous places of interest, including Battery Point, the site of an English Civil War fort, Black Nore lighthouse, Clevedon Pier, Cadbury Camp and the Black Horse Pub in Clapton, a 14th Century public house.[3]

Other recreational use

See also

References

  1. "Gordano Round Walk". Forest of Avon. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
  2. "James (Jim) Dyer". Bristol Post. 7 February 2012. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
  3. "Gordano Round". Long Distance Walkers Association. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
  4. "Gordano Round Marathon - November 14th 2015". Portishead Rnning Club. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
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