Gordano Round - Friday Route Recommendation
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Distance: 43.4km
Elevation Gain: 932m
Type: Trail
Route Link: Strava Link
The Gordano Round is a walking route devised by Jim Dyer that spans from Clevedon all the way to Abbots Leigh in a figure of 8 set of trails.
You can either do it as a pretty intense trail marathon (one of my goals for the year) or split it into 2 half marathons.
The western segment consists of a gorgeous coastal path between Portishead and Clevedon, before looping round through the woodlands of Cadbury Camp to Clapton in Gordano, joining up with the eastern segment.
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On the east things get a bit more wild, with the route going through plenty of woodland, old technical tracks and fields over Portbury, before reaching Abbot's Pool and looping round through West Tanpit Wood.
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