Central to West Shepton Mallet
Access
There is a car park by the Shepton Mallet recreation ground (marked on the map), as well as one at Collett Park. The entire path is suitable for wheelchair users, and open to equestrians with shallow gradients and a good, wide hard surface. There is also parking at the Townsend retail park (also marked). Currently 1.5-miles in length.
Whitstone Road to Ridge Road
This short (little over 1.5-mile) yet spectacular section takes you from the heart of Shepton Mallet to the east of Collett Park past Shape Mendip’s offices, Townsend retail park and Queens Road playground over a fabulous new bridge to the football ground and skate park before heading into unspoilt countryside and ending at Stump Cross Bridge, Ridge Road. Along the way, the path runs past a fully restored drystone wall which is delightfully fronted by snowdrops as part of the Shepton Mallet Snowdrop Festival in February. The bridge was formally opened in November 2024, in the exact same location as the original railway bridge, on the original abutments, and is painted in a proud Shepton Mallet Town Council blue.