Walk among giants on the Tall Trees Trail: home to the tallest tree in England..

Tall Trees Trail Tall Trees Symbol
Duration: Up to 1 hour
Distance: 0.8 miles (1.2km) circuit
Start/Finish: Nutcombe Bottom car park or car park at start of the all abilities access trail (blue badge holders only)
Ordnance Survey Grid Reference: SS980423
Nearest toilets: Dunster
Route: Starting at Nutcombe Car Park, follow the trail at the bottom of the car park (north) to Broadwood Road (300m, level path, but wheelchair users may find surface rough). Follow Broadwood Road up to the right and turn immediately left into new Blue badge holders’ car park. Trail runs for 600m, to where it loops back on itself at the end, and you return back along the way you came. Trail surface from here is smooth, level (no more than 12% over whole length) and is wide enough for wheelchairs to pass (except on bridges which are narrower).
Points of Interest: Tallest Tree in England- a 60.05m tall Douglas-fir planted in the 1870s; interactive interpretation; tallest magnolia in England (24m); other exotic arboretum trees.

Links:
Tall trees leaflet

Tall trees trail page in "what to see" section

walking paths on the Dunster Estate showing Disabled Parking and Information Locations

Download Trail Map : (862kb pdf)

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