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592 viewsLooking towards Cheddar resorvoir
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538 viewsSouth east view from Crook Peak
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469 viewsLooking along Wavering Down from Crook Peak
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489 viewsLooking north east from Crook Peak. To the right is The Tump with Wavering Down behind it
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455 viewsNorth west from Crook Peak. The M5 winds between Loxton Hill and Banwell Hill. Top left of the picture, you can see Weston-Super-Mare
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410 viewsLooking across the top of the West Face with Loxton Hill beyond
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464 viewsLooking south west from Crook Peak across the top of The Corner. This slope is flown when the wind is between The Razor and The West. The 'lump' on the far left is Brent Knoll.
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334 views
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330 views
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407 viewsIn the distance is Glastonbury Tor. You can just make out the church on the top. The Tor is 13 miles away, but is usually easily visible from Crook Peak.
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445 viewsLooking over Loxton Hill, you can see Brean Down projecting out into the Bristol Channel. Beyond Brean Down is the island of Steep Holm. Across the Bristol Channel you can just make out the Welsh Coast. When visibility is clearer, you can see as far as the Brecon Beacons.
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290 views
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326 viewsLooking East past Cheddar Resorvoir, you can see the large transmitter mast which is just north of Wells
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381 viewsLooking down the spine of 'The Razor'. We fly off the right hand side with South-Westerly winds
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309 viewsLooking south west from The Razor, the ground is flat for miles and gives us a very smooth wind
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284 viewsAnother view from The Razor
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357 viewsLooking at Crook Peak from the West end of Wavering Down. Several club members enjoy testing their flying skills by flying from Crook Peak to the Trig Point on Wavering Down. This can be done with a south westerly wind from The Razor or a northerly/north westerly wind from the North Face or West Face. The round trip is just over 2.5 miles and if the lift is good, takes between 50 and 80 minutes depending on how fast you walk
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458 viewsLooking at Crook Peak from Wavering Down
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289 viewsLooking at the back of The Razor from Wavering Down
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375 viewsLooking from Wavering Down, you can see the distinctive shape of Crook Peak. Loxton Hill is to the right. Just in front of Crook Peak, you can see The Tump. This is flown in south easterly winds. Behind Crook Peak, the sun is reflecting off The Bristol Channel
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353 views
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425 viewsThis stone seat is situated at the west end of Wavering Down. You can just make out the enscription "ONLY A HILL, BUT ALL OF LIFE TO ME". Noone seems to know who built the seat, but it appeared shortly before the rebuilding of a long stone wall was completed (which took about 10 years), so maybe there is a connection.
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294 viewsView from the west end of Wavering Down, looking towards the white trig point
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266 viewsView of the Somerset Levels from Wavering Down
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265 viewsCheddar resorvoir from Wavering Down
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268 views
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280 viewsThe Somerset Levels from the bottom of The Razor
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150 viewsCrook Peak with a layer of fresh snow.
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