Section 1 of the Mendip Way runs 9 miles (7 if starting from Uphill) from Weston-Super-Mare to Crook Peak and is graded generally easy with some moderate ascents. Start from Weston-super-Mare with a flat beach walk to Uphill, an ancient port with rich history. The trail passes Uphill Hill Nature Reserve, Warlborough Down with Bronze Age burial mounds, and Purn Hill Nature Reserve, home to rare flowers. Descend to Bleadon village for a break, then climb Hellenge Hill with heathland and views of Exmoor and Glastonbury Tor. Follow a Roman road past Brent Knoll, then descend through woodland to Loxton village, finishing near Crook Peak with its Saxon-era church.