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A nice route on decent tarmac and (mostly) quite roads, with a few hills to clear the cobwebs.
Starts downhill from Frome before gently climbing back up and then dropping into Nunney. The first hill comes at Bulls Green (5%), but it's not too long. It then follows fairly quite roads through Leigh-on-Mendip, up to the highest point of the journey, just North of East End, before decending into Stoke St Michael. Continue through Stoke to Oakhill and turn right onto the A367 to Bath (only major road of the trip) which winds down hill (mostly) for a mile and half before riquiring you to put some effort in (7.5% climb) at Nettlebridge. Worth a stop at the pub in Nettlebridge. The lanes to the East of Nettlebridge can get slippery so becareful on the bends.
Holcombe is your next hill (6.1%). Try the Duke of Cumberland at the bottom of the hill if you didn't manage a stop at Nettlebridge. It's downhill after that for over 3k through Coleford (watch for the turn on the right in the middle of the village by the fish and chip shop) and The Kings Head marks the start of the 3rd hill (5%) up to Soho, before dropping down to Vobster. You can take this hill out by carrying on through Coleford and going straight to Vobster. There's a short climb (6.2%) out of Vobster before turning right and heading towards Mells. The route takes you past Mells rather than through it, but if you've not been to The Talbot it's worth a detour...as is the rest of the village. The 4th hill (5%) is the climb away from Mells back towards Frome before a long straight road to recover. There's another very short climb out of Murder Comber (7.5%) and then your final ascent back into Frome from Egford (6.8% becoming 9.8%).
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