We have prepared a report into Phase 4 which sets out an ideal route for the whole of the gap between the current end of the path at Great Elm and what will be the end of Phase 3. This is being used to present to potential large funders such as the National Lottery or Highways England.  We have worked with Greenways and Cycleroutes on these plans, and made Walk Wheel Cycle Trust aware of them.

Phase 4 will have to include the crucial crossing of the A362, which will be an expensive construction project. We also need to cross the Mells River, and probably Coalash Lane and Jacks Lane.

We are now seeking a licence from Network Rail to take the route alongside the freight line here. This line connects with the quarries just outside Frome. Taking our route alongside the line would mean the costs of the route could be kept down and the gradients would be gentle.

It will be difficult to find funding for the major construction projects involved in this section. However, we will continue to work as volunteers to do as much as we can, while always remaining on the look-out for potential funding.