Our verdict
The Quantocks minus the Quantocks crowds — no ponies-and-sunset postcard, but honest forest miles, reliable underfoot going and a fraction of Quantock Common's footfall. A wet-day and winter stalwart.
Conifer and broadleaf forestry on the Quantocks' quieter southern shoulder above Enmore, where broad tracks contour the hill with views opening south over the vale to the Blackdowns.
Forestry England plantation on the southern Quantocks, open on foot at all times.