The Rumps, North Cornwall
The South West Coast Path is perhaps the UK’s ultimate challenge for the long distance walker, and one of the world's greatest walks - a 630-mile adventure around the coastline of the southwest peninsula.
From Minehead on the edge of the Exmoor National Park all the way to the shores of Poole Harbour, it is simply the best way to enjoy our wonderful coastline, its scenery, wildlife and history.
The length of the path means that few people are able to find the time to tackle it in one go, and so instead walk it in stages. If you have limited time and want to walk for just a few days, a week, or longer, to help you choose which part to do, we divided the path into 53 sections, each roughly a days walk, and have produced a short guide to each. These do not aim to replace the guidebooks, but aim to give a flavour of what each section is like, how to reach it by public transport and ways of making it shorter or longer to suit your walking speed.
To choose a section use the menu below:
Alternatvely, choose a section from the map below:
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630 miles
(1014km) |
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The average is 7-8 weeks |
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Walk the entire Path
and climb over 35,000 metres (115,000 feet) – almost four times the height of Mount Everest |
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Crosses 17 large rivers:
15 by ferry (some seasonal),
2 by wading
or stepping stones |
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