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Thursday, 27 December 2018

South West Coast Path - Plymouth to Yealm Estuary

A walk along the South West Coast Path between Plymouth and the Yealm estuary with an extension along the Erme Plym Trail to get around the River Yealm estuaryPlymouth is not a place to find a country walk, in fact the South West coast Path leads you around some of the more industrial areas of the docks...

Sunday, 30 December 2018

South West Coast Path - Looe to Plymouth

A 20.6 mile walk along the South West Coast Path between Looe and Plymouth.This is the first section of the South Cornwall part of the South West Coast Path. There is a link between the two ends of the walk using the railways, changing at Liskeard. The walk is fairly easy in comparison with some sections...

Wednesday, 18 December 2019

South West Coast Path - Avon Estuary to Salcombe

A 17 mile walk along the South West Coast Path between Churchstow and Salcombe.This walk heads out from Churchstow through country lanes down to the South West Coast Path at Bantham on the Avon estuary. The Coast Path starts with easy walking along the low cliffs past Thurlestone and includes an 80...

Tuesday, 17 December 2019

South West Coast Path - Brixham to Kingswear

A 10 mile walk along the South West Coast Path between Brixham and Kingswear.This section is one of the most strenuous walks along the Exmouth to Plymouth section of the Coast Path but offers some spectacular views. There are craggy cliff-face paths as well as gentle wooded zig-zags before it finally...

South West Coast Path - Bucks Cross to Hartland

An 16 mile walk along the South West Coast Path between Bucks Cross and HartlandAn easy start to a walk through the tree covered cliff-tops makes a pleasant ramble through to Clovelly. There follows a couple of challenging valleys to cross and then broad open meadows for more easy walking through to...

South West Coast Path - Brixham to Paignton

A 12 mile walk along the South West Coast Path between Brixham and Paignton.There are a few moderately strenuous sections to this walk but nothing too arduous. The walk starts by heading out to Berry Head, the site of a an iron age fort, although most of this has been destroyed by late 18th century...

Sunday, 30 December 2018

South West Coast Path - Marazion to Porthleven

An 11 mile walk along the Cornish section of the South West Coast Path between Marazion and PorthlevenA moderate section of coast walking with few strenuous challenges as the path negotiates the cliffs from Marazion to Porthleven. With disused tin mines, the surfing beach at Praa Sands and the charming...

Monday, 7 January 2019

South West Coast Path - Land's End to Sennen Cove

A very easy 1.6 mile walk between Lands End and Sennen Cove on the South West Coast PathThis is an easy walk along this magnificent coast line. A bus service links the two ends or it can be completed as a circular walk returning along the Cornish Way cycle track which runs parallel to the Coast Path...

Thursday, 20 December 2018

South West Coast Path - Salcombe to Torcross

A 12.5 mile walk along the South West Coast Path between Salcombe and TorcrossThis walk begins with taking the ferry across the estuary from Salcombe to Portlemouth. The going at times is strenuous, navigating along the craggy cliff face through to Prawle Point, the most southerly point in Devon. Beyond...

Tuesday, 17 December 2019

South West Coast Path - Bude to Boscastle

An 16 mile walk along the South West Coast Path between Bude and Boscastle A challenging walk along a spectacular part of the South West Coast Path. Although this can be achieved in a single day there is the village of Crackington haven near to the half way mark which allows one to cut the walk into...

Tuesday, 20 November 2018

South West Coast Path - Yealm Estuary to Avon Estuary

A 19.5 mile walk along the South West Coast Path between the Yealm and Estuaries, using additional footpaths to access transport to link each end of the walk.There are ferries across both the Avon and the Yealm estuaries but this route takes a trail that enables navigation around them using footpaths...

Saturday, 29 December 2018

South West Coast Path - Newquay to Porthcothan

An 10.5 mile walk along the South West Coast Path between Newquay and Porthcothan This section of the South West Coast Path provides typical picture postcard images of Cornwall in its full glory over a terrain that is not too demanding for the average walker. With stories of Mermaids and Giants there...

Thursday, 19 December 2019

South West Coast Path - Dartmouth to Torcross

A 9 mile walk along the South West Coast Path between Dartmouth and Torcross.This section of the walk starts at the deep water port of Dartmouth which is famed for where the second and third crusades departed in the 12th century. Across the River Dart is Kingswear, and down the estuary is Dartmouth...

Friday, 28 December 2018

South West Coastpath - Par to Looe

A challenging 20 mile walk along the South West Coast Path between Par and Looe.Some describe this as the most scenic of the south coast section of the Cornish South West Coast Path. There are the charming villages of Polkerris, Fowey, Polruan and Polprerro and the cliff-top path offers fantastic views...

Sunday, 23 December 2018

South West Coast Path - Portreath to Perranporth

A 12 mile walk along the South West Coast Path between Portreath and PerranporthA landscape scarred with the remains of centuries of mining is what typifies this section of the South West Coast Path. The remains of old engine houses, foreboding chimneys and numerous bat friendly shaft covers are encountered...

Wednesday, 12 December 2018

South West Coast Path - Starcross to Paignton

A lengthy section along the South West Coast Path taking in the the English Riviera between Starcross and PaigntonFrom the Exe estuary where the ferry links Exmouth and Starcross, the South West Coast Path heads southwards through the English Riviera Towns of Dawlish, Teignmouth, Torquay and Paignton....

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