South West Coast Path
Britain's longest National Trail follows the south-west English coast from Minehead round Cornwall to Poole, with more than 1,000 km of cliffs, coves and harbours.
At a glance
- Starts in
- Minehead
- Ends in
- South Haven Point (Poole Harbour)
- Length
- 1,014 km
- On foot
- 30–56 days
- Countries
- United Kingdom
- Best months
- April–May and August–September
About the trail
The path hugs the coast through Exmoor, north Devon and Cornwall, rounds Land's End and then runs back east along the Channel to Dorset. It has constant short climbs and descents at estuary crossings and headlands, so progress is slower than the distance suggests.
A fast walker needs about 30 days; at a gentler pace it takes seven or eight weeks.