South West Coastal Path
Hiking the 630 miles of coastal Path from Poole in Dorset to Minehead in Somerset Hike SummaryThe South West Coastal Path
Poole to Minehead- For more information you can visit the official SW Coastal Path website here
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News from the trail

An amazing gesture
The hardest thing about a hiking trip, probably obvious if you think about it, isn't actually the walking. The walking is certainly a fundamental part. If you can't walk the distance then you're definitely going to struggle. But I find something else really difficult...

Always take your umbrella
I always ask the same question when I pack for each of my trekking holidays. Shall I pack my umbrella. It always ends up coming on the trip but it does tend to get added and removed from the kit list a few times before a decision is made. Most back packers probably...
The way it should be
This has been a very challenging but really positive day. There have been really difficult sections of path, followed by more relaxing parts, and then finishing with a proper test of my fitness and resolve. So I’m really happy. The icing on the cake was that a couple...
Happy snail on the trail
There are lots of snails and slugs on the path. Especially when it’s raining. I do wonder how many get crushed by walkers boots as people make their way around the coastline. I also got to wondering if this was ok because a bird would then eat it, so nothing was...
Good drying weather
Something changes in your life once you get to a certain age where your interest in the weather focuses on how good or bad it’ll be for drying your washing. Well today was definitely a good day for putting the washing out and I took full advantage. My socks and boots...
A strange one
I think today will be one of those days that I look back upon with fond memories but actually at the time was a bit of a slog. The weather has been pretty unpleasant with rain and fairly strong winds plus the path from my camping spot, near Port Isaac, to here has...