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
Something doesn’t add up
I noticed this when I was walking the coastal path last year as well. Then, I didn’t have the whole route programmed into my watch, so at the end of each day I’d add the miles walked that day onto a running total of miles walked throughout the trip. I’d then minus...
Sally’s bottom
I need to be clear, today’s post is not about my sister’s bottom. It’s not about how, when we used to go swimming, her bottom would be the first thing to surface when she was trying to swim under water. No, it’s not about that. Sally’s bottom is actually the name of...
Foot right off the gas
I’ve had a brilliant day I wasn’t expecting much from the coastal path from Carlyon Bay as it looked on the map that it went through the outskirts of St Austell and I know it’s often a more urban affair walking through these places. I couldn’t have been more wrong...
Time to recharge my batteries
What amazing people you meet I love how sometimes a chance encounter can make your day, and today I was very lucky. I’d decided to use a hotel tonight for reasons I’ll cover later. The hotel was a bit inland but I’d seen on my maps that you could cut across a golf...
Learn to read a map
Well that was close I’d just made it to the campsite as it was starting to rain and the wind was really picking up. I was wondering if I should just wait in one of the sheltered areas for the rain to calm down, as I figured it wouldn’t last long, or if I should just...
It can’t make up its mind
Something for everyone Wow, this path is just amazing. One minute you’re waking in open fields above a cliff, then you’re going down a narrow bush lined passage that takes you out onto a beach, then you’re climbing with switchbacks for what feels like forever and...