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Notes from the Path
All 630 miles of the South West Coast Path in one go, Minehead to South Haven Point, over 27 days. Built from the hundreds of voice notes I recorded along the way, and filled in from memory, photos and the odd pub receipt.
- Route
- Minehead → South Haven Point
- Distance
- 630mi
669.6 mi
1078 km
27 days
1–27 Sept 2026
119,976 ft
36,569 m climbed
25 days 22h 23m
start to finish, Minehead to South Haven Point
203h 37m
actually moving, out of 270h 33m on the path
Day by day
Day 1, Tue, 1 Sept 2026
Minehead to Porlock
9.2 mi
14.8 km
1,739 ft
climbed
2h 52m
start to finish
Day 2, Wed, 2 Sept 2026
Porlock to Combe Martin
30.6 mi
49.2 km
7,300 ft
climbed
11h 19m
start to finish
Day 3, Thu, 3 Sept 2026
Combe Martin to Braunton
30.3 mi
48.7 km
4,706 ft
climbed
11h 35m
start to finish
Day 4, Fri, 4 Sept 2026
Braunton to Abbotsham
27.9 mi
44.8 km
1,890 ft
climbed
10h 26m
start to finish
Day 5, Sat, 5 Sept 2026
Abbotsham to Morwenstow
29.7 mi
47.8 km
6,759 ft
climbed
11h 29m
start to finish
Day 6, Sun, 6 Sept 2026
Morwenstow to Crackington Haven
17.2 mi
27.7 km
3,806 ft
climbed
7h 18m
start to finish
Day 7, Mon, 7 Sept 2026
Crackington Haven to Port Gaverne
22.6 mi
36.4 km
5,887 ft
climbed
11h 13m
start to finish
Day 8, Tue, 8 Sept 2026
Port Gaverne to Porthcothan
29.0 mi
46.7 km
6,942 ft
climbed
10h 01m
start to finish
Day 9, Wed, 9 Sept 2026
Porthcothan to Perranporth
23.9 mi
38.4 km
3,746 ft
climbed
9h 53m
start to finish
Day 10, Thu, 10 Sept 2026
Perranporth to St Erth
26.6 mi
42.8 km
4,189 ft
climbed
13h 51m
start to finish
Day 11, Fri, 11 Sept 2026
St Erth to Pendeen
20.5 mi
33.0 km
4,194 ft
climbed
6h 55m
start to finish
Day 12, Sat, 12 Sept 2026
Pendeen to Mousehole
24.6 mi
39.7 km
5,228 ft
climbed
10h 54m
start to finish
Day 13, Sun, 13 Sept 2026
Mousehole to Loe Bar
20.9 mi
33.7 km
2,605 ft
climbed
12h 23m
start to finish
Day 14, Mon, 14 Sept 2026
Loe Bar to Porthkerris
28.2 mi
45.4 km
5,276 ft
climbed
10h 01m
start to finish
Day 15, Tue, 15 Sept 2026
Porthkerris to Portscatho
26.1 mi
41.9 km
4,293 ft
climbed
10h 08m
start to finish
Day 16, Wed, 16 Sept 2026
Portscatho to Par
30.5 mi
49.0 km
6,762 ft
climbed
11h 11m
start to finish
Day 17, Thu, 17 Sept 2026
Par to Looe
23.2 mi
37.4 km
4,614 ft
climbed
9h 57m
start to finish
Day 18, Fri, 18 Sept 2026
Looe to Plymouth
22.0 mi
35.4 km
3,579 ft
climbed
7h 53m
start to finish
Day 19, Sat, 19 Sept 2026
Plymouth to Bigbury
24.3 mi
39.0 km
4,677 ft
climbed
9h 06m
start to finish
Day 20, Sun, 20 Sept 2026
Bigbury to Slapton
28.3 mi
45.5 km
4,499 ft
climbed
9h 50m
start to finish
Day 21, Mon, 21 Sept 2026
Slapton to Paignton
28.0 mi
45.1 km
5,356 ft
climbed
11h 34m
start to finish
Day 22, Tue, 22 Sept 2026
Paignton to Exmouth
26.2 mi
42.2 km
3,852 ft
climbed
11h 28m
start to finish
Day 23, Wed, 23 Sept 2026
Exmouth to Axmouth
23.1 mi
37.2 km
3,941 ft
climbed
10h 15m
start to finish
Day 24, Thu, 24 Sept 2026
Axmouth to West Bexington
24.1 mi
38.7 km
4,493 ft
climbed
10h 56m
start to finish
Day 25, Fri, 25 Sept 2026
West Bexington to Weymouth (via Portland)
29.8 mi
47.9 km
2,528 ft
climbed
10h 38m
start to finish
Day 26, Sat, 26 Sept 2026
Weymouth to Worth Matravers
29.3 mi
47.1 km
5,406 ft
climbed
11h 47m
start to finish
Day 27, Sun, 27 Sept 2026
Worth Matravers to South Haven Point
13.7 mi
22.0 km
1,708 ft
climbed
5h 40m
start to finish