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Walk 1226 - Porthcurno to Land's End & Sennen Cove

Region   Cornwall AONB
County/Area   Cornwall
AuthorLou Johnson
Length6.5 miles / 10.6 km
Ascent1355 feet / 411 metres
Grademoderate

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This walk in west Cornwall follows the South West Coast Path from Porthcurno to Sennen Cove, passing Land's End en-route. Seascapes and rugged cliffs are the signature of this superb coastal walk, which is one of the best in Cornwall. The impacts of the commercial activity at Land's End are limited to a short section of the route.

Suggested Maps

It is recommended you take a map with you when following a walk route. The preferred scale is 1:25000 used by the Explorer series.

OS ExplorerSheet 102
OS LandrangerSheet 203

Note : If two maps are listed at the same scale then either (a) both are required for full coverage of the route or (b) the route is covered on both maps.

Other walks nearby

Walk 2614 - 2.5 miles / 4.0 km away
St Loy’s Cove & Logan Rock
Grade - moderate
Length - 8.5 miles / 13.8 km

Walk 1225 - 5.6 miles / 8.9 km away
Sennen Cove to Botallack
Grade - moderate
Length - 7.5 miles / 12.2 km

Walk 2616 - 6.1 miles / 9.7 km away
The moors of Penwith
Grade - moderate
Length - 14.0 miles / 22.8 km

Walk 2205 - 6.4 miles / 10.2 km away
Newlyn - a village trail
Grade - easy
Length - 1.0 miles / 1.6 km

Walk 1028 - 6.8 miles / 10.8 km away
Chûn Quoit and Botallack from Carnyorth
Grade - moderate
Length - 8.0 miles / 13 km

Walk 2207 - 7.6 miles / 12.2 km away
Penzance - a town stroll
Grade - easy
Length - 1.5 miles / 2.4 km

Walk 3501 - 7.6 miles / 12.2 km away
Penzance to Porthcurno via Mousehole and Lamorna
Grade - moderate
Length - 11.0 miles / 17.9 km

Walk 1224 - 7.8 miles / 12.4 km away
Men-an-tol & Ding Dong Mine from Bosullow
Grade - easy
Length - 3.0 miles / 4.9 km

Walk 2208 - 9.9 miles / 15.8 km away
Marazion - a town stroll
Grade - easy
Length - 1.0 miles / 1.6 km

Walk 1223 - 10.9 miles / 17.4 km away
Morvah to Zennor using the Coastal Path
Grade - moderate
Length - 5.5 miles / 8.9 km

Note : The distances quoted to other walks in the vicinity are measured in a straight line. The distance by road may be further.
 


AREA INFORMATION

Cornwall AONB
This AONB is split into many small fragments. It contains some of Britain's finest coastal scenery, including Land's End ...
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