MAWGAN PORTH TO NEWQUAY Stage 24 (26th September 2008)

Leaving at 6.10 we reached before mid-day and caught a bus to which changed into the bus for , arriving at 14.00. We started the climb from the village in perfect weather, hazy sun and only a light breeze. This continued as we walked round and . Then a wide lengthy surf beach, with the path on a low cliff above the beach as far as the road to . Here there is a nasty development of luxury flats not far below the evil Newquay Airport. No planes arrived while we were in earshot so perhaps the fad of flying to the beach has passed? continues as far as the fortified headland at , then there is a sequence of coves and quite a few coast edge barrows before we came upon the unpleasant northern drag of . We found the bus stop and caught a #587 bus to . We had rented a flat in a block called Castle, high on a headland, perfect for enjoying magnificent sea and coast views.

Total time walking 2.5 hours. Total distance walked 5.5 miles, 8.8km Ascent 151m

The South West Coast Path is the longest of the official UK National Trails, running from Minehead in Somerset round the English south west peninsula coast to Poole in Dorset. The total length is just over 1000 kilometres or, more precisely, 630 miles. Only very dedicated walkers could contemplate completing the whole walk in one go, although plenty of people have done just this. Received opinion is that it would take around 6 weeks, even for the most dedicated.

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