• Stage numbers = links to OS map showing a track of our route plus a brief description of the path, the tea shops we stopped at and various creatures we saw.
• Dates = links to Google Maps showing our approximate route (not to be relied on for navigation since the level of detail is nothing like good enough to avoid obstacles like streams and cliffs). Hovering the cursor over the path will display a brief description.
  
  

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Minehead to Combe Martin - April 2007 - staying in a cottage in Lynton

Stage 1 -  25/04/2007 - Minehead to Porlock - 15.9km - 689m climbed

Stage 2 -  23/04/2007 - Porlock to County Gate - 17.1km - 1002m climbed

Stage 3 -  22/04/2007 - County Gate to Lynmouth - 13.3km - 592m climbed

Stage 4 -  26/04/2007 - Lynmouth to Heddons Mouth (Hunter's Inn) - 12km - 893m climbed

Stage 5 -  27/04/2007 - Heddons Mouth to Combe Martin - 14km - 765m climbed

Combe Martin to Barnstaple - July 2007 - staying in B&Bs (pre-booked but carrying our stuff from day to day)

Stage 6 -  26/07/2007 - Combe Martin to Ilfracombe - 8.6km - 550m climbed - Norbury House B&B

Stage 7 -  27/07/2007 - Ilfracombe to Woolacombe - 11.7km - 745m climbed - Sunny Nook B&B

Stage 8 -  28/07/2007 - Woolacombe to Braunton - 18km - 385m climbed - Brookfield B&B

Stage 9 -  29/07/2007 - Braunton to Barnstaple - 13.2km - 64m climbed

Barnstaple to Buck's Mills - August 2007 - Yeodale Hotel 

Stage 10 - 15/08/2007 - Barnstaple to Instow - 11.9km - 222m climbed

Stage 11 - 16/08/2007 - Appledore to Westward Ho! - 11km - 149m climbed

Stage 12 - 17/08/2007 - Westward Ho! to Buck's Mills (walked in the other direction) - 12.9km - 860m climbed

Buck's Mills to Bude - March 2008 - Lake Villa B&B, Bradworthy (drove us to start point and picked us up from finish each day as this is a stretch less well served by public transport)

Stage 13 - 13/03/2008 - Buck's Mills to Clovelly - 7.5km - 613m climbed

Stage 14 - 14/03/2008 - Clovelly to Hartland Quay - 16km - 773m climbed

Stage 15 - 15/03/2008 - Hartland Quay to Morwenstow - 12.5km - 750m climbed

Stage 16 - 16/03/2008 - Morwenstow to Bude - 13km - 768m climbed

Bude to Port Gaverne - June 2008 - Valency (self catering), Boscastle

Stage 17 - 06/06/2008  - Bude to Widemouth Bay - 5.6km - 265m climb

Stage 18 - 07/06/2008 - Widemouth Bay to Crackington Haven - 10.5km - 556m climbed

Stage 19 - 08/06/2008 - Crackington Haven to Tintagel - 21.6km - 1875m climbed

Stage 20 - 09/06/2008 - Tintagel to Port Gaverne - 13.2km - 760m climbed

Port Gaverne to Mawgan Porth - July 2008 - Pencarn B&B, Wadebridge

Stage 21 - 04/07/2008 - Port Gaverne to Rock - 21.5km - 795m climbed

Stage 22 - 05/07/2008 - Padstow to Constantine Bay - 17.5km - 461m climbed

Stage 23 - 06/07/2008 - Constantine Bay to Mawgan Porth - 11km - 189m climbed

 

Mawgan Porth to St. Ives - September 2008 - Droskyn Castle (self catering), Perranporth

Stage 24 - 26/09/2008 - Mawgan Porth to Newquay - 8.8km - 151m climbed

Stage 25 - 27/09/2008 - Newquay to Perranporth - 21km - 510m climbed

Stage 26 - 28/09/2008 - Perranporth to Porthtowan - 13.5km - 422m climbed

Stage 27 - 29/09/2008 - Porthtowan to Hell's Mouth - 13.5km - 442m climbed

Stage 28 - 01/10/2008 - Hell's Mouth to Hayle - 11km - 168m climbed 

Stage 29 - 30/09/2008 - Hayle to St. Ives to Hayle (walked in the other direction) - 9.5km - 290m climbed

 

St. Ives to Marazion - May/June 2009 - Hotel Penzance, Penzance

Stage 30 - 28/05/2009 - St. Ives to Zennor - 10.5km - climbed 710m

Stage 31 - 29/05/2009 - Zennor to Cape Cornwall - 14.5km - 445m climbed

Stage 32 - 30/05/2009 - Cape Cornwall to Land's End -  12.5km - 417m climbed

Stage 33 - 31/05/2009 - Land's End to Penberth - 11.5km - 540m climbed

Stage 34 - 01/06/2009 - Penberth to Penzance - 18km - 546m climbed

Stage 35 - 02/06/2009 - Penzance to Marazion - 6km - 33m climbed

 

Marazion to Coverack - September 2009 - using Luggage Transfer South West to move our bags from place to place as there are fewer bus services around The Lizard than some other parts of the route.

Stage 36 - 10/09/2009 - Marazion to Praa Sands - 10.2km - 320m climbed - Hotel Penzance, Penzance

Stage 37 - 11/09/2009 - Praa Sands to Mullion - 19.2km - 496m climbed - Trenance Farm B&B

Stage 38 - 12/09/2009 - Mullion to the Housel Bay -  16km - 453m climbed - Landewednack House B&B

Stage 39 - 13/09/2009 - Housel Bay to Coverack - 16.8km - 563m climbed - Porthbeer B&B

Coverack to Helford - April 2010 - (we had to miss this bit in 2009 so we filled the gap at the start of the 2010 walking season)

Stage 40 - 15/04/2010 - Coverack to Porthallow - 8.2km - 248m climbed - Gallen Treath Guest House Porthallow

Stage 41 - 16/04/2010 - Porthallow to Helford - 15.2km - 497m climbed - Trelawney Guest House Falmouth

Helford Passage to Gorran Haven - October 2009 - carrying small rucksacks and staying at different hotels on the route each night

Stage 42 - 15/10/2009 - Helford Passage to Falmouth - 17.6km - 482m climbed - Green Lawns Hotel, Falmouth

Stage 43 - 16/10/2009 - Falmouth to Portscatho - 22.5km - 575m climbed - The Rosevine Hotel, Portscatho

Stage 44 - 17/10/2009 - Portscatho to Portloe - 11km - 485m climbed - The Lugger, Portloe 

Stage 45 - 18/10/2009 - Portloe to Gorran Haven - 13.6km - 469m climbed - home by sleeper train from St Austell

Gorran Haven to Polperro - May 2010 - carrying small rucksacks and staying at different hotels on the route each night

Stage 46 - 10/05/2010 - Gorran Haven to Mevagissey  - 5.6km - 179m climbed - Tregorran Guest House Mevagissey

Stage 47 - 11/05/2010 - Mevagissey to Charlestown - 14.4km - 720m climbed - The Pier House Hotel Charlestown

Stage 48 - 12/05/2010 - Charlestown to Fowey - 19.1km - 608m climbed - The Fowey Hotel Fowey

Stage 49 - 13/05/2010 - Fowey to Polperro - 12.8km - 740m climbed - bus to Liskeard for train home

Polperro to Plymouth - June/July 2010 - based at Jurys Inn in Plymouth and using local buses to get to the start and finish of stages

Stage 50 - 30/06/2010 - Polperro to Seaton - 14.1km - 431m climbed

Stage 51 - 01/07/2010 - Seaton to Freathy - 13.3km - 525m climbed

Stage 52 - 02/07/2010 - Freathy to Cremyll Ferry to Plymouth - 21.3km - 881m climbed

Plymouth to Salcombe - September 2010 - 2 luggage transfers by Luggage Transfer South West  

Stage 53 - 15/09/2010 - Plymouth - The Hoe to Mount Batten Point - 12.8km - 290m climbed - The Grosvenor, Plymouth

Stage 54 - 16/09/2010 - Plymouth Mount Batten Point to Warren Point (Yealm Estuary) - 16km - 707m climbed - The Grosvenor, Plymouth

Stage 55 - 17/09/2010 - Noss Mayo (Yealm Estuary) to Mothercombe (Erme Estuary) - 20.0km - 900m climbed - Bugle Rocks B&B, Battisburgh

Stage 56 - 18/09/2010 - Wonwell Beach (Erme Estuary) to Inner Hope - 20.0km - 670m climbed - Higher Barnfield B&B, Kingsbridge

Stage 57 - 19/09/2010 - Inner Hope to Salcombe - 15.2km - 799m climbed - Higher Barnfield B&B, Kingsbridge

Salcombe to Froward Point (just short of Brixham) - April 2011 - staying in flat at Hallsands

Stage 58 - 03/04/2011 - East Portlemouth (opposite Salcombe) to Hallsands - 17.0km - 839m climbed

Stage 59 - 04/04/2011 - Hallsands to Stoke Fleming - 17.3km - 621m climbed

Stage 60 - 06/04/2011 - Stoke Fleming to Dartmouth - 13.0km - 715m climbed

Stage 61 - 08/04/2011 - Kingswear (opposite Dartmouth) to Froward Point - 4.8km - 480m climbed

Froward Point to Teignmouth - in two chunks and out of order due to injury - staying in Torquay -April 2011 staying in flat and June 2011 staying in hotel

Stage 62 -14/06/2011 - Froward Point to Brixham - 13.2km - 580m climed

Stage 63 - 30/04/2011 - Brixham to Torquay - 13.6km - 450m climbed

Stage 64 -13/06/2011 - Torquay to St Marychurch - 12.4km - 770m climbed

Stage 65 -15/06/2011 - St Marychurch to Teignmouth - 11.2km - 565m climbed

Teignmouth to Otterton - June-July 2011 - staying in Exmouth

Stage 66 - 20/06/2011 - Teignmouth to Exmouth - 13.6km - 173m climbed

Stage 67 - 01/07/2011 - Exmouth to Otterton - 13.1km - 270m climbed

Otterton to Branscombe - September 2011 - staying in Exmouth

Stage 68 - 09/09/2011 - Otterton to Sidmouth - 11.5km - 343m climbed

Stage 69 - 10/09/2011 - Sidmouth to Branscombe - 10.4km - 570m climbed

Branscombe to Lyme Regis - September 2011 - staying at Eyre Court Hotel, Seaton

Stage 70 - 21/09/2011 - Branscombe to Seaton - 10.2km - 496m climbed

Stage 71 - 22/09/2011 - Seaton to Lyme Regis - 13.6km - 930m climbed

Lyme Regis to Burton Bradstock - October 2011 - staying at The Bay Hotel, Lyme Regis

Stage 72 - 10/10/2011 - Lyme Regis to Seatown - 13.8km - 610m climbed

Stage 73 - 11/10/2011 - Seatown to Burton Bradstock - 9.7km - 256m climbed

Burton Bradstock to Osmington Mills - November 2011 - staying in flat in Weymouth 

Stage 74 - 20/11/2011 - Burton Bradstock to Abbotsbury - 12.2km - 310m climbed

Stage 75 - 21/11/2011 - Abbotsbury to East Fleet - 12.9km - 290m climbed

Stage 76 - 22/11/2011 - East Fleet to Weymouth (plus causeway to Portland) - 16.8km - 290m climbed

Stage 77 - 23/11/2011 - Round Portland - 15.4km - 468m climbed

Stage 78 - 24/11/2011 - Weymouth to Osmington Mills - 10.2km - 241m climbed

Osmington Mills to Kimmeridge Bay - March 2012 - one night at Lulworth Mill House

Stage 79 - 23/03/2012 - Osmington Mills to Lulworth Cove - 13.2km - 681m climbed

Stage 80 - 24/03/2012 - Lulworth Cove to Kimmeridge Bay - 12.8km - 840m climbed

Kimmeridge Bay to Poole Harbour - April 2012

Stage 81 -16/04/2012 - Kimmeridge Bay to St Aldhelm's Head - 13.8km - 584m climbed - stayed at Chiltern Lodge B&B at Worth Maltravers

Stage 82 - 17/04/2012 - St Aldhelm's Head to Swanage - 15.4km - 619m climbed - stayed at The Pines Hotel, Swanage

Stage 83 - 18/04/2012 - Swanage to Poole Harbour - 11.5km - 312m climbed - stayed at The Haven, Poole

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