South Devon

Starcross to Plymouth – Sections 47 to 57 of the South West Coastal Path Guide

Tuesday 7th September 2021 Starcross to Dawlish

6.9 km along the coast and 7.5 inland. Part of section 57 in the SWCPA handbook

Friday September 10th, 2021 Dawlish to Shaldon

7 km along the coast and 12.7 inland. The remainder of section 57 in the SWCPA handbook

Saturday 11th September 2021 Sheldon to St Marychurch (on the outskirts of Torquay)

9 km along the coast and 11.4 inland. Most of section 56 in the SWCPA handbook

Saturday 16th October 2021 – St Marychurch to Torquay (Grand Hotel)

10.6 km along the coast and 4.2 km inland. The remainder of section 56 in the SWCPA handbook

Sunday 17th October 2021 – Torquay to Brixham (Shoalstone Point)

15.2km along the coastal path, 4.5km inland plus 7km by boat. The remainder of section 55 in the SWCPA handbook and the start of section 54

Monday 18th October 2021 – Brixham – Shoalshore point to Mansands

7.3km along the coast and 7.1km inland. Part of  section 54 in the SWCPA handbook

Saturday 11th December 2021 Mansands to Kingswear

11.2 km along the coast and 6.1 km inland. The remainder of  section 54 in the SWCPA handbook

Sunday 12th December 2021 Dartmouth to Blackpool Sands

8.7 km along the coast and 9.7 km inland. About half of section 53 in the SWCPA handbook

Monday 13th December 2021 Blackpool Sands to Torcross

8.2 km along the coast and 7.6 km inland. The second half of section 53 in the SWCPA handbook

Friday 28th January 2022 Torcross to Start Point (Great Mattiscombe Sands)

6.9 km along the coast and 8.7 inland. About a third of section 52 in the SWCPA handbook

Saturday 29th January 2022 Start Point (Great Mattiscombe Sands) to Prawle Point (Elender Cove)

8km along the coast and 7.9km inland. About a third of section 52 in the SWCPA handbook.

Sunday 30th January 2022 Prawle Point (Elender Cove) to the Salcombe Ferry

6.3km along the coast and 7.2km inland. About a third of section 52 in the SWCPA handbook

Sunday 6th March 2022 Salcombe, Ferry to South Sands

2.4km along the coast and 4.2km inland. A small part of section 51 in the SWCPA handbook

Monday 7th March 2022 – Salcombe, South Sands to Soar Mill Cove

5.7km along the coast and 4.0km inland. About half of section 51 in the SWCPA handbook

Tuesday 8th Match – Soar Mill Cove to Hope Cove

 5.8km along the coast and 6.4km inland. The remaining half of section 51 in the SWCPA handbook.

Wednesday 9th March 2022 – Hope Cove to Bantham Quay

6.1km along the coast and 6.0km inland. Part of section 50 in the SWCPA handbook.

Wednesday 9th March 2022 (pm) – Bantham ferry landing to Burgh Island

2km along the coast and 3,5km inland including walking across the sand to Burgh Island . a small part of  section 50 in the SWCPA handbook.

Thursday 10th March 2022 – Burgh Island to Wonwell Beach (river Erme)

7.1km along the coast and the same back – The remainder of Section 50 in the SWCPA handbook

Sunday 3rd April 2022 – Mothecombe (River Erme) to Stoke Beach

6.9 km along the coast and 10.9 km inland including going down to Stoke Bay. Part of section 49 in the SWCPA handbook.

Monday 4th April 2022 Stoke Beach to Noss Mayo

8.0 km along the coast and 6.1 km inland. Part of section 49 in the SWCPA handbook.

Sunday 15th May 2022 – Warren Point to Wembury

2.55 km along the coast and 3.28km inland

2022-05-16 Wembury to Mount Batton.

9.71km along the coast and 18.15km inland making a total of 27.8km – longest walk yet

2022-05-17 Plymouth City

13.04km along the coast and nothing inland but a little over 3km by ferry