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The South West Coast Path recently revamped its website with some fantastic new features. It includes all the essential walks information from the previous site and more, with a walkfinder tool to make searching and downloading routes as simple as putting one foot in front of the other.

At the heart of its design is an interactive map that enables you to search for walks and to create personalised itineraries that can be saved, emailed or posted on to social media sites to share with friends and relatives.

An innovative tool enables you to get a birds’ eye view of the walks with a 3D fly over of the route in Google Earth – a unique concept that helps you get a taste for the walk before you venture out.

If you’re inspired by any of the stunning photographs on the site, you can find out exactly where it was taken on the map and where the nearest walks are to get you there. As well as short walks or long-distance hikes, there’s a great choice of routes that incorporate a pub or tearoom along the way, or that cater specifically for families and dog owners.

It remains a vital reference for the more extreme walking enthusiasts who might want to challenge themselves to completing the entire length of the Coast Path, as well as those with a specialist interest in culture, heritage, wildlife or geology.

Here's our guide to using the new site with ten top tips...

Let us know what you think about our new site and if there's anything you think is missing. Happy walking!