- Difficulty
- Easy
Easy
- Start
- Padstow
- Finish
- Porthcothan
- Length
- 13.2 miles (21.3 km)
- Summary
This section of Coast Path offers a day of easy walking along low cliffs, with beautiful, tempting beaches below. The path leaves the attractive town of Padstow behind, passing the sheltered beach of Hawker’s Cove, before leading you out to the Atlantic Coast. The path can become narrow in places and is quite rocky around Constantine Bay.
Walking round Trevose Head, one of Cornwall’s most prominent headlands, provides spectacular views of the sandy bays ahead and if you can resist the beaches on your journey you will have more time to enjoy the sheltered dune-backed beach of Porthcothan at the end of your walk.
- Public Transport
The nearest train station is Bodmin Parkway, from where you can get a bus direct to Padstow (about 1hr journey), from where you can change buses for Porthcothan. For timetable information, zoom in on the interactive map and click on the bus stops, visit Traveline or phone 0871 200 22 33.
- Nearest car park
Padstow (Post Code for Sat Navs: PL28 8DT), Trevone, Harlyn, Trevose Head, Treyarnon Bay and Porthcothan.
- Nearest toilets
Padstow, Harlyn, Treyarnon Bay and Porthcothan.
- Nearest refreshments
Padstow has a wide range of pubs, shops, restaurants and cafes, including The Chough Bakery, which sells pastries and award winning pasties. You can also find refreshments at Trevone, Harlyn Bay, Treyarnon Bay and the small village of Porthcothan.
