- Difficulty
- Moderate
Moderate to easy
- Start
- Portwrinkle
- Finish
- Plymouth
- Length
- 13.2 miles (21.2 km)
- Summary
Walking along the final stretch of the South Cornwall Coast Path is mainly fairly easy, although there are some short, steep ascents and descents in places. The Path passes a military firing range at Tregantle Fort. Here you may take the seaward permissive path or if the red flags are flying you will need to take the route that follows the B3247. For more details see our Military Training Areas page.
Follow the rugged cliffs of Freathy, which is dotted with holiday cabins, to the impressive promontory of Rame Head and take in views enjoyed here for centuries.
The urban landscape of Plymouth is not far away, yet as you set off for Penlee Point the Path becomes rather surprisingly wild. It changes once again as you take the easy Paths through sheltered woodland to the twin villages of Cawsand and Kingsand. After following the sweep of Cawsand Bay, you reach the tamed landscape of Mount Edgcumbe Country Park, with many interesting Grade II listed features and fantastic views of Plymouth Sound opening up ahead.
- Public Transport
Plymouth has a mainline train station and a bus station which provides access into much of Devon and Cornwall. For timetable information, zoom in on the interactive map and click on the train station and bus stop symbols, visit Traveline or phone 0871 200 22 33.
The ferry across the Tamar from Cremyll to Stonehouse operates very regularly, every day of the week, all year round, Tel: 01752 822105 or for more details see our estuaries and ferries page.
- Nearest car park
Portwrinkle (Postcode for Sat Navs: PL11 3DY), Tregantle Fort, Freathy, Wiggle Cliff, Rame Head, Penlee Point, Cawsand, Kingsand, Mount Edgcumbe Country Park and Plymouth.
- Nearest toilets
Portwrinkle, Cawsand, Kingsand, Mount Edgcumbe Country Park and Plymouth.
- Nearest refreshments
You can stock up on supplies at the beginning of your day in Portwrinkle and Crafthole, however there are opportunities for refreshments further on. There are shops, pubs and cafes in Cawsand and Kingsand and there is a restaurant in the Orangery at Mount Edgcumbe Country Park. Plymouth has an extensive range of shops, restaurants, pubs and cafes.