The
South West Coast Path is England's longest waymarked
long-distance footpath (and one of the longest in the UK) and a
National Trail. It stretches for , running from
Minehead in Somerset, along the coasts of
Devon and
Cornwall, to
Poole Harbour in Dorset. Since it rises and falls with every river mouth, it is also one of the more challenging trails. The total height climbed has been calculated to be 114,931 ft (35,031 m), almost four times the height of
Mount Everest. It has been voted 'Britain's Best Walking route' twice in a row by readers of the Ramblers
Walk magazine, and regularly features in lists of the world's best walks.