Stage 10 of 52 · South West Coast Path

Hartland Quay to Bude

Hartland Quay → Bude

25.06 km

Distance

15.6 mi

8.3 h

Walking

Hard

Difficulty

Coastal

Terrain

Underfoot

What you walk on, by distance (from OpenStreetMap way types).

Footpath 93% · 22.9 kmTrack 1% · 0.3 kmRoad & lane 6% · 1.4 km

Four axes rated 1–5 — the single rating above is only the headline.

Terrain grade · SAC T2Some steep, rough or uneven ground

Physical4/5 High

Fitness — distance & ascent

Terrain3/5 Moderate

Underfoot — rock, steps, scrambling

Navigation2/5 Modest

Route-finding — waymarking, open ground

Remoteness4/5 High

Exposure — escape routes, signal

Often the toughest day on the path: relentless combes past Speke's Mill Mouth waterfall, crossing into Cornwall to reach Bude.