Stage 20 of 52 · South West Coast Path

Hayle to St Ives

Hayle → St Ives
11.19 km
Distance
7.0 mi
3.9 h
Walking
Easy
Difficulty
Coastal
Terrain

Underfoot

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

Footpath 46% · 5.1 kmTrack 1% · 0.1 kmRoad & lane 51% · 5.6 kmOther 2% · 0.2 km

Difficulty breakdown

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

Terrain grade · SAC T1Mostly easy walking on good paths
Physical1/5 Gentle
Fitness — distance & ascent
Terrain3/5 Moderate
Underfoot — rock, steps, scrambling
Navigation2/5 Modest
Route-finding — waymarking, open ground
Remoteness2/5 Modest
Exposure — escape routes, signal
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Around the Hayle estuary and the Towans dunes to the artists' town of St Ives.

Highlights

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