Through Mousehole and Newlyn into Penzance, then around the bay to Marazion facing St Michael's Mount.
Highlights
- Mousehole
- Penzance promenade
- St Michael's Mount
Know before you go
- Town and road walking through Penzance
Climbs 332 m and descends 299 m, topping out at 71 m and dropping to 0 m. Measured along the mapped route.
What you walk on, by distance (from OpenStreetMap way types).
Four axes rated 1–5 — the single rating above is only the headline.
Through Mousehole and Newlyn into Penzance, then around the bay to Marazion facing St Michael's Mount.
Places on this leg with a full history, and free audio guides you can read or hear.
Lamorna to Marazion is 9.7 miles (15.7 km). Allow about 5 h 30 min of walking, before stops.
Stage 24 climbs about 332 m and descends about 299 m, with a high point of about 71 m. On the South West Coast Path the ascent, not the distance, is what decides how long a day takes — the route repeatedly drops to sea level and climbs straight back out.
It is graded moderate. Rated out of five: physical demand 2/5 (Modest), terrain 3/5 (Moderate), navigation 2/5 (Modest), remoteness 2/5 (Modest). On the SAC hiking scale it is T1 — mostly well-made path, falling is largely unlikely.
By distance the surface is footpath 37%, road & lane 29%, other 34%. Percentages come from the mapped way types along the route.
March to October is the usual window for this leg. Outside it, daylight is short, some estuary ferries stop running and cliff-top wind and rain make an exposed route much harder work.
Water on this stage is abundant. We map 6 refill points on the leg — mostly pubs, cafés and taps in the villages the path passes through. Shade is minimal: this is open cliff-top walking, so carry more than you think in summer.
Highlights on this leg are Mousehole, Penzance promenade, St Michael's Mount. It also passes 1 place we cover in depth: St Michael's Mount. There is 1 free audio guide between them.
Town and road walking through Penzance.