Stage 36 of 52 · South West Coast Path

Plymouth to Wembury

Plymouth → Wembury

26.91 km

Distance

16.7 mi

8.9 h

Walking

Hard

Difficulty

Coastal

Terrain

Underfoot

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

Footpath 57% · 14.8 kmTrack 3% · 0.7 kmRoad & lane 31% · 8.0 kmOther 9% · 2.4 km

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

Terrain grade · SAC T1Mostly easy walking on good paths

Physical5/5 Severe

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

Through Plymouth's historic waterfront and around the Mount Batten and Jennycliff coast to Wembury and the Yealm.