Around Land's End and the granite cliffs past the Minack Theatre and Porthcurno to the cove of Lamorna.
Highlights
- Land's End
- Minack Theatre
- Porthcurno & Logan Rock
Know before you go
- Very busy at Land's End
Climbs 974 m and descends 979 m, topping out at 75 m and dropping to 6 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.
Around Land's End and the granite cliffs past the Minack Theatre and Porthcurno to the cove of Lamorna.
Places on this leg with a full history, and free audio guides you can read or hear.
Sennen Cove to Lamorna is 12.0 miles (19.4 km). Allow about 6 h 24 min of walking, before stops.
Stage 23 climbs about 974 m and descends about 979 m, with a high point of about 75 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 3/5 (Moderate), terrain 3/5 (Moderate), navigation 2/5 (Modest), remoteness 2/5 (Modest). On the SAC hiking scale it is T2 — some steep, rough or uneven ground.
By distance the surface is footpath 89%, bridleway 5%, track 2%, road & lane 4%. 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 moderate. We map 2 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 Land's End, Minack Theatre, Porthcurno & Logan Rock. It also passes 2 places we cover in depth: Land's End, Minack Theatre & Porthcurno. There are 2 free audio guides between them.
Very busy at Land's End.