The South West Coast Path is a National Trail along
the Somerset, Devon, Cornwall and Dorset coasts. This stunning walk from
Minehead, Somerset covers 630 miles to South Haven Point in Poole
Harbour, passing through two World Heritage Sites (the Jurassic Coast
and the Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape), Exmoor National Park,
Land's End and many areas of outstanding natural beauty.
A series of five A-Z Adventure Atlases together cover the South West Coast Path:
- SW Coast Path North Devon and Somerset
- SW Coast Path North Cornwall
- SW Coast Path South Cornwall
- SW Coast Path South Devon
- SW Coast Path Dorset
This A-Z Adventure Atlas of the SW Coast Path North Cornwall features 41
pages of continuous OS mapping covering the route from
the Devon/Cornwall border to Land's End. The trail is easy to follow,
highlighted in yellow to stand out from other footpaths, with mileage
markers to gauge distances when planning your own sections of the walk
to enjoy.
The book includes a route planner showing distances between places and indicates available amenities, including:
- Information Centres
- Visitor Centres
- Hotels/B&Bs
- Youth Hostels
- Campsites (seasonal opening)
- Public Houses
- Shops
- Restaurants
- Cafes (seasonal opening)
- Petrol stations
Also featured is a selection of QR codes to access useful websites with your smartphone.
Unlike original OS Explorer sheets, this A-Z Adventure Atlas includes a comprehensive index
to towns, villages, hamlets and locations, natural features, nature
reserves, car parks and youth hostels. Each index entry has a simple
page reference and a six figure National Grid reference.
OS 1:25000 is
Ordnance Survey's most detailed leisure mapping, showing public rights
of way, open access land, national parks, tourist information, car
parks, public houses and camping and caravan sites.
With a book size of 240mm x 134mm Adventure Atlases are the same size as a folded OS map, ideal for map pockets etc.