Author Topic: 3 days on the South West Coast  (Read 1312 times)

Steady

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3 days on the South West Coast
« on: 21:30:46, 05/03/12 »
Evening all,

Just joined to pick a few brains about a trip my best pal of 36yrs and i are going to take at the end of March.

Having read the South West Coast path guide (Exmouth to Poole) I like the idea of starting in Beer (very apt) but am not sure what is a realistic mileage to aim for in a 6-8hr walking day.

We will B & B for accomodation so welcome any recommendations. Would it be too optomistic of me to think we could make Portland Bill in 3 days and is there any accommadation there.

Any other suggestions welcome.

Nigel.

SimonF

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Re: 3 days on the South West Coast
« Reply #1 on: 11:22:00, 06/03/12 »
Hi steady
 
looks like your mileage is around the 40 mark,
based on the SW Coast Path Assoc website,
so you should be OK
 
http://www.southwestcoastpath.org.uk [nofollow]
 
not sure of any accomodation actually at Portland bill
bit seem to remember that there was a pub there but not much else
 
even so there will be plenty in nearby Weymouth
 
 

Steady

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Re: 3 days on the South West Coast
« Reply #2 on: 17:22:58, 06/03/12 »
Ok Simon, thanks for the link.

On that basis if we start in Beer, end day one in Charmouth (11.6 miles)

Day 2, finish either West Bexington or Abbottbury (12.6 or 14.2 miles)

Final day, finish at Portland Harbour or if we have done really well, Portland Bill (up to 21 miles)

Some of those no's seem a tad optomistic if some of the climbs are greater than i imagine.

Any thoughts?

SimonF

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Re: 3 days on the South West Coast
« Reply #3 on: 18:16:41, 07/03/12 »
 your plan Sounds reasonable if your using B&B accom-- and
keep the rucksack as light as possible-- always harder
than it sounds with me !
 
I have walked the whole path- not in one go- it took
12 years in stages !
 
On the first day the walk through the landslip is reasonably strenous
on the basis that it undulates and you cant see where you are!
 
The second day involves Golden Cap, the highest point on the South Coast
as I recall, but the climb, whilst steep, is not too long.
 
It gets a lot easier after that, assuming of course that you go behind Chesil beach
and not along it !
 
Hope this helps-- enjoy the walk
 
 

 

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