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National Trail Acorn, ECP WaymarkExmouth to South Haven (England & Wales Coast Path Sector 14)

Devon, Dorset

187 km / 116 miles
Sector 14 of the England & Wales Coast Path or EWCP (for which the LDWA keeps a Register of completions), between Exmouth in Devon and South Haven Point, Dorset.

Both part of the new England Coast Path and part of the South West Coast Path National Trail:
https://ldwa.org.uk/ldp/members/show_path.php?path_name=South+West+Coast+Path+National+Trail

See link below to 'King Charles III England Coast Path South West - Channel Coast - Map and Information' for seasonal and tidal alternatives, closures and diversions.


Details:

Waymark: National Trail Acorn, ECP Waymark
Path Type: National Trails (England & Wales)
Waymark: National Trail Acorn, ECP Waymark
Attributes: National Trail (England and Wales)
Paths marked on OS mapping
Very Challenging
Coastal
Start: SX994806 - Exmouth (Esplanade / St Andrew's Rd), Devon
Finish: SZ036867 - South Haven Point, Dorset
Open Date: By 1978
Web Sites: King Charles III England Coast Path South West - Channel Coast - Map and Information

Publications, Badges and Certificates:

Guidebook England Coast Path Book 1: The South Coast  (Christopher Goddard  - 2023 )
General Interest Book The Coast is our Compass  (Bradt Travel Guides  - March 2026 )

Maps:

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National Trails (England & Wales)
Paths Marked on OS mapping
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Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2016.
© OpenStreetMap contributors under Open Database Licence.
Rights of way data from selected Local Authorities.
Large scale digital mapping is provided by John Thorn.
At high zoom levels the route is indicative only.
Purchase Ordnance Survey Maps (path is named on OS maps):
OS Landranger 192, 193, 194, 195
OS Landranger Active 192, 193, 194, 195
OS Explorer 15, 44, 115, 116, 117
OS Explorer Active 15, 44, 115, 116, 117

Accommodation within 5 km of this Path:

 
 
From
Path
Along
Path
Hostel Accommodation
1 km
33 km
Hostel Accommodation
3 km
50 km
Hostel Accommodation
< 1 km
115 km
Group Accommodation
< 1 km
173 km
Hostel Accommodation
< 1 km
175 km

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Route Profile:

181.3 km (112.7 miles)
5,137 m (16,854 ft) ascent
171 m (561 ft)  maximum height

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