<P> The South West Coast Path is England 's longest waymarked long - distance footpath and a National Trail . It stretches for 630 miles ( 1,014 km ) , running from Minehead in Somerset , along the coasts of Devon and Cornwall , to Poole Harbour in Dorset . Since it rises and falls with every river mouth , it is also one of the more challenging trails . The total height climbed has been calculated to be 114,931 ft ( 35,031 m ) , almost four times the height of Mount Everest . It has been voted ' Britain 's Best Walking route ' twice in a row by readers of the Ramblers Walk magazine , and regularly features in lists of the world 's best walks . </P>
where does the southwest coast path start and finish
Minehead in Somerset Poole Harbour in Dorset