Polperro to Looe coast walk, Lantic Bay, Mid & SE Cornwall
Linear Trail · Cornwall
300
XP
about 1 h 56 min walking
Pass an early Christian holy site & medieval chapel ruins. Looe had trading links with the Mediterranean in prehistoric times, & its said that Jesus visited with his uncle, Joseph of Arimathea. Narrow & stony paths, with steep ascents, descents & steps.
208 m
104 m
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Heights: Copernicus DEM GLO-30 © DLR e.V. 2010–2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014–2018, provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA.
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Some very steep ground — marked on the map.
Climb
163 m
Drop
147 m
Highest
82 m
Lowest
7 m
Which way round
As mapped: Easy first 5.5 km, no steep climbing, comes down 16% for 280 m near the end.
Reversed: Climbs 16% for 280 m early on, no steep descents.
Little height either way — ride it whichever way suits.
Main climb: km 5.5–6.6, from 11 m to 82 m.
How the 8.3 km splits
Flat
2.6 km
Climbing
3.0 km
Descending
2.5 km
Very steep descending (15%+)
0.3 km