Between steps 1 and 3, the route is on well-maintained gravel and tarmac footpaths suitable for pushchairs. Steps 3 to 8 follow a more natural footpath, part of the South West Coast Path, and go through a field. The trail includes some fairly steep climbs

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Rolling walk

Gentle ups and downs, nothing steep.

Climb

50 m

Drop

47 m

Highest

59 m

Lowest

21 m

Which way round

Clockwise

Anticlockwise

Clockwise: No steep climbing, no steep descents.

Anticlockwise: No steep climbing, no steep descents.

No steep ground — the same effort whichever way you go.

Main descent: km 0.0–0.6, from 54 m to 24 m.

How the 2.0 km splits

Flat

0.3 km

Climbing

0.9 km

Descending

0.8 km

Link it with other walks

The Lizard coastal walk, Lizard Point

Shares 0.8 km of path · meets at km 0.1, 1.2

9.07 km

South West Coast Path

Shares 0.5 km of path · meets at km 0.5, 1.2, 1.7…

1039.56 km

Challenges on this walk

The Lizard: Britain's Most Southerly Point and Kynance Cove

At km 0.3 · scenic

250 XP

Campsites near the start

Lizard Point Holiday

0.9 km from the start

Henry's Camp Site

0.9 km from the start · 4.6★ (559)

Kynance Camping

1.4 km from the start · 4.7★ (123)

Gwavas Jersey Farm

2.5 km from the start · 4.8★ (47)