Wed, 2014 Jun 18 11:27 AM BST. Around 10 miles. 1,600 feet of ascent. Glorious weather - sunny and hot.
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| West Bay harbour stalls |
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| The mighty hunter brings apple cake |
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| This is where we're heading |
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| The cliff to the east |
We follow the South West Coast Path uphill from the seafront, and head west.
The many seats are tempting, but it's early in the walk.
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| Birds' eye view |
The path climbs up, then descends into Eype, then climbs again towards Thorncombe Beacon.
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| Sheep with a personal shelter - of sorts |
Not time for lunch yet, so on and down again, to Seatown, with its holiday camp, pub and shop - coffee time.
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| Our objective! |
Onward and upward once more. The path has been diverted slightly inland, but is well signed.
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| Looking back |
This section has some steep parts, and I'm getting hungry, but we carry on to the trig point. 627 feet high doesn't sound a lot, but we've climbed up from sea level three times to get here! It is the highest point on the south coast.
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| the view west to Charmouth and Lyme Regis |
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| The view down |
We admire the views - as far as Portland to the east, and into Devon to the west. Then it's time for lunch and a rest.
Back to Seatown and we reckon we've earned an ice cream by now. Then up to Thorncombe Beacon once more, and eastwards to West Bay.
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| A sense of achievement |
A strenuous walk but well worth all the effort. And we carried the apple cake home, a little squashed, but still edible!
Map and details
2 comments:
Well done to you both - no mean achievement! Lovely photos of the stunning views and a good aide memoir.
I love West Bay and wondered if your travels had taken you there.
We went back the next day, and swam - briefly! Great place!
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