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South West Coast Path 2002 - Padstow to Sennen
• Day 6: Gwithian to St Ives
9.6 miles • Distance from Padstow: 67 miles • Distance from Minehead: 233.1 miles • Read today's journal entry
Tide coming in: Strap Rocks surrounded by the outgoing tide is one of the first views we see today	A long walk ahead: Soft sand provides a very bad walking surface - but luckily we caught the outgoing tide, and this was quite firm	Positive mental attitude: We ended up playing silly games to pass the time and being buzzed by a practising rescue helicopter
A long walk: There's no way to cross the river at Hayle, so you have to take a huge tour inland - but at least that means a decent lunch break	Back on the path: Through the graveyard of Lelant Church, start of the St Michael's Way path	Fore! Here the path runs through sand dunes and beside a golf course and railway line
Plumbing the depths: This 'scenic rail route' is also a terribly useful link between main-line rail at Penzance and the town of St Ives	Train coming: But we'll be walking, as you may have guessed...	Holiday spot: The lovely beach at Carbis Bay - but by now it was raining and it wasn't the time to enjoy it
	St Eia's Town: Our destination for the day - and the end of the first stage of this walk
Day 1 • Day 2 • Day 3 • Day 4 • Day 5 • Day 6 • Day 7 • Day 8 • Day 9 • Postscript 1997 • 1998 • 1999 • 2000 • 2001 • 2002: Padstow to Sennen • 2003 • 2004 All distances are calculated courtesy of the South West Coast Path Association handbook and mileages from the relevant National Trail Guides.

South West Coast Path 2002 - Padstow to Sennen