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South West Coast Path 2002 - Padstow to Sennen
• Day 5: Portreath to Gwithian
9.7 miles • Distance from Padstow: 57.4 miles • Distance from Minehead: 223.5 miles • Read today's journal entry
A good start: It's a lovely day up on the clifftop. Unfortunately, we had a pretty good idea what was coming next...	Porth-cadjack Cove: This is nearly as bad as it gets - we haven't seen much like this since the Hartland to Bude stretch	Boots made for walking: But they like a rest every so often too
A popular area: The path runs close to a main road and through several car parks - rarely is the coast so accessible to motorists	Reskajeage Downs: We're crossing into West Penwith now, and it shows here on the gorse- and heather-covered cliffs	Ruler-straight: It's easy, pleasant walking on these cliffs approaching Hell's Mouth
Tourist hotspot: Hell's Mouth is a lovely spot - but we've seen similar sights a hundred times as coast path walkers	Best foot forward: For some reason, we feel luggage transfer would be cheating, since its within our physical ability to carry these rucksacks	Virginia Woolf's lighthouse: Glimpsed here across the top of an old Ordnance Survey trig point
Conservation in action: These ponies keep the scrub down and preserve the traditional landscape	Hungry horse: Another shot of the hard-working ponies	To the lighthouse: Godrevy's private these days and cannot be visited by boat, so the coast path is as close as you will get
An exciting moment: We're heading for St Ives now - something we've been looking forward to since Minehead		Sandy shores: We're headed for the Hayle Estuary after Gwithian - and a couple of long detours inland
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