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Coverack Harbour – View of Lankidden Cove loop from Coverack

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Coverack Harbour – View of Lankidden Cove loop from Coverack

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Coverack Harbour – View of Lankidden Cove loop from Coverack

04:18

15.4km

290m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 9, 2026

Tips

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Cornwall National Landscape

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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560 m

Archie's Loft Café

Highlight • Cafe

Good small cafe on the front with views into the harbour, does excellent coffee

Tip by

684 m

Steps beside the Loft Café, Cornwall National Landscape

Highlight • Trail

Steps leading up from the pub, through the park and rejoining the South West Coast Path

Tip by

790 m

Coverack Harbour

Highlight • Settlement

Coverack is a traditional fishing village that has a stunning beach and a beautiful harbour. Steeped in Cornish history, the tiny settlement has a colourful past as a smugglers’ haunt. …

Tip by

3.42 km

Black Head affords impressive views over Coverack Bay, the Fal Estuary, Nare Head and the Dodman. There is a coastguard lookout station here, which has information inside about the landscape and wildlife around you.

Tip by

6.04 km

View of Lankidden Cove

Highlight • Beach

Here you get great views over Lankidden Cove on the Cornwall coast. It's a secluded beach known for its picturesque natural beauty and rugged coastal scenery.

Tip by

6.45 km

Lankidden Cove

Highlight • Beach

One of the more remote beaches on The Lizard Lankidden Cove is a great place for a wild swim on a hot day. It's quite sheltered with a sandy beach and a steep path down from the coast path.

Tip by

8.60 km

Kennack Sands

Beach

8.96 km

Narrow Wooden Kissing Gate

Highlight • Structure

Removed from the CyclingUK West Kernow Way route in July 2022.

Tip by

15.3 km

Water Refill Station at The Bay Hotel

Highlight • Rest Area

The hotel has plumbed in a tap to fill water bottles from on the entrance to their driveway. Not just for guests. thebayhotel.co.uk

Tip by

15.4 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.59 km

3.58 km

2.26 km

1.34 km

631 m

Surfaces

7.79 km

3.07 km

2.40 km

1.86 km

267 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (90 m)

Lowest point (0 m)

Weather

Wednesday 24 June

26°C

21°C

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Coverack Harbour – View of Lankidden Cove loop from Coverack

Archie's Loft Café

Steps beside the Loft Café, Cornwall National Landscape

Coverack Harbour

Black Head Coastguard Lookout

View of Lankidden Cove

Lankidden Cove

Narrow Wooden Kissing Gate

Water Refill Station at The Bay Hotel

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