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Bude to Sandymouth Circular Walk

5.59 miles (9 km)

Ordnance Survey Map Open Streetmap This circular walk on the Cornish coast takes you to Northcott Mouth and Sandymouth from popular the town of Bude.
The walk starts at the Summerleaze Beach car park at Bude where you can pick up the South West Coast Path and follow it north along the cliff top path to Crooklets Beach, Wrangle Point and Maer Down.
You continue north past Menachurch Point to Sandy Mouth where you'll find a lovely National Trust beach, waterfalls and a nice cafe for refreshments.
After enjoying the beach you can then return to Bude on alternative country footpaths, taking you through the village of Flexbury.

Postcode

EX23 8HJ - Please note: Postcode may be approximate for some rural locations

Bude to Sandymouth Circular Walk OS Map Ordnance survey map - Mobile GPS OS Map with Location tracking

Bude to Sandymouth Circular Walk Open Street Map Open Streetmap - Mobile GPS Map with Location tracking

Further Information and Other Local Ideas

If you follow the coast path south for a few miles you can pick up the circular Crackington Haven Walk. It's another popular local area for walking with fine cliff top views and a nice beach. There's good facilities too with a car park and a beach-side pub with sea views. The walk includes a visit to the historic Norman church at the little hamlet of St Gennys.
You can also pick up the Boscastle to Crackington Haven Walk here. This takes you south to Boscastle, passing High Cliff, the highest point on the Cornish coast on the way.

Photos

Beach Huts by Summerleaze Beach - geograph.org.uk - 1516245

Beach Huts by Summerleaze Beach

Crooklets Beach in Bude - geograph.org.uk - 1455745

Crooklets Beach in Bude. A very popular surfing beach

Sloping rock face, Maer Cliff - geograph.org.uk - 411049

Sloping rock face, Maer Cliff. Seen from the cliff path, the tilted sandstone slab slopes down to the beach, which has a wave-cut platform of these dipping strata.

Northcott Mouth - geograph.org.uk - 3304496

Northcott Mouth

The Shoreline near Sandy Mouth - geograph.org.uk - 1908677

The Shoreline near Sandy Mouth

South West coast path looking south towards Sandymouth - geograph.org.uk - 1006435

South West coast path looking south towards Sandymouth

Cafe at Sandy Mouth - geograph.org.uk - 422589

Cafe at Sandy Mouth

Low tide at Sandy Mouth - geograph.org.uk - 422586

Low tide at Sandy Mouth

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GPS Files

GPX File

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