Arc of Attrition
West Cornwall · Coast path
The winter 100: Coverack to Porthtowan along the coast path, mostly in the dark, entirely in whatever the Atlantic sends.
Fri 22 Jan 2027 · Porthtowan (finish)
Confirmed · last checked 2026-07-12
- Date
- Fri 22 Jan 2027
- Distances
- 100 mi / 50 mi
- Entry
- Not yet open
- Price
- See organiser
What to expect
January's coast path is the whole examination: night navigation, storm exposure and cut-offs that do not negotiate. The course runs the ground covered by several routes here, which makes for honest winter recces.
Train on the ground it covers
Routes from the directory on or near this race’s terrain, with mapped lines, elevation profiles and GPX downloads.
Recorded route line
Coast path
St Just to St Ives Coast Path
A full day on the far west's mining coast: engine houses, boulder fields and thirty kilometres of ground that never settles.
- Distance
- 30.0 km
- Gain
- 882 m
Verified
Recorded route line
Coast path
Godrevy to Portreath Coast Path
Cliff-top running past seal colonies and old engine houses, with wind that has an opinion.
- Distance
- 10.0 km
- Gain
- 151 m
Field checked
Mapped route line
Multi-use path
Penzance Prom to Mousehole
The flattest miles in west Cornwall: prom, harbour fronts and the coast road to Mousehole.
- Distance
- 10.6 km
- Gain
- 66 m
Desk-researched