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However, with the passing of the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009, section 298 instructed Natural England to create a holistic Coastal Path. [3] The first section, along Weymouth Bay, opened in 2012. [4] The path is the longest Coastal Path in the world, with it being even longer if including the Wales Coast Path.
England Coast Path: 2,795 4,500 † England: N/A: N/A: Will cover the entire coast of England and will be the longest managed and waymarked coastal path in the world. [11] Glyndŵr's Way: 135 217: Powys, mid Wales: Knighton: Welshpool: Runs in an extended loop. Hadrian's Wall Path: 84 135: England: Tyne and Wear, Northumberland, Cumbria ...
Coast to Coast in England (announced in 2020) [1] Cotswold Way in England; England Coast Path around England (planned to be completed by 2024) Glyndŵr's Way in Wales; Hadrian's Wall Path in England; North Downs Way in England; Offa's Dyke Path in Wales and England; Peddar's Way and Norfolk Coast Path in England (treated as a single National Trail)
For the most part, the path follows the coast of the Solent, the sea strait that separates mainland Britain from the Isle of Wight. The Solent Way forms part of the King Charles III England Coast Path, as well as part of the E9 European Coastal Path, which runs for 5000 km (3125 miles) from Cape St Vincent in Portugal to Narva-Jõesuu in Estonia.
The Long Distance Walkers Association reports, as of 2022, that "The route is no longer marked on OS maps and is not endorsed by Cumbria County Council; some permissive paths no longer have access rights so diversions are necessary in places." [1] The path follows some interesting scenery such as the red sandstone cliffs of St. Bees Head. It ...
The Thames Estuary Path was established in 2014, it is part of the King Charles III England Coast Path and runs along the northern (Essex) side of the Thames estuary. [1] It is promoted by Essex County Council and c2c train company. [2] It complements the Saffron Trail from south-east to north-west Essex.
The Saxon Shore Way is a long-distance footpath in England. It starts at Gravesend, Kent, and traces the coast of South-East England as it was in Roman times as far as Hastings, East Sussex, 163 miles (262 km) in total. [1] This means that around Romney Marsh the route runs significantly inland from the modern coastline.
The United Kingdom's coastline is more broken than coastlines of many other countries. It has a fractal or Hausdorff dimension or 'wiggliness' of 1.25, which is comparatively high; the Australian coastline for example has a fractal dimension of 1.13, and that of South Africa is 1.02.