The route
Arc 100M
Next edition22-24 January 2027
169.8 km and 3,945 m of climbing, from Coverack to Perranporth on the South West Coast Path.
Drawn with a pen, line by line
- Distance
- 169.8 km
- Elevation gain
- 3,945 m
- Highest point
- 116 m
- Summits, passes and villages
- 89
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The route in numbers
Indicative figures computed by Plotrek on its illustrative route, with altitudes from a terrain model. They may differ from the organiser's.
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Reading the route
The start is at 13:00 in Coverack, at 20 m of elevation. The whole route runs on the South West Coast Path, along the Cornwall coastline, through coastal trail, cliffs, beaches, dunes and headlands. It passes Cadgwith at km 11.3, then Lizard Point at km 16.9, at 36 m, and Kynance Cove at km 19.8. It continues to Porthleven at km 39.5, at 4 m of elevation.
The route then passes Penzance at km 61.8, at 4 m of elevation, then Mousehole at km 68 and Porthcurno at km 80.9. It reaches Land's End at km 88.7, at 35 m of elevation, before passing Sennen Cove at km 90.7 and Cape Cornwall at km 98.5. Pendeen follows at km 104.8, at 43 m of elevation. The longest climb of the route, 88 m, then runs from km 106.1 to km 108.9.
The route then crosses St. Ives at km 125.4, before reaching Lelant at km 131.6, at 5 m of elevation. It passes Hayle at km 135 and Godrevy at km 142.6. The route then reaches Portreath at km 154.2, at 6 m of elevation, then Porthtowan at km 160.2. The finish is in Perranporth, at the aerodrome, at 100 m of elevation, after 3,945 m of climbing and 3,864 m of descent, within a 37-hour time limit.
Paths and places: © OpenStreetMap contributors. Altitudes measured on the route.
03 · Your poster
The route, drawn with a pen
The relief of the course, from Coverack to Perranporth, takes shape as contour lines: our pen plotter draws it with a pen, line by line. Your finisher name and time go in the cartouche, in A4, A3 or A2.
Shipped from our workshop in Le Bouscat
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Official information
- Illustrative route redrawn by Plotrek from public data: the course announced by the organiser and OpenStreetMap paths. It is not the official course of the event.
- Altitudes: terrain model AWS Terrain Tiles
- Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Figures and text: Plotrek
- Plotrek is not a partner of, or affiliated with, the race organiser.