<P> Coastal scenery, much of it Heritage Coast </P> <Tr> <Th> Hazards </Th> <Td> Cliff paths, river crossings (ferries with limited availability), closure of Lulworth Ranges </Td> </Tr> <P> The South West Coast Path is England's longest waymarked long - distance footpath and a National Trail . It stretches for 630 miles (1,014 km), running from Minehead in Somerset, along the coasts of Devon and Cornwall, to Poole Harbour in Dorset . Since it rises and falls with every river mouth, it is also one of the more challenging trails . The total height climbed has been calculated to be 114,931 ft (35,031 m), almost four times the height of Mount Everest . It has been voted' Britain's Best Walking route' twice in a row by readers of the Ramblers Walk magazine, and regularly features in lists of the world's best walks . </P> <P> The final section of the path was designated as a National Trail in 1978 . Many of the landscapes which the South West Coast Path crosses have special status, either as a National Park or one of the Heritage Coasts . The path passes through two World Heritage Sites: the Dorset and East Devon Coast, known as the Jurassic Coast, was designated in 2001, and the Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape in 2007 . </P>

Where does the southwest coast path start and finish