SWCP Day 41 Salcombe Mouth to Lyme Regis 4K 

I woke up early, partly due to to the severity of the walk ahead of me but also due to the wildlife that didn't seem to have a snooze button. The walk started off with a steep climb out of Salcombe Mouth but I was rewarded with one of the best view points/bench's I can remember for many miles, looking down onto Weston Mouth. A pleasant walk through Dunscombe Coppice followed, with wild garlic as far as the eye can see looking and smelling beautiful. As I cleared the woodland, my next climb loomed ahead of me, Weston Cliff, but it got worse before it got better, having to descend steps to sea level at Weston Mouth before heading straight back up. Some easier walking along fields gave me a chance to recover before walking though another wild garlic carpeted woodland on the descent into Branscombe Mouth. I reached the Sea Shanty cafe and I decided to stop here for some breakfast. After finishing my breakfast I was faced with East Cliff which was not as bad as I had expected with the path only climbing part way up before continuing as a mid cliff path, the sting in its tail came a mile or so later when I had to climb to the top. I continued along more farmland clifftops before descending into Beer. A short walk on from Beer I reached a sign which indicated if the tide was out I could walk along the beach to Seaton, otherwise an inland alternative is available. I sat down at Seaton psyching myself for the upcoming Undercliffs. I had been looking forward to this part of the path, but I was starting to feel the effects of the earlier hills and sun. Moving on from Seaton I climbed the steep road up and over Axe Cliff Golf Course which gave way to farmland before entering the Undercliffs. The trees provided me with some welcome relief from the sun. Not only did I love this section for the shade it gave, but also the dense vegetation, the trees, the ferns, the grasses, the rock formations in the cliff face, the bird song, the lack of people. It was unique, it was claustrophobic, it had a lack of sea views, but it was enjoyable. I welcomed the end though as I was very hot and tired by this point. A short walk down through Cobb and I was in Lyme Regis eating fish and chips. A long, hot, hilly day, exactly how I like it.