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Plymouth Breakwater – Cawsand and Kingsand Beaches loop from Millbrook

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Plymouth Breakwater – Cawsand and Kingsand Beaches loop from Millbrook

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(14)

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Plymouth Breakwater – Cawsand and Kingsand Beaches loop from Millbrook

02:57

10.3km

240m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 19, 2026

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Cornwall National Landscape

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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2.19 km

View of Plymouth from the Cornwall National Landscape

Highlight • Viewpoint

2.57 km

Mount Edgcumbe Country Park

Highlight • Viewpoint

Mount Edgcumbe House was built in the mid 1500's and this country park was the estate and gardens. The estate was sold to the Plymouth City Council in 1988 and …

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4.05 km

View of Plymouth and Mount Edgcumbe Folly Ruins

Highlight • Historical Site

5.00 km

Plymouth Breakwater

Highlight • Structure

The Plymouth breakwater is about 1.5 km long and protects the harbour from the weather, waves and attacking ships. It was built between 1812 and 1814 from around four million tons of rock.

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5.71 km

View of Fort Picklecombe and Plymouth Sound

Highlight • Historical Site

Commissioned in the mid 19th-century by Lord Palmerston, Foreign Secretary and then Prime Minister under Queen Victoria, Fort Picklecombe was one of a series of coastal forts built in defence …

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7.52 km

View of Plymouth Sound from Minadew Brakes

Highlight • Natural

Minadew Brakes is a lovely stretch of grassland with stunning views to Cawsand and across Plymouth Sound to Penlee Point. It's a great place for a mid hike picnic.

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8.08 km

Cawsand and Kingsand Beaches

Highlight • Beach

Cawsand & Kingsand are twin villages on the Rame Peninsula. They both have lovely beaches and pubs making them great stops on a walk around the headland or on a longer section of the coast path.

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8.82 km

View of Plymouth Breakwater and Lighthouse

Highlight • Natural

10.3 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.32 km

2.78 km

1.73 km

1.51 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

2.88 km

2.65 km

1.99 km

1.66 km

932 m

236 m

Elevation

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Highest point (110 m)

Lowest point (10 m)

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Tuesday 30 June

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Plymouth Breakwater – Cawsand and Kingsand Beaches loop from Millbrook

View of Plymouth from the Cornwall National Landscape

Mount Edgcumbe Country Park

View of Plymouth and Mount Edgcumbe Folly Ruins

Plymouth Breakwater

View of Fort Picklecombe and Plymouth Sound

View of Plymouth Sound from Minadew Brakes

Cawsand and Kingsand Beaches

View of Plymouth Breakwater and Lighthouse

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