Church Bay to Alton Hill

 

For coasteering aficionados this traverse in and around the inter-tidal zone ticks all the boxes. You will find all the desired features; slot canyons, pinnacles, sprints across wave washed coves etc. It has the potential to be a serious undertaking. There are a number of escape routes in Part1 but Part 2 is committing. Be prepared to get wet. Gloves recommended. Good climbing and swimming skills are desirable. Allow 2 to 3 hours.

 

Part 1 Church Bay to High Point

Start from Church bay. Walk westwards to the end of the beach. Some climbing and then scrambling is required to reach the tiny Turtle Bay. More scrambling leads to the point containing a bay with a prominent slot canyon. This is marked as “High Point” on the map.

Part 2 High Point to Alton Hill

From the point, continue into more serious territory with obligatory climbing or swimming to negotiate a number of zawns. Any easterly swell gets funneled in here. Turn the overhanging final point. More complex scrambling leads to the big cliff below Alton Hill. Continue underneath this to a platform where the underwater cable emerges. Follow the cable up the big rotten cliff to the mast above. The track leads back to the road.
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