My brother Akash and I started our walk from The Lizard car park at 11am, dropped off by our other brother Sandesh, and finally met him again 8 hours later as we entered Porthleven village at 7pm.

Although the stunning views and calming sounds of the ocean are like a heavenly escape from the real world, it takes a strong mindset to push yourself along the repetitive trails, watching the endless expanse of deep blue that will inevitably still play in the back of your mind as you try to sleep that night.

But it is the sense of accomplishment that you feel at the end, when you finally crack open a refreshing can of Fanta or Diet Coke after running out of water hours ago, or when you finally spot sight of your car parked along a side road, that allows you to relish in a sense of pride that nothing else can give you. You know for a fact that you’ll sleep good tonight.

The Lizard Peninsula is one of the most popular areas of natural beauty in Cornwall among tourists and locals alike, and for good reason. The pretty wildflowers, turquoise sea and breathtaking granite cliffs are a sight to behold. Dolphins, birds, and seals are regularly spotted from this location, making it the perfect place for anyone passionate about nature. Other standout sections of the walk include Mullion Cove, where we took our well-deserved lunch break, and Loe Pool, an

unexpected, dark, enigmatic looking freshwater lake that you’ll discover just before you hit the end of the trail.

Lunchbreaks are one of the best parts of a long-distance walk, so make sure you bring something nutritious and tasty with you to fuel your adventure. I woke up early that morning to prepare our favourite wraps, and they didn’t disappoint. When you’ve been walking for 6 miles on inclines, declines, and rocky paths, a wrap takes on the form of a 5-star meal in your head.

Although be warned, the energy takes some time to kick in. We learned this the hard way, continuing the walk too quickly without leaving time for the food to settle. We found the walking more laborious and tiresome than we had when we were hungry, and almost gave up then and there.

Here are some essentials to keep in mind if you plan to walk this stunning Coast Path: do not follow the path Akash recorded on AllTrails. The reason being that we almost plummeted to our deaths when we stupidly tried to scale a crumbling cliff on Porthleven Beach.

This is something I do NOT recommend ever doing, even if you are in our situation. The situation being that we were too lazy to turn back once we realised that we wouldn’t be able to enter Porthleven Village by walking across the beach, because the tide had crept in. There were three options – go back the way we came, continue our path, and get body slammed against a cliff by the waves, or climb 50 foot up a cliff and try to resume the Coast Path from there.

And after walking for 7 hours, our brains were as boiled as the eggs we devoured for breakfast that morning, so we illogically chose to become mountain goats and head up.

Once we had hauled each other up, barely managing to stand on the crumbling soft rocks below our feet, we burst out into insane laughter, fuelled by adrenaline and pure fear.

This laughter ended swiftly as we continued along a makeshift path that ended up being uphill across metres of thistles that scratched our legs, and we dubbed it a true ‘goblin trial’ ( yes, trial, not trail.) For those that are unaware of coastal culture, that means the trail was unsuitable for humans.

Finding your motivation to continue in the form of humour is one of the best ways to survive a 14 mile walk along the unforgivable terrains you may find yourself on.

I highly recommend this walk; as long as you bring good food, good company, good navigation, and good motivation, you’ll end the day feeling accomplished and ready to take on anything.