This second half of the SWCP from Falmouth to Bournemouth shouldn’t be as difficult as our 2022 hike around the Tour des Giants when the total ascent was 35,000 metres over 24 days. That’s almost 1,500 metres up and 1,500 metres down each day. The ascents for the second half of the SWCP average 700 metres up and likewise 700 metres descent. Doesn’t sound like a lot compared to the Tour des Giants but it’s up and down all day, with not much flat in-between.
We’ve been a bit slack and not done much hill climbing up and down Mt Cotton, just plenty of 15k to 20k walks on the flat around Cleveland.