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When it's finished, it will be the longest managed coastal walking route in the world – Sara Schultz

Opening in segments as an official UK National Trail , the path will stretch across the whole of the English coastline once it's finished – a distance of 2,700 miles. "The government committed to this project back in 2008 and it should be walkable in its entirety by the end of 2024," said Sara Schultz, partnership manager at Natural England, the organisation in charge of this mammoth task. "When it's finished, it will be the longest managed coastal walking route in the world."