Opening in sections, when completed in 2020 the new National Trail will run all around England's coast.

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According to Natural England, the England Coast Path will be be one of the longest coastal walking routes in the world.

The newly unveiled 58 mile route in Somerset runs from Minehead to Brean Down and cost £200,000 to create.

Watch a drone video of the new route below.

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View a map showing progress of the new route.

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Carys MatthewsGroup Digital Editor

Carys is the Group Digital Editor of countryfile.com and discoverwildlife.com. Carys can often be found trail running, bike-packing, wild swimming or hiking in the British countryside.

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