This walk of some twelve miles (20kms) over rugged cliff tops, sandy beaches and seaboard turf offers spectacular views. Travel to Port Erin by steam train from Douglas, Castletown or Port St Mary and head out in the direction of the Promenade where you can join Raad ny Foillan. Walking around the southern cliffs of the Island offers excellent bird-watching opportunities and, in season, a delightful carpet of wild flowers. Walk to the Sound, one of the Island's most scenic spots: the views across this turbulent stretch of water offer opportunities for grey seal spotting. Stride out along the headland past Burroo Ned to Spanish Head. This spot, a favourite picnic site, is said to be where many ships were wrecked following the failed Spanish Armada. A breathtaking mile of cliff top pathway leads to the Chasms where great care should be taken especially if walking with children as some fissures several hundred feet deep are overgrown with gorse and heather - stay on the footpath. A short detour to Cregneash folk village can be taken at this point. Staying on track with the Chasms, view the Sugar Loaf, a lonely conical rock standing 100 feet tall from the Irish Sea inhabited by nesting birds - a breathtaking sight!