The route crosses the Cornish peninsula in the far West and it makes a rewarding day´s walk with glorious views and the chance to climb the island of St Michael´s Mount at low tide, and reach the church at the top. It is the UK´s only European Cultural Route. It largely follows an established ancient trading route which was used in turn by Celtic saints and medieval pilgrims. From the Bronze Age, traders from Ireland and Wales preferred to cross the peninsula overland at its narrowest point than navigate the dangerous currents, rocks and pirates around Land´s End. Early Christian missionaries and later, pilgrims during the Middle Ages chose to do the same. Pilgrims would have visited St Michael´s shrine on the Mount and would then have embarked on their journey to Santiago de Compostela. Despite being less than 25 km, the route still qualifies as part of the Camino Inglés.