Circular walks around Helford

Circular walks around Helford

Helford, Cornwall

Enjoy the walks by being guided by the app

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Download the app and use it to explore the walks and to purchase a guided route.
Phone showing Google navigation to start of walk
The app will direct you to the start of the walk via satnav.
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The app guides you around the walk using GPS, removing any worries about getting lost.
Phone showing walk directions page in the iWalk Cornwall app
The walk route is described with detailed, regularly-updated, hand-written directions.
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Each time there is a new direction to follow, the app will beep to remind you, and will warn you if you go off-route.
Phone showing walk map page in the iWalk Cornwall app
A map shows the route, where you are at all times and even which way you are facing.
Phone showing facts section in iWalk Cornwall app
Each walk is packed with information about the history and nature along the route, from over a decade of research than spans more than 3,000 topics.
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Once a walk is downloaded, the app doesn't need a phone or wifi signal during the walk.
Phone showing walk stats in the iWalk Cornwall app
The app counts down distance to the next direction and estimates time remaining based on your personal walking speed.
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We keep the directions continually updated for changes to the paths/landmarks - the price for a walk includes ongoing free updates.
  • 4.2 miles/6.8 km - Easy

    Constantine to Scott's Quay

    Constantine to Scott's Quay

    4.2 miles/6.8 km - Easy

    A circular walk at Constantine through woods and to the creek on the Helford river where a bustling quarrying and mining industry operated in Victorian times but have now been reclaimed by nature.

  • 4.6 miles/7.4 km - Easy-moderate

    Helford to Dennis Head

    View over Gillan Creek

    Helford to Dennis Head

    4.6 miles/7.4 km - Easy-moderate

    A circular walk around the creeks of the Helford River and the small villages settled by Celtic monks from Brittany.

  • 5.8 miles/9.4 km - Easy-moderate

    Rosemullion Head

    Reef off Rosemullion Head

    Rosemullion Head

    5.8 miles/9.4 km - Easy-moderate

    A circular walk passing the National Trust's Glendurgan gardens and the equally spectacular submarine gardens of Rosemullion Head where fish dart amongst the brightly-coloured blooms.

  • 3.8 miles/6.1 km - Moderate

    Helford and Frenchman's Creek

    Penarvon

    Helford and Frenchman's Creek

    3.8 miles/6.1 km - Moderate

    A circular walk through the wooded valleys of the Helford River including the most famous - Frenchman's Creek - which is still as pristine as when it inspired Daphne du Maurier's novel

  • 4.4 miles/7.1 km - Moderate

    Porthallow to Gillan

    View from Nare Point

    Porthallow to Gillan

    4.4 miles/7.1 km - Moderate

    A circular walk up Gillan Creek from Porthallow via Nare Point where, during World War II, an elaborate decoy for Falmouth Harbour was created by Ealing Film Studios with fake railways, houses and explosive special effects.

  • 6.3 miles/10.1 km - Moderate

    Helford Passage

    Durgan

    Helford Passage

    6.3 miles/10.1 km - Moderate

    A circular walk on the Helford River, where the mild climate and south-facing slopes allow subtropical plants collected by Victorian expeditions to flourish in the gardens of Glendurgan and Trebah.

Download the iWalk Cornwall app and use the QR scanner within the app to find out more about any of the walks above.

Walker on cliffsYou can share tips and ask for recommendations for walks in our Walks in Cornwall facebook group.