Porthgwarra to Minack

A circular walk to the Minack Theatre, via St Levan's church, St Leven's Holy Well and Porthchapel beach, from Porthgwarra where the beach is accessed via a rock tunnel created by local miners.

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The app guides you around the walk using GPS, removing any worries about getting lost.

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The walk route is described with detailed, regularly-updated, hand-written directions.

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.

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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 wifi or a phone signal during the walk.

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The app counts down distance to the next direction and estimates time remaining based on your personal walking speed.

We keep the directions continually updated for changes to the paths/landmarks - the price for a walk includes ongoing free updates.

either as a GPS-guided walk with our app (£3.29) or a PDF of directions (£2.79) Example of directions

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The walk starts at Porthgwarra and crosses the fields to St Leven's Church to reach Rospletha and then reaches the coast at the Minack Theatre with spectacular views over Porthcurno and Pedn Vounder. The coast path then forms the route via Porth Chapel and St Levan's Holy Well to Porthgwarra.

Highlights

Sandy beaches at Porthchapel and Porthgwarra
Spectacular coastal scenery
Views of the Runnelstone buoy, Wolf Rock + Longships lighthouses and the Isles of Scilly
Wildflowers in late spring and early summer
Wildlife including seals, birds of prey and choughs
Ancient relics including St Levan's well, chapel and stone.

Considerations

On the descent to Porthgwarra, the coast path passes over some large boulders.
Route includes paths close to unfenced cliff edges.

Dogs

Beaches where dogs are allowed all year: Porthchapel. Beaches with seasonal dog restrictions: Porthgwarra, Porthcurno. The stiles on the route are stone flights of steps that most dogs should have no problems with. Half a mile of the route is on a narrow lane which is usually quiet out of season but in peak holiday periods it gets the visitors to Porthgwarra. Passing places are reasonably far apart on some stretches.

The walk is available through the iWalk Cornwall app for Apple and Android for £3.29 which each include everything listed here.

This removes worries about getting lost by tracking you using GPS, reminding you when you need to follow the next direction and warning you if you wander off the route.

To install on your phone, search the app store for “iwalk cornwall” to download the (free) app. Then either use it to scan the code at the top-right of the page to locate this walk or search for the walk title in Walks Shop > Search All Walks.

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Vital statistics

OS Explorer: 102
Distance: 3.1 miles/5 km
Steepness grade: Moderate
Recommended footwear: Walking boots in winter. Walking shoes or trainers in summer
Café: ✓

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OS Explorer 102

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Links for this walk

Tide times
West Penwith AONB info
Short URL: http://iwkc.co.uk/w/355

Alternative walks

Longer circular walk from Porthcurno to Gwennap Head

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