Walks around St Austell

Walks around St Austell

Download the (free) iWalk Cornwall app from the App Store or Google Play then use the app to scan the QR code of the walks below for more info, where the walk can be purchased. Once a walk is downloaded, no phone/WiFi signal is needed.

6.6 miles/10.6 km - Strenuous

Pentewan Valley and Black Head

Pentewan Valley

A circular walk from the lost port of Pentewan along the coast to the remains of the Iron Age fort overlooking St Austell Bay on Black Head, returning via the nature reserve that was once the King's wood and the trackbed of the horse-drawn tramway used for china clay and Sunday School outings.

5 miles/9 km - Strenuous

Porthpean to Black Head

Porthpean Beach

A circular walk from the sandy beach at Porthpean, past the brilliant white shingle beaches at Silvermine to the Iron Age fort on Black Head, returning via the site of an Iron Age metal works with spectacular views over St Austell Bay.

7.6 miles/12.3 km - Moderate-strenuous

Mevagissey to Charlestown (via bus)

Mevagissey

A one-way coastal walk, made circular via an initial bus journey, from the fishing port of Mevagissey to Charlestown - one of the best-preserved Georgian ports in the world and an engineering masterpiece which included a seven-mile-long leat.

3.2 miles/5.2 km - Easy

King's Wood and Pentewan Valley

St Austell River

A circular walk through the King's Wood Woodland Trust reserve to the lost port of Pentewan, along the trackbed of the horse-drawn tramway that once carried china clay to the busy port and via the system of reservoirs and sluices that were used to flush sand out of the harbour.

4.8 miles/7.8 km - Moderate

Luxulyan Valley to Prideaux

Luxulyan Valley

A circular walk through the World Heritage site of the Luxulyan Valley and surrounding countryside, over the massive viaduct supporting a horse-drawn tram route to Newquay and along the leat that fed Charlestown Harbour.

There is a choice of over 300 more walks in Cornwall available via the app.
You can explore them via "Walks Shop".