Walks in Cornwall with nice autumn colours

Walks in Cornwall with nice autumn colours

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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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  • 1.8 miles/2.9 km - Easy

    The Camelford Way

    River Camel

    The Camelford Way

    1.8 miles/2.9 km - Easy

    A short and easy circular walk from Camelford along the wildflower-rich meadows of the River Camel to the clapper bridge at Fenteroon, returning through the fields with views over the Camel Valley.

  • 3.2 miles/5.2 km - Easy

    King's Wood and Pentewan Valley

    St Austell River

    King's Wood and Pentewan Valley

    3.2 miles/5.2 km - Easy

    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.

  • 2.2 miles/3.5 km - Easy-moderate

    Lesnewth Church to Hallwell Woods

    Track to Tregrylls

    Lesnewth Church to Hallwell Woods

    2.2 miles/3.5 km - Easy-moderate

    A short circular walk in the tributary valleys of the River Valency through bluebell woodland beside a stream, and across meadows rich in wildflowers to the ancient Celtic churchyard of Lesnewth.

  • 2.4 miles/3.9 km - Easy-moderate

    St Tudy to Wetherham

    St Tudy Church

    St Tudy to Wetherham

    2.4 miles/3.9 km - Easy-moderate

    A circular countryside walk from the 15th century church at St Tudy through the grounds of the 18th century Manor of Wetherham, returning to the church alehouse where ale brewed by the church was sold to raise funds, and later became the village lock-up known as The Clink.

  • 3 miles/4.8 km - Easy-moderate

    Looe woodland, river and coast

    Looe

    Looe woodland, river and coast

    3 miles/4.8 km - Easy-moderate

    A walk following the West Looe river from woods to its confluence and then to meet the Atlantic beside one of Cornwall's mediaeval ports.

  • 3.2 miles/5.1 km - Easy-moderate

    Lanhydrock Gardens

    Lanhydrock Gardens

    Lanhydrock Gardens

    3.2 miles/5.1 km - Easy-moderate

    A fairly short and easy circular walk through Lanhydrock gardens with plenty of picnic spots along the River Fowey that you can combine with a visit to the house.

  • 3.3 miles/5.2 km - Easy-moderate

    St Keverne to Porthallow

    Porthallow

    St Keverne to Porthallow

    3.3 miles/5.2 km - Easy-moderate

    A circular walk through woods and meadows to Porthoustock and Porthallow from St Keverne, settled in the Dark Ages by Celtic monks trading with Brittany

  • 3.4 miles/5.5 km - Easy-moderate

    Luxulyan Valley circular

    Luxulyan Valley

    Luxulyan Valley circular

    3.4 miles/5.5 km - Easy-moderate

    A circular walk following the leats and horse-drawn tramways through the World Heritage site of the Luxulyan Valley to the massive viaduct which carried the tramways towards Newquay and water to winch the trams up the valley with a huge waterwheel, recommended in guidebooks as early as the 1920s "as one of the most glorious walks in all Cornwall".

  • 3.7 miles/5.9 km - Easy-moderate

    Lerryn River and Tivoli lost gardens

    Lerryn Bridge

    Lerryn River and Tivoli lost gardens

    3.7 miles/5.9 km - Easy-moderate

    A woodland and riverside walk at Lerryn - thought to be the inspiration for the book The Wind In The Willows - and the lost pleasure gardens of Tivoli Park

  • 3.8 miles/6.1 km - Easy-moderate

    Lanhydrock to Respryn

    Respryn Bridge

    Lanhydrock to Respryn

    3.8 miles/6.1 km - Easy-moderate

    A circular walk through the mature broadleaf woodland in the less well-known areas of the Lanhydrock estate, through bluebell woods and along the River Fowey, past the mediaeval bridge at Respryn, built after numerous prayers for safe passage in the ford-side chapel, had not resulted in the desired outcome.

  • 4.1 miles/6.6 km - Easy-moderate

    Degibna and Carminowe Valley

    Irises in the Carminowe Valley

    Degibna and Carminowe Valley

    4.1 miles/6.6 km - Easy-moderate

    A circular walk in the wooded valleys beside the Loe Pool with panoramic views over the lake

  • 4.1 miles/6.5 km - Easy-moderate

    Mylor to Flushing

    Sailing Boats on Carrick Roads

    Mylor to Flushing

    4.1 miles/6.5 km - Easy-moderate

    A circular walk from Mylor Harbour along the creeks of Carrick Roads to Flushing which was named after a town in Holland when Dutch engineers built the quays, and where ships' captains would keep a watchful eye over Falmouth Harbour from their tall houses.

  • 4.3 miles/7 km - Easy-moderate

    Tehidy Woods to Deadman's Cove

    Bassets Cove

    Tehidy Woods to Deadman's Cove

    4.3 miles/7 km - Easy-moderate

    A circular walk through the wildlife reserve and bluebell woodland of Tehidy Country Park to Deadman's Cove and the North Cliffs, where many sailing ships were wrecked before the Godrevy Lighthouse was built.

  • 5 miles/8.1 km - Easy-moderate

    Camelford to Watergate

    River Camel

    Camelford to Watergate

    5 miles/8.1 km - Easy-moderate

    A circular walk from Camelford through bluebell woods along the Camel valley to the Celtic churchyard of Advent and the Neolithic remains on the edge of Bodmin Moor.

  • 5 miles/8 km - Easy-moderate

    Minions and Caradon Hill

    Caradon Hill

    Minions and Caradon Hill

    5 miles/8 km - Easy-moderate

    A walk through the remains of the UK's most productive copper mines which employed thousands of people in Victorian times, including brakemen who each scooted an individual loaded ore wagon down to Liskeard on the railway that forms much of the walk route.

  • 5.3 miles/8.5 km - Easy-moderate

    Lanhydrock to Restormel

    Woodland along the River Fowey

    Lanhydrock to Restormel

    5.3 miles/8.5 km - Easy-moderate

    A circular walk from the mediaeval bridge at Respryn along the River Fowey through the bluebell woodland of the Lanhydrock Estate to the circular Norman castle at Restormel which had a pressurised piped water system 700 years ahead of its time.

  • 6 miles/9.6 km - Easy-moderate

    Stithians to Kennall Vale

    Path through Kennall Vale

    Stithians to Kennall Vale

    6 miles/9.6 km - Easy-moderate

    A circular walk in the valley of the River Kennall, where during Victorian times the cascading river was used to power gunpowder mills, five of which exploded in a chain reaction so violent that the roof of one was found a mile away.

  • 6.1 miles/9.7 km - Easy-moderate

    Egloshayle to Dinham Bridge

    Allen Valley

    Egloshayle to Dinham Bridge

    6.1 miles/9.7 km - Easy-moderate

    A circular walk in the Allen Valley from Egloshayle though the broadleaf woodland alongside the River Allen past the mills of Hingham and Lemail, returning via the Celtic Three Holed Cross and the remains of Castle Killibury which from mediaeval Welsh texts is thought might be one of King Arthur's several castles.

  • 6.1 miles/9.8 km - Easy-moderate

    Golitha Falls and Siblyback Lake

    Beech Trees at Golitha Falls

    Golitha Falls and Siblyback Lake

    6.1 miles/9.8 km - Easy-moderate

    A circular walk through the Golitha Falls National Nature Reserve along ancient rights of way to pass around Siblyback Lake, where the remains of a mediaeval field system rise from the water when reservoir levels fall.

  • 6.2 miles/10 km - Easy-moderate

    The Loe

    Penrose Estate

    The Loe

    6.2 miles/10 km - Easy-moderate

    A circular walk around the Loe Pool, the largest natural freshwater lake in Cornwall, and along the Loe Bar, one of Cornwall's most treacherous beaches on which 100 of those onboard the HMS Anson drowned metres from the shore, motivating the invention of the rocket lifesaving apparatus that saved thousands of lives.

  • 6.6 miles/10.7 km - Easy-moderate

    St Mawgan to St Columb Major

    Woodland along the River Menalhyl

    St Mawgan to St Columb Major

    6.6 miles/10.7 km - Easy-moderate

    A circular walk along the Vale of Lanherne to the mediaeval market town of St Columb Major, where Cornish Hurling is still played, through the broadleaf woodland of the Carnanton Estate along the River Menalhyl, returning to the riverside pub, church and convent at St Mawgan.

  • 7.3 miles/11.7 km - Easy-moderate

    Golitha Falls to Trethevy Quoit

    Trethevy Quoit

    Golitha Falls to Trethevy Quoit

    7.3 miles/11.7 km - Easy-moderate

    A circular walk through the Golitha Falls National Nature Reserve, to King Doniert's Stone - a memorial to the last King of Cornwall, and the prehistoric tomb of Trethevy Quoit, returning via St Cleer where the holy well is reputed to cure madness.

  • 2.5 miles/4 km - Moderate

    Danescombe Valley

    Cotehele Gardens

    Danescombe Valley

    2.5 miles/4 km - Moderate

    A circular walk from Cotehele Quay into the broadleaf woodland of the Danescombe Valley where bluebells and orchids flower in spring and fungi erupt through the carpet of autumn leaves.

  • 2.6 miles/4.2 km - Moderate

    Boscastle to Minster Church

    Minster Church

    Boscastle to Minster Church

    2.6 miles/4.2 km - Moderate

    A short circular walk from Boscastle through bluebell woodland alongside the River Valency to the ancient Celtic churchyard and sacred spring at Minster, returning along the River Jordan, beside which Bottreaux Castle was once situated, and Boscastle's Old Road.

  • 3 miles/4.8 km - Moderate

    Cremyll to Maker Church

    Mount Edgcumbe House

    Cremyll to Maker Church

    3 miles/4.8 km - Moderate

    A circular walk on a peninsula protruding into the Hamoaze estuary and where the land was dotted with gun batteries, defending against a potential invasion from Napoleon.

  • 3.1 miles/4.9 km - Moderate

    Kilminorth Woods and the Giant's Hedge

    Kilminorth Woods

    Kilminorth Woods and the Giant's Hedge

    3.1 miles/4.9 km - Moderate

    A woodland walk alongside the West Looe River where the Giant's Hedge once divided kingdoms of the Dark Ages, centuries before the ancient trees that now tower above it were even seedlings.

  • 3.1 miles/5.0 km - Moderate

    St Breward to Lank

    St Breward Holy Well

    St Breward to Lank

    3.1 miles/5.0 km - Moderate

    A short circular walk from St Breward through ancient bluebell woods along the valley of the River Camel to the holy well, ending at the mediaeval church and inn.

  • 3.6 miles/5.8 km - Moderate

    Withiel and Tremore Valley

    Tremore Bridge

    Withiel and Tremore Valley

    3.6 miles/5.8 km - Moderate

    A circular walk in the Ruthern and Tremore river valleys following the Saint's Way to Withiel where the award-winning cheese Cornish Yarg was first made from a recipe in a dusty book found in the attic, that is thought to date back to the 13th Century.

  • 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

  • 3.9 miles/6.2 km - Moderate

    Bossiney, St Nectan's Glen and Rocky Valley

    Bossiney Haven

    Bossiney, St Nectan's Glen and Rocky Valley

    3.9 miles/6.2 km - Moderate

    A short circular walk through the woods of St Nectan's Glen and canyons of Rocky Valley, past the ruined mills and labyrinthine carvings, and along the coast to the golden sandy cove at Bossiney Haven.

  • 4.2 miles/6.7 km - Moderate

    Coombe and Old Kea

    Coombe

    Coombe and Old Kea

    4.2 miles/6.7 km - Moderate

    A circular walk on the creeks of the Fal river network settled by Celtic monks where the ruin of a huge mediaeval church still towers above the trees

  • 4.2 miles/6.8 km - Moderate

    St Dominic to Cotehele Bridge

    River Tamar

    St Dominic to Cotehele Bridge

    4.2 miles/6.8 km - Moderate

    A figure-of-eight walk from St Dominic along the wooded valley to the quays of Bohetherick and Cotehele, where limestone and coal were continuously fed into kilns to produce lime for the market gardens in the Tamar Valley.

  • 4.4 miles/7.1 km - Moderate

    Sandymouth to Coombe Valley

    Coastline at Sandymouth

    Sandymouth to Coombe Valley

    4.4 miles/7.1 km - Moderate

    A circular walk from Sandymouth beach, via the Landmark Trust's historic buildings of Coombe and a derelict mill which is one of the largest bat colonies in England, to the remains of the once great manor of Stowe Barton, the interior furnishings of which can be seen in Prideaux Place at Padstow.

  • 4.8 miles/7.7 km - Moderate

    St Nectan's Glen and Trevillett Valley

    Path at St Nectan's Glen

    St Nectan's Glen and Trevillett Valley

    4.8 miles/7.7 km - Moderate

    A circular walk from Bossiney through broadleaf woodland to the spectacular waterfall at St Nectan's Glen, returning through a wildlife area created from the old slate tips of Trevillett Quarry.

  • 4.8 miles/7.8 km - Moderate

    Luxulyan Valley to Prideaux

    Luxulyan Valley

    Luxulyan Valley to Prideaux

    4.8 miles/7.8 km - Moderate

    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.

  • 5.1 miles/8.2 km - Moderate

    Lerryn to St Winnow

    Boats at St Winnow

    Lerryn to St Winnow

    5.1 miles/8.2 km - Moderate

    A circular walk to the creekside church of St Winnow along the River Fowey and Lerryn where hoards of Roman coins have been found on the river banks, and overlooked by the manor house that is thought may have been the inspiration for Toad Hall in The Wind in the Willows.

  • 5.2 miles/8.4 km - Moderate

    Bodmin and Bodiniel - the two manors

    Bodmin Church

    Bodmin and Bodiniel - the two manors

    5.2 miles/8.4 km - Moderate

    A figure-of-8 walk through Bodmin's historic centre to the beacon nature reserve and through the woods at Dunmere to Scarlett's Well

  • 5.7 miles/9.1 km - Moderate

    Mount Edgcumbe to Kingsand

    Mount Edgcumbe Country Park

    Mount Edgcumbe to Kingsand

    5.7 miles/9.1 km - Moderate

    A circular walk though the Mount Edgcumbe Country Park to Kingsand with views over Plymouth Sound including Drake's Island where Drake set sail to circumnavigate the globe, and the breakwater which Napoleon described as an engineering masterpiece as he left England on his prison ship.

  • 5.9 miles/9.5 km - Moderate

    Cotehele to Calstock

    Calstock Viaduct

    Cotehele to Calstock

    5.9 miles/9.5 km - Moderate

    A circular walk through the gardens of Cotehele to Calstock where Cornwall's largest Roman fort once stood, the Vikings allied with the Cornish to fight off the Saxons, and more recently railway wagons were lifted over 100ft by steam power from the quay to the top of the viaduct.

  • 6.4 miles/10.3 km - Moderate

    Pelynt and the West Looe Valley

    Woodland in the West Looe Valley

    Pelynt and the West Looe Valley

    6.4 miles/10.3 km - Moderate

    A circular walk in the West Looe valley to St Nun's Well where it is said that if a bent pin is not left as an offering, clouds of piskies will accompany the visitor home and cause mischief.

  • 3.7 miles/5.9 km - Moderate-strenuous

    North Hill to Hawks Tor

    River Lynher

    North Hill to Hawks Tor

    3.7 miles/5.9 km - Moderate-strenuous

    A circular walk along prehistoric trade routes in the Lynher valley from the village of North Hill where the granite was quarried to build Westminster Bridge.

  • 3.8 miles/6.1 km - Moderate-strenuous

    Hall Walk from Fowey to Polruan

    Fowey Estuary

    Hall Walk from Fowey to Polruan

    3.8 miles/6.1 km - Moderate-strenuous

    A circular version of the famous Hall Walk from Bodinnick to Polruan, recorded as a walk with "sweete senting flowers" in Tudor times and during the Civil War where a gun shot aimed at Charles I is said to have instead killed a fisherman who stood on the same spot moments later.

  • 4.2 miles/6.8 km - Moderate-strenuous

    Polruan to Lantic Bay

    Lantic Bay

    Polruan to Lantic Bay

    4.2 miles/6.8 km - Moderate-strenuous

    A circular walk along the coast from Polruan to the white sandy beaches of Lantic Bay, returning via Lanteglos Church and along the creek with panoramic views of Fowey.

  • 4.5 miles/7.2 km - Moderate-strenuous

    Gunnislake to Chilsworthy

    River Tamar

    Gunnislake to Chilsworthy

    4.5 miles/7.2 km - Moderate-strenuous

    A circular walk in the Tamar Valley at Gunnislake where Victorian canal systems, engine houses and tramways have been recolonised by nature and kingfishers rather than barges now journey up and down the river.

  • 4.5 miles/7.2 km - Moderate-strenuous

    Rilla Mill and Plushabridge

    River Lynher

    Rilla Mill and Plushabridge

    4.5 miles/7.2 km - Moderate-strenuous

    A circular walk from Rilla Mill with views across Cornwall to the Cheesewring and Kit Hill, and along the River Lynher through the Colquite Woodland reserve and via medieval bridges to where the ancient mill stood until the 1960s and the leats can still be seen.

  • 4.8 miles/7.7 km - Moderate-strenuous

    Millook Haven to Dizzard

    Dizzard Woods

    Millook Haven to Dizzard

    4.8 miles/7.7 km - Moderate-strenuous

    A circular walk through the Millook woodland reserves to the ancient gnarled oak forest of The Dizzard, returning along the coast with panoramic views to Hartland Point, to the chevron-folded cliffs and honeycomb reefs of Millook Haven.

  • 5 miles/8.1 km - Moderate-strenuous

    Lerryn to St Veep

    St Veep Church

    Lerryn to St Veep

    5 miles/8.1 km - Moderate-strenuous

    A circular walk from Lerryn, along wooded creeks and across fields, to the church of St Veep, which is the only one in England where the bells were cast in perfect tune.

  • 5.2 miles/8.4 km - Moderate-strenuous

    Portreath and Tehidy Woods

    Portreath Beach

    Portreath and Tehidy Woods

    5.2 miles/8.4 km - Moderate-strenuous

    A circular walk along the rugged North Cliffs hiding smuggler's coves such as Ralph's Cupboard, to the sandy beach and historic mining port of Portreath, returning via the bluebell woodland of Illogan and Tehidy Country Park.

  • 5.4 miles/8.7 km - Moderate-strenuous

    Boscastle to Buckator

    Boscastle Harbour

    Boscastle to Buckator

    5.4 miles/8.7 km - Moderate-strenuous

    A circular walk along the coastline from Boscastle via the Pentargon waterfall and the rugged cliffs at Buckator, returning along the Valency valley.

  • 5.4 miles/8.6 km - Moderate-strenuous

    Duckpool to Woodford

    Wren Beach

    Duckpool to Woodford

    5.4 miles/8.6 km - Moderate-strenuous

    A circular walk in Morwenstow parish along towering cliffs and through broadleaf woods where a hamlet has been preserved in a joint project between the Landmark Trust and National Trust

  • 6.8 miles/10.9 km - Moderate-strenuous

    Talland Bay to Looe

    Looe

    Talland Bay to Looe

    6.8 miles/10.9 km - Moderate-strenuous

    A circular walk along the coast from Talland Bay to Looe, passing the pilgrimage site of Looe Island which Jesus was said to have visited as a child, and returning via the ancient Giant's Hedge in Kilminorth Wood and Talland's mediaeval church.

  • 6.6 miles/10.6 km - Strenuous

    Pentewan Valley and Black Head

    Pentewan Valley

    Pentewan Valley and Black Head

    6.6 miles/10.6 km - Strenuous

    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.

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