Walks in Cornwall with a café
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These are walks that either finish near a café, or visit a café along the walk route. Also see the list of walks with a pub.
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1.8 miles/2.9 km - Easy
The Camelford Way
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.
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2.2 miles/3.6 km - Easy
Eden Project
Eden Project
2.2 miles/3.6 km - Easy
A walk though a granite landscape mined first for tin, then china clay and now for geothermal power to generate electricity and heat the space-age greenhouses of the Eden Project.
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2.5 miles/4 km - Easy
Botallack Head
Botallack Head
2.5 miles/4 km - Easy
A circular walk around Cornwall's most iconic mining remains, used for the filming of the BBC's Poldark series
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2.7 miles/4.3 km - Easy
Hayle and The Towans
Hayle and The Towans
2.7 miles/4.3 km - Easy
A circular walk on the Towans at Hayle, where Cornwall's beam engines were cast using sand from a prehistoric lagoon when West Penwith was an island.
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2.9 miles/4.7 km - Easy
Helston
Helston
2.9 miles/4.7 km - Easy
A circular walk at Helston along the wooded valley of the River Cober and through the town via the church.
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3.2 miles/5.2 km - Easy
King's Wood and Pentewan Valley
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.
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3.5 miles/5.6 km - Easy
Bude to Northcott Mouth
Bude to Northcott Mouth
3.5 miles/5.6 km - Easy
A circular walk past the Sea Pool to Crooklets beach and along Maer cliff to the beach at Northcott Mouth, where the shipwreck of the SS Belem is exposed at low tide.
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3.5 miles/5.6 km - Easy
Par and Tywardreath
Par and Tywardreath
3.5 miles/5.6 km - Easy
A circular walk at Tywardreath where a mediaeval Priory was based and Par where much of the route was once a tidal creek and a wetland nature reserve has been created on some of the reclaimed land.
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3.7 miles/6 km - Easy
Polzeath to St Enodoc Church
Polzeath to St Enodoc Church
3.7 miles/6 km - Easy
A circular walk along the coast from Polzeath past a number of small coves to the vast sandy beach at Daymer Bay, returning through the dunes past St Enodoc Church which was once so deeply buried in the sand that entrance for services was through the roof.
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3.9 miles/6.3 km - Easy
Bude Canal and Coast
Bude Canal and Coast
3.9 miles/6.3 km - Easy
A figure-of-8 walk at Bude where the demand for lime-rich sand could not even be met by 4000 horses a day and so a 35-mile canal was built to transport it to the Tamar Valley.
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4.3 miles/6.9 km - Easy
Mawgan Porth to St Mawgan
Mawgan Porth to St Mawgan
4.3 miles/6.9 km - Easy
A mostly circular walk from Mawgan Porth along the Vale of Lanherne, following the river Menalhyl to St Mawgan and returning past the 800-year-old cloistered Convent where the sanctuary light has been burning for hundreds of years.
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4.4 miles/7.1 km - Easy
Truro and the old Newham railway
Truro and the old Newham railway
4.4 miles/7.1 km - Easy
A circular walk at Truro along the river, trackbed of the Newham railway and through the historic city centre.
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6 miles/9.7 km - Easy
Marazion to Penzance
Marazion to Penzance
6 miles/9.7 km - Easy
A circular walk around Mount's Bay where the remains of the prehistoric forest that surrounded St Michael's Mount can still occasionally be seen on very low tides after storms
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6 miles/9.6 km - Easy
Twelveheads and Chacewater
Twelveheads and Chacewater
6 miles/9.6 km - Easy
A circular walk in the Copper Kingdom of the Old World where the majority of world's copper came from during the 18th and 19th Centuries
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6.7 miles/10.9 km - Easy
Rock to St Minver
Rock to St Minver
6.7 miles/10.9 km - Easy
A circular walk from Rock along the sand dunes to St Enodoc church, once buried in the sand, and across fields to the mediaeval church of St Minver, returning via 3 pubs and the brewery where "Doom Bar" was first produced.
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2.2 miles/3.6 km - Easy-moderate
West Pentire and Polly Joke
West Pentire and Polly Joke
2.2 miles/3.6 km - Easy-moderate
A circular walk through the poppy fields of West Pentire to Polly Joke beach, returning over the headland to the pub that was a cowshed until the mid-20th Century.
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2.3 miles/3.7 km - Easy-moderate
Crantock
Crantock
2.3 miles/3.7 km - Easy-moderate
A circular walk along the Gannel Estuary from Crantock Beach to Penpol Creek, returning though the village of Crantock.
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2.4 miles/3.8 km - Easy-moderate
Gwithian and Upton Towans
Gwithian and Upton Towans
2.4 miles/3.8 km - Easy-moderate
A circular walk around the nature reserve in the sand dunes that was once the National Explosives Works where young girls manufactured dynamite from nitroglycerine, two tonnes of which detonated causing a shock wave that broke windows in St Ives and Penzance and could be heard on Dartmoor.
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2.4 miles/3.9 km - Easy-moderate
Tintagel, Church and Castle
Tintagel, Church and Castle
2.4 miles/3.9 km - Easy-moderate
A short circular walk exploring some of the historic sites in Tintagel including King Arthur's Castle and Merlin's Cave, the Old Post Office, and the ancient parish church on the cliffs.
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2.5 miles/4 km - Easy-moderate
Bodmin town and beacon
Bodmin town and beacon
2.5 miles/4 km - Easy-moderate
A circular walk to the Beacon Local Nature Reserve, Jail and through Bodmin's historic centre.
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2.5 miles/4 km - Easy-moderate
Stepper Point and the Doom Bar
Stepper Point and the Doom Bar
2.5 miles/4 km - Easy-moderate
A circular walk overlooking the infamous Doom Bar - from which the internationally popular beer is named - on which hundreds of vessels were wrecked when attempting to navigate into Padstow harbour and many still lie beneath the sands
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3 miles/4.8 km - Easy-moderate
Looe woodland, river and coast
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.
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3.0 miles/4.9 km - Easy-moderate
St Agnes Beacon and Wheal Coates
St Agnes Beacon and Wheal Coates
3.0 miles/4.9 km - Easy-moderate
A circular walk between St Agnes Head and the engine houses of Wheal Coates via St Agnes Beacon, with spectacular panoramic views
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3 miles/4.8 km - Easy-moderate
Tintagel Church to Trebarwith Strand
Tintagel Church to Trebarwith Strand
3 miles/4.8 km - Easy-moderate
A circular walk on quarrymens' trails along the cliffs of Tintagel past the Thunderhole blowhole to the long, sandy beach at Trebarwith Strand from Tintagel's mediaeval clifftop church with relics including the font that once stood in Tintagel Castle's chapel.
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3.1 miles/5 km - Easy-moderate
Padstow to Harbour Cove
Padstow to Harbour Cove
3.1 miles/5 km - Easy-moderate
A circular walk through Padstow's mediaeval network of streets to the church, the Elizabethan Manor at Prideaux Place and Tregirls Farm, with panoramic views of the estuary, returning along a mile of sandy beaches.
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3.2 miles/5.1 km - Easy-moderate
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.
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3.3 miles/5.3 km - Easy-moderate
Penrose to the Loe Bar
Penrose to the Loe Bar
3.3 miles/5.3 km - Easy-moderate
A circular walk alongside the Loe Pool to the Loe Bar and back via the farm on the hill spur, which in Cornish gave the name to the Penrose Estate.
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3.3 miles/5.2 km - Easy-moderate
St Keverne to 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
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3.3 miles/5.4 km - Easy-moderate
Towan Beach to Place House
Towan Beach to Place House
3.3 miles/5.4 km - Easy-moderate
A walk on contrasting coastlines, from the rugged Roseland coast to the sheltered creeks of the Percuil River opposite St Mawes.
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3.4 miles/5.4 km - Easy-moderate
Wheal Maid and Poldice Valley
Wheal Maid and Poldice Valley
3.4 miles/5.4 km - Easy-moderate
A circular walk in the area described in Victorian times as the richest square mile anywhere on Earth
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3.7 miles/6.0 km - Easy-moderate
Calstock
Calstock
3.7 miles/6.0 km - Easy-moderate
A walk at Calstock where a Victorian mineral railway from Kelly Bray once ran down to the quayside and the viaduct was built in the 1900s to connect this to Plymouth, creating today's Tamar Valley Line.
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3.7 miles/5.9 km - Easy-moderate
Lerryn River and Tivoli lost gardens
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
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3.7 miles/5.9 km - Easy-moderate
Restormel Castle and Lostwithiel
Restormel Castle and Lostwithiel
3.7 miles/5.9 km - Easy-moderate
A circular walk to the mediaeval capital of Cornwall from one of its most striking Norman castles along the valley where Victoria and Albert tried their hand at mining and members of the Royal family still sometimes visit.
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3.7 miles/6 km - Easy-moderate
St Just-in-Roseland to Messack Point
St Just-in-Roseland to Messack Point
3.7 miles/6 km - Easy-moderate
A circular walk on the Roseland along both sides of St Just creek to Messack Point, where there are spectacular views over one of the largest natural harbours in the world.
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3.8 miles/6.1 km - Easy-moderate
Lanhydrock to Respryn
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.
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3.8 miles/6.1 km - Easy-moderate
St Clement and Malpas
St Clement and Malpas
3.8 miles/6.1 km - Easy-moderate
A circular walk at the confluence of the Truro and Tresillian rivers, once defended by Moresk castle and later where timber for the mines was unloaded and floated as rafts into Truro
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3.7 miles/5.9 km - Easy-moderate
St Mabyn to Pencarrow House
St Mabyn to Pencarrow House
3.7 miles/5.9 km - Easy-moderate
A fairly easy circular walk from St Mabyn past the church and through rolling countryside to Pencarrow House and its magnificent gardens.
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3.9 miles/6.3 km - Easy-moderate
Land's End
Land's End
3.9 miles/6.3 km - Easy-moderate
A circular walk on the rugged cliffs at the most westerly point of the British mainland with spectacular views and spectacular wildflowers.
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3.9 miles/6.3 km - Easy-moderate
Penzance to Newlyn
Penzance to Newlyn
3.9 miles/6.3 km - Easy-moderate
A circular walk at Mount's Bay from the largest port town in the bay to the harbour of Cornwall's largest fishing fleet.
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4 miles/6.4 km - Easy-moderate
Watergate Bay to Newquay (via bus)
Watergate Bay to Newquay (via bus)
4 miles/6.4 km - Easy-moderate
A one-way coastal walk, made circular via an initial bus journey, from Watergate Bay along the coast path to Newquay, passing the sea caves at Whipsiderry beach, the Iron Age hillfort on Trevelgue head and the beaches of Porth, Lusty Glaze and Tolcarne.
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4.1 miles/6.5 km - Easy-moderate
Mylor to Flushing
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.
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4.3 miles/7 km - Easy-moderate
Tehidy Woods to Deadman's 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.
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4.4 miles/7 km - Easy-moderate
Portscatho to Pendower Beach
Portscatho to Pendower Beach
4.4 miles/7 km - Easy-moderate
A circular walk along two miles of beaches around Gerrans Bay which were once used by Portscatho smugglers to land contraband and strewn with the wreckage of sailing ships that overshot Falmouth Harbour and ran aground on The Whelps reef.
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4.5 miles/7.2 km - Easy-moderate
Cardinham Woods and Lady Vale
Cardinham Woods and Lady Vale
4.5 miles/7.2 km - Easy-moderate
A circular walk in the wooded valley surrounding Cardinham Water where the mediaeval chapel of St Mary de Valle once stood but now only the Lady Vale mediaeval bridge remains.
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4.5 miles/7.2 km - Easy-moderate
Crantock and The Gannel
Crantock and The Gannel
4.5 miles/7.2 km - Easy-moderate
A circular walk along the River Gannel from Crantock, originally settled by Celtic monks whose chapel is thought may be buried beneath the dunes.
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4.5 miles/7.2 km - Easy-moderate
Kennack Sands to Cadgwith
Kennack Sands to Cadgwith
4.5 miles/7.2 km - Easy-moderate
A circular walk from Kennack Sands to Cadgwith Cove via the Poltesco valley where during Victorian times waterwheels and steam engines powered an industry producing large decorative pieces of serpentine but has now been recolonised by nature
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4.6 miles/7.4 km - Easy-moderate
Helford to Dennis Head
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.
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4.7 miles/7.6 km - Easy-moderate
Deadman's Cove to Red River Valley
Deadman's Cove to Red River Valley
4.7 miles/7.6 km - Easy-moderate
A circular walk along a coast of shipwrecks and smugglers from Deadman's Cove to Hell's Mouth, past the collapse of the North Cliffs that went viral on YouTube, and returning through the nature reserve along the Red River Valley.
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4.7 miles/7.5 km - Easy-moderate
St Teath
St Teath
4.7 miles/7.5 km - Easy-moderate
A circular walk in the countryside around St Teath where the North Cornwall Railway once ran to the bustling quarry at Delabole which provided employment for the thriving Victorian village.
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4.7 miles/7.6 km - Easy-moderate
Trelissick
Trelissick
4.7 miles/7.6 km - Easy-moderate
A figure-of-8 walk along the creeks of the River Fal through the 300 acre estate surrounding Trelissick House.
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4.8 miles/7.7 km - Easy-moderate
Saltash and the Lynher Valley
Saltash and the Lynher Valley
4.8 miles/7.7 km - Easy-moderate
A circular walk in the ferry town that was the main riverside settlement in mediaeval times when Plymouth was moorland, and where a handful of Elizabethan buildings still remain from the period when Francis Drake built a property empire from his circumnavigation of the globe.
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4.9 miles/7.9 km - Easy-moderate
Constantine Bay to Porthcothan
Constantine Bay to Porthcothan
4.9 miles/7.9 km - Easy-moderate
A circular walk between Constantine Bay to Porthcothan via nature's swimming pool at Treyarnon beach and a spectacular series of islands, headlands and tiny coves named after wine and pepper smuggled there, and the rock where a customs officer was left by smugglers to drown.
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4.9 miles/7.9 km - Easy-moderate
Holywell to Crantock
Holywell to Crantock
4.9 miles/7.9 km - Easy-moderate
A circular walk from Holywell Bay past the remarkable sacred spring and along the coast to the sandy beaches of Porth Joke and Crantock, returning via the poppy fields of West Pentire and the Cubert Common nature conservation area.
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4.9 miles/7.9 km - Easy-moderate
Marazion to Perranuthnoe
Marazion to Perranuthnoe
4.9 miles/7.9 km - Easy-moderate
A mostly circular walk to Perranuthnoe beach from one of Britain's most ancient towns - Marazion - burnt down twice by the French and once more in a Cornish rebellion
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5 miles/8.1 km - Easy-moderate
Camelford to Watergate
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.
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5 miles/8 km - Easy-moderate
Minions and 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.
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5 miles/8 km - Easy-moderate
St Austell, Clay Trails and Menacuddle Well
St Austell, Clay Trails and Menacuddle Well
5 miles/8 km - Easy-moderate
A circular walk in china clay country, including a trail laid on the trackbed of a mineral railway from St Austell to the Cornish Alps and one of Cornwall's most picturesque holy wells.
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about 5.1 miles/8.3 km - Easy-moderate
Helston and Cober Valley
Helston and Cober Valley
about 5.1 miles/8.3 km - Easy-moderate
A circular walk from Helston along the Cober Valley to the granite quarries at Coverack Bridges, where the viaduct of the Helston Railway can still be seen spanning the valley.
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5.2 miles/8.4 km - Easy-moderate
Wadebridge to St Breock
Wadebridge to St Breock
5.2 miles/8.4 km - Easy-moderate
A circular walk from Wadebridge on the Camel Trail alongside the Amble Marshes nature reserve then across meadows and wooded creeks to the mediaeval church of St Breock, returning via the woods of the Polmorla valley.
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5.3 miles/8.6 km - Easy-moderate
Falmouth and Pendennis Point
Falmouth and Pendennis Point
5.3 miles/8.6 km - Easy-moderate
A circular walk around the thriving town of Falmouth, which didn't exist until Elizabethan times when Sir Walter Raleigh suggested that the largest natural harbour in Europe would be a good place to build a port town.
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5.8 miles/9.4 km - Easy-moderate
Rock to Polzeath
Rock to Polzeath
5.8 miles/9.4 km - Easy-moderate
A circular walk across the dunes and headland between Rock and Polzeath, returning via St Enodoc Church, where Sir John Betjeman is buried.
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5.8 miles/9.4 km - Easy-moderate
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.
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5.8 miles/9.3 km - Easy-moderate
St Stephen and Tregargus Valley
St Stephen and Tregargus Valley
5.8 miles/9.3 km - Easy-moderate
A circular walk from St Stephen along a tributary valley of the River Fal to the hamlet of Coombe via some of Cornwall's best preserved remains of the Victorian and early 20th Century China Stone industry
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5.9 miles/9.5 km - Easy-moderate
St Anthony Head
St Anthony Head
5.9 miles/9.5 km - Easy-moderate
A walk along the Roseland coast and creeks opposite St Mawes, passing the preserved fort and Fraggle Rock lighthouse on St Anthony Head and the golden sandy beaches of Molunan.
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6 miles/9.6 km - Easy-moderate
Penrose and Porthleven
Penrose and Porthleven
6 miles/9.6 km - Easy-moderate
A circular walk through the woodland alongside the Loe to the most southerly port on the British mainland, famous for its huge storm waves.
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6 miles/9.7 km - Easy-moderate
Praa Sands to Prussia Cove
Praa Sands to Prussia Cove
6 miles/9.7 km - Easy-moderate
A circular walk on Cornwall's Channel coast where horses carried ore, Victorian fishermen built huts and smugglers sailed to France, but before all this Neolithic people settled and worked flints carried down the English Channel from chalk areas during the Ice Age
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6.1 miles/9.8 km - Easy-moderate
Golitha Falls and Siblyback Lake
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.
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6.2 miles/10 km - Easy-moderate
Gwennap Pit and Carn Marth
Gwennap Pit and Carn Marth
6.2 miles/10 km - Easy-moderate
A circular walk through an area steeped in mining history, with panoramic views from Carn Marth and the almost legendary Gwennap Pit which became so famous that even the neighbouring mine was renamed to Cathedral
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6.2 miles/10 km - Easy-moderate
The Loe
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.
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6.2 miles/10 km - Easy-moderate
Widemouth to Bude
Widemouth to Bude
6.2 miles/10 km - Easy-moderate
A circular walk from Widemouth Bay along the Coast Path though the Phillips Point nature reserve to The Storm Tower at Compass Point and then along the Bude Canal to Whalesborough, returning across the fields to Widemouth.
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6.4 miles/10.3 km - Easy-moderate
Daymer Bay to Padstow
Daymer Bay to Padstow
6.4 miles/10.3 km - Easy-moderate
A figure-of-8 walk from Daymer Bay thorough the dunes to Rock, passing the once-buried St Enodoc church, before crossing on the ferry to Padstow, and returning along three miles of sandy beaches.
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6.4 miles/10.2 km - Easy-moderate
Truro to Roseworthy
Truro to Roseworthy
6.4 miles/10.2 km - Easy-moderate
A circular walk in the Kenwyn valley following the Kenwyn upriver from Truro's Victoria Gardens where the elaborate Victorian system of weir gates, a hydraulic ram and leats both maintained the fish pond in the gardens and provided drinking water for horses in the city centre.
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6.5 miles/10.5 km - Easy-moderate
Budock Water and the Lakes
Budock Water and the Lakes
6.5 miles/10.5 km - Easy-moderate
A walk from what was once the parish church for Falmouth to the lakes in a river valley which the Celtic people described as secluded and where Argal Mill lies somewhere beneath the water in a Cornish version of Atlantis.
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6.6 miles/10.7 km - Easy-moderate
St Mawgan to St Columb Major
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.
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6.8 miles/10.9 km - Easy-moderate
Seven Bays (via bus)
Seven Bays (via bus)
6.8 miles/10.9 km - Easy-moderate
A one-way coastal walk, made circular via an initial bus journey, along the Seven Bays coast and around Trevose Head past the lighthouse.
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6.8 miles/10.9 km - Easy-moderate
Wadebridge to Polbrock
Wadebridge to Polbrock
6.8 miles/10.9 km - Easy-moderate
A circular walk from Wadebridge through the Treraven nature reserve, bluebell woodland at Hustyn Mill and meadows along the River Camel to Polbrock, returning along the Camel Trail.
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7.3 miles/11.7 km - Easy-moderate
Golitha Falls to 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.
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2.5 miles/4 km - Moderate
Danescombe Valley
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.
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2.6 miles/4.2 km - Moderate
Boscastle to 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.
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2.7 miles/4.4 km - Moderate
Tintagel to Bossiney
Tintagel to Bossiney
2.7 miles/4.4 km - Moderate
A circular walk via through Tintagel to Tintagel Castle and along the coastline via the headlands of Barras Nose and Willapark to the sandy beach at Bossiney Haven from Tintagel Haven where Merlin's Cave is uncovered at low tide.
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2.9 miles/4.7 km - Moderate
Charlestown to Porthpean
Charlestown to Porthpean
2.9 miles/4.7 km - Moderate
A circular walk between the sheltered cove at Porthpean and the historic port of Charlestown, originally built to export copper, then China Clay, and now used for filming by Hollywood and Poldark.
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2.9 miles/4.7 km - Moderate
Polperro harbour and headlands
Polperro harbour and headlands
2.9 miles/4.7 km - Moderate
A figure-of-eight walk around the fishing village and headlands surrounding Polperro, passing the net loft perched above the harbour, the Victorian sea pool, the site of the mediaeval chapel and the harbourmaster's route to the lighthouse.
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2.9 miles/4.7 km - Moderate
Port Quin to Lundy Bay
Port Quin to Lundy Bay
2.9 miles/4.7 km - Moderate
A circular walk from the fishing village of Port Quin to the golden sandy beaches of Epphaven Cove and Lundy Bay with spectacular coastal scenery, via the cliff-edge folly on Doyden Point built as a gambling den.
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3 miles/4.8 km - Moderate
Cremyll to Maker Church
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.
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3 miles/4.9 km - Moderate
Par Beach to Polkerris
Par Beach to Polkerris
3 miles/4.9 km - Moderate
A circular walk on the coast path and Saint's Way from Par to the fishing hamlet of Polkerris where the pub has retreated into the Lifeboat station after being washed away by a storm in Victorian times, and Napoleonic cannons were built into the harbour wall as mooring posts.
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3 miles/4.9 km - Moderate
Porthcurno to Penberth Cove
Porthcurno to Penberth Cove
3 miles/4.9 km - Moderate
A circular walk with spectacular coastal scenery from Porthcurno to Penberth Cove, passing the famous wobbling boulder of Logan Rock and returning via the escape route from the wartime tunnels which housed one of the world's largest telegraph stations.
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3.1 miles/5 km - Moderate
Porthgwarra to Minack
Porthgwarra to Minack
3.1 miles/5 km - Moderate
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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3.1 miles/4.9 km - Moderate
Trevaunance Cove and Blue Hills mine
Trevaunance Cove and Blue Hills mine
3.1 miles/4.9 km - Moderate
A circular walk along the stream of Trevellas Coombe where tin ore is still worked using traditional water power, past Stippy Stappy - the row of sea captain's cottages, and down the valley to the sandy beach of Trevaunance Cove with the remains of Victorian harbour which was demolished by Atlantic storms.
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3.2 miles/5.1 km - Moderate
Lizard to Kynance Cove (shorter version)
Lizard to Kynance Cove (shorter version)
3.2 miles/5.1 km - Moderate
A circular walk from Lizard village to Kynance Cove with spectacular views, wildflowers including Cornwall's county flower and wildlife including the Cornish Chough.
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3.3 miles/5.3 km - Moderate
Boscastle Headlands
Boscastle Headlands
3.3 miles/5.3 km - Moderate
A circular walk from Boscastle to Pentargon waterfall and Willapark coastguard lookout with magnificent views of the village and harbour from the headlands where the village women once gathered dressed in red to fool a French ship into fleeing from British army redcoats.
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3.3 miles/5.3 km - Moderate
Readymoney Cove to Polridmouth
Readymoney Cove to Polridmouth
3.3 miles/5.3 km - Moderate
A circular walk in du Maurier country from Readymoney Cove - where she lived in the 1940s - to Polridmouth, where the shipwreck inspired her book Rebecca.
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3.4 miles/5.4 km - Moderate
Mevagissey to Portmellon
Mevagissey to Portmellon
3.4 miles/5.4 km - Moderate
A circular walk from the busy fishing port of Mevagissey into the Portmellon Valley and through the West Bodrugan Woods nature reserve to the beachside village of Portmellon where boats have been built for hundreds of years, and still are.
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3.5 miles/5.6 km - Moderate
Padstow town
Padstow town
3.5 miles/5.6 km - Moderate
A short circular walk from Padstow harbour to the viewpoints at the War Memorial and Victorian obelisk, the Elizabethan Manor at Prideaux Place, and including some pretty backstreets that lie off the main tourist routes.
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3.5 miles/5.7 km - Moderate
West Pentire to Crantock Beach
West Pentire to Crantock Beach
3.5 miles/5.7 km - Moderate
A circular walk on the northernmost end of one of Cornwall's largest areas of sand dunes that stretch from Crantock to Perranporth, under which one mediaeval chapel was found and another is said to still be lost.
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3.6 miles/5.8 km - Moderate
Portwrinkle to Sheviock
Portwrinkle to Sheviock
3.6 miles/5.8 km - Moderate
A circular walk from the beach and tiny harbour of Portwrinkle to the small village of Sheviock, thought to be Cornish for "abounding in strawberries", with a church abounding in mediaeval tombs.
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3.7 miles/6 km - Moderate
St Just to Cape Cornwall
St Just to Cape Cornwall
3.7 miles/6 km - Moderate
A circular walk from St Just to the rugged coast of England's only Cape topped by a monument fashioned from a mine chimney, passing mediaeval and prehistoric remains.
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3.8 miles/6.1 km - Moderate
Helford and Frenchman's Creek
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
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3.8 miles/6.1 km - Moderate
Church Cove and Lizard Point
Church Cove and Lizard Point
3.8 miles/6.1 km - Moderate
A circular walk on The Lizard to the most southerly point from Church Cove, where the Lizard lifeboat is now launched to the old lifeboat station at Polpeor Cove.
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3.8 miles/6.8 km - Moderate
Minions and the Cheesewring
Minions and the Cheesewring
3.8 miles/6.8 km - Moderate
A circular walk around the iconic landmarks at Minions, including The Hurlers stone circles, The Cheesewring and the engine houses of the South Phoenix Mine.
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3.8 miles/6.1 km - Moderate
St Endellion to Port Isaac
St Endellion to Port Isaac
3.8 miles/6.1 km - Moderate
A figure-of-8 walk from St Endellion to Port Isaac, via the estate of the ancient family of Roscarrock, who survived torture on the rack during Tudor times for being Catholic sympathisers, returning to the parish church, dedicated to the daughter of a Celtic king, on the ancient route which itself influenced the fervent adoption of Methodism in Port Isaac.
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3.8 miles/6.1 km - Moderate
Tintagel to Rocky Valley
Tintagel to Rocky Valley
3.8 miles/6.1 km - Moderate
A circular walk via King Arthur's Great Halls and the Old Post Office and along the coastline from Tintagel Castle past towering headlands and island bird colonies to the golden, sandy cove at Bossiney Haven, returning via the labyrinthine carvings and ruins of mills in the woods of Rocky Valley.
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3.9 miles/6.2 km - Moderate
Bossiney, St Nectan's Glen and Rocky Valley
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.
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3.9 miles/6.2 km - Moderate
Cotehele to Metherell
Cotehele to Metherell
3.9 miles/6.2 km - Moderate
A circular walk via the quays, woods, engine house and mills of the Cotehele Estate where by Georgian times the house had become a tourist attraction because it was so antiquated, and has changed little since.
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3.9 miles/5.8 km - Moderate
Newlyn to Mousehole
Newlyn to Mousehole
3.9 miles/5.8 km - Moderate
A circular walk at the heart of Cornwall's fishing industry to the village where Stargazy Pie was invented and a candle-lit parade is held each year to celebrate the catch of Tom Bawcock.
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3.9 miles/6.3 km - Moderate
Perranuthnoe to Prussia Cove
Perranuthnoe to Prussia Cove
3.9 miles/6.3 km - Moderate
A circular walk along Mount's Bay from the large sandy beach at Perranuthnoe to the smugglers' coves at Prussia Cove, returning across the fields with views over St Michael's Mount.
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4.0 miles/6.5 km - Moderate
Pendeen to Portheras Cove
Pendeen to Portheras Cove
4.0 miles/6.5 km - Moderate
A circular walk from Pendeen via the Geevor and Levant mines to the lighthouse at Pendeen Watch, returning via the white, sandy beach at Portheras Cove.
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4 miles/6.4 km - Moderate
Towan Beach to Portscatho
Towan Beach to Portscatho
4 miles/6.4 km - Moderate
A circular walk on the Roseland coast where, during the Napoleonic Wars, smugglers would row out to the middle of The Channel in pilot gigs to trade with the enemy.
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4.1 miles/6.5 km - Moderate
Cadgwith Cove to Church Cove
Cadgwith Cove to Church Cove
4.1 miles/6.5 km - Moderate
A circular walk on the serpentine coast of The Lizard from Cadgwith Cove to Church Cove, returning via two ancient churches and the holy well of St Ruan.
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4.1 miles/6.5km - Moderate
Trewarmett to Trebarwith Strand
Trewarmett to Trebarwith Strand
4.1 miles/6.5km - Moderate
A circular walk down Trebarwith Valley to Trebarwith Strand then along the cliffs above the beach, with magnificent views of the bay between Dennis Point and Penhallic Point and the pinnacles of the coastal slate quarries now colonised by birds and wildflowers.
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4.2 miles/6.7 km - Moderate
The Rumps to Polzeath around Pentire Point
The Rumps to Polzeath around Pentire Point
4.2 miles/6.7 km - Moderate
A circular walk across the Iron Age hillfort on the twin headlands of The Rumps and around Pentire Point, with panoramic views of the Camel Estuary and the offshore islands, to the sandy beach at Polzeath.
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4.2 miles/6.8 km - Moderate
St Dominic to Cotehele Bridge
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.
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4.2 miles/6.8 km - Moderate
St Ives to Carbis Bay
St Ives to Carbis Bay
4.2 miles/6.8 km - Moderate
A circular walk from St Ives through the Steeple Woods nature reserve to the monument overlooking St Ives Bay where the eccentric quinquennial ceremony of John Knill has been performed for over 200 years, returning along the coast via the white sandy beaches of Carbis Bay and Porthminster.
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4.3 miles/7 km - Moderate
Lelant to St Ives
Lelant to St Ives
4.3 miles/7 km - Moderate
A one-way walk to St Ives along the beaches from Lelant including the vast expanse of Porthkidney Sands, Carbis Bay and Porthminster Beach using the train or bus to make the route almost circular.
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4.3 miles/7 km - Moderate
St Ives
St Ives
4.3 miles/7 km - Moderate
A circular walk at St Ives along the granite coastline and white sandy beaches which have inspired so many artists, through some of the most famous parts of the town including the harbour, The Island and The Tate, and via the church and holy well of the Celtic girl Ia who, according to legend, was the first to settle here.
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4.4 miles/7 km - Moderate
Kennack Sands to Lankidden Cove
Kennack Sands to Lankidden Cove
4.4 miles/7 km - Moderate
A circular walk on The Lizard from Kennack Sands where some of the oldest prehistoric finds have been made in Cornwall, including an entire lost Stone Age village which was uncovered by a gorse fire in the 1960s.
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4.4 miles/7.1 km - Moderate
The Lizard and Kynance Cove
The Lizard and Kynance Cove
4.4 miles/7.1 km - Moderate
A circular walk along the Victorian Excursion route from Lizard village to the most southerly point and along the coast path to Kynance Cove with spectacular views, wildflowers, and wildlife including the Cornish Chough.
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4.4 miles/7.1 km - Moderate
Porthallow to Gillan
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.
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4.4 miles/7 km - Moderate
Praa Sands to Trewavas Mine
Praa Sands to Trewavas Mine
4.4 miles/7 km - Moderate
A circular walk from Praa sands across Rinsey Head to the engine house of the ironically-named Wheal Prosper, and Trewavas mine where an engine house now forms part of the path
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4.4 miles/7.1 km - Moderate
Sandymouth to Coombe Valley
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.
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4.5 miles/7.3 km - Moderate
Bedruthan Steps
Bedruthan Steps
4.5 miles/7.3 km - Moderate
A circular walk with spectacular views of the rock stacks at Bedruthan Steps, about which the myth of a giant's stepping stones was concocted for the amusement of Victorian tourists flocking to Padstow and Newquay on the new railway.
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4.5 miles/7.2 km - Moderate
Mullion three coves
Mullion three coves
4.5 miles/7.2 km - Moderate
A walk to the Victorian harbour of Mullion Cove via two sandy coves either side of where Marconi made history by achieving what was thought impossible by many of the scientific community at the time - the transmission of a radio signal all the way across the Atlantic.
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4.7 miles/7.6 km - Moderate
Fowey to Polridmouth
Fowey to Polridmouth
4.7 miles/7.6 km - Moderate
A figure-of-eight walk from Readymoney Cove past the Tudor fort and along the coast where Daphne du Maurier lived to Polridmouth, where the shipwreck inspired the end of her book Rebecca, and then along the mediaeval streets of Fowey.
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4.7 miles/7.5 km - Moderate
Perranporth to St Agnes (via bus)
Perranporth to St Agnes (via bus)
4.7 miles/7.5 km - Moderate
A one-way coastal walk, made circular via an initial bus journey, along the ore-bearing cliffs between Perranporth and St Agnes passing the remains of Nobel's dynamite works, Britain's best preserved spitfire base and the Blue Hills of Trevellas Coombe where tin is still processed on a small scale using traditional methods.
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4.7 miles/7.5 km - Moderate
Porthtowan to Chapel Porth
Porthtowan to Chapel Porth
4.7 miles/7.5 km - Moderate
A circular walk from Porthtowan, along the coast, valleys and woodland, passing engine houses and other relics of Cornish copper mining.
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4.8 miles/7.7 km - Moderate
St Nectan's Glen and Trevillett Valley
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.
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4.8 miles/7.8 km - Moderate
Godolphin to Tregonning
Godolphin to Tregonning
4.8 miles/7.8 km - Moderate
A circular walk from the mansion with possibly the oldest formal gardens in the country to two hills that altered the course of history, creating the wealthiest estate in Cornwall and giving rise to the Cornish China Clay industry.
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4.8 miles/7.7 km - Moderate
Grampound to Trenowth
Grampound to Trenowth
4.8 miles/7.7 km - Moderate
A circular walk in the Fal valley from Grampound which began as river port in Roman times which evolved into the gateway into West Cornwall in mediaeval times and went on to become the centre of Cornwall's tanning industry.
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4.8 miles/7.7 km - Moderate
Lelant Saltings to Carbis Bay
Lelant Saltings to Carbis Bay
4.8 miles/7.7 km - Moderate
A circular walk from Lelant following St Michael's Way along the vast stretch of beach from Porthkidney Sands to Carbis Bay, with views over St Ives Bay on the return route.
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4.9 miles/7.9 km - Moderate
Gorran Haven to Dodman Point
Gorran Haven to Dodman Point
4.9 miles/7.9 km - Moderate
A circular walk in the bays of Mevagissey and Veryan from the fishing village of Gorran Haven to the remote, sandy Hemmick Beach via The Deadman's Point of old nautical maps, still marked with a huge cross to warn sailors of the perilous lee shores, and Vault Beach where the wreckage washed ashore.
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5.0 miles/8.1 km - Moderate
Hell's Mouth to Godrevy
Hell's Mouth to Godrevy
5.0 miles/8.1 km - Moderate
A circular walk following the coast from Hell's Mouth past Godrevy lighthouse to the sandy beaches of St Ives Bay, returning via a pilgrimage route along the Red River Valley.
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5 miles/8 km - Moderate
Trebarwith Strand to Tintagel Castle
Trebarwith Strand to Tintagel Castle
5 miles/8 km - Moderate
A walk on the tracks trodden by the donkeys laden with slate from the coastal quarries of Trebarwith to Tintagel Haven where the slate was loaded onto ships and Tintagel Castle's island, inhabited during the mediaeval period, the Celtic times of King Arthur, and before this by the Romans.
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5.1 miles/8.2 km - Moderate
Lerryn to 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.
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5.1 miles/8.2 km - Moderate
Predannack to Kynance Cove
Predannack to Kynance Cove
5.1 miles/8.2 km - Moderate
A circular walk through the Lizard National Nature Reserve from Predannack to Kynance Cove along the rugged Serpentine cliffs where the "great silver ship" was wrecked in 1616 and more than 700 Spanish silver coins have so far been found.
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5.2 miles/8.4 km - Moderate
Bodmin and Bodiniel - the two manors
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
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5.2 miles/8.4 km - Moderate
Poley's Bridge to Blisland
Poley's Bridge to Blisland
5.2 miles/8.4 km - Moderate
A circular walk from Poley's Bridge along the Camel Trail past the old china clay driers to Wenfordbridge and crossing the De Lank valley and Pendrift Downs to Blisland, returning along the Camel valley.
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5.2 miles/8.3 km - Moderate
Sennen Cove to Nanquidno
Sennen Cove to Nanquidno
5.2 miles/8.3 km - Moderate
A circular walk alongside the pristine beaches of Whitesand Bay, where shoals of mullet are still caught off the beach using the traditional seine nets in the way they have for hundreds of years.
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5.3 miles/8.5 km - Moderate
Callestick and Ventongimps
Callestick and Ventongimps
5.3 miles/8.5 km - Moderate
A circular countryside walk past the nature reserve at Ventongimps and the engine house of West Chyverton mine, with refreshment opportunities at both Callestick Farm, where you can see the ice cream being made, and Healey's Cyder Farm who offer tours and tasting.
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5.3 miles/8.5 km - Moderate
Charlestown and Carlyon Bay
Charlestown and Carlyon Bay
5.3 miles/8.5 km - Moderate
A circular walk along the Cornish Riviera coastline frequented by royalty in the Roaring 20s, from the ingeniously-designed copper port now popular with film directors for its tall ships
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5.3 miles/8.5 km - Moderate
Gunwalloe Coves
Gunwalloe Coves
5.3 miles/8.5 km - Moderate
A circular walk from the Loe Bar to Dollar Cove passing the wrecks of treasure ships whose cargo still washes ashore, returning via the Halzephron Inn which still has a trapdoor leading to an underground network of tunnels used by smugglers.
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5.3 miles/8.5 km - Moderate
Lanhydrock to Restormel
Lanhydrock to Restormel
5.3 miles/8.5 km - 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.
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5.3 miles/8.6 km - Moderate
Little Petherick Creek and the Camel Trail
Little Petherick Creek and the Camel Trail
5.3 miles/8.6 km - Moderate
A circular walk via the Victorian obelisk overlooking Padstow, the creek-side church at Little Petherick and the tidal enclosure of Sea Mills, returning via the Camel Trail bridge which carried the railway that brought the first Victorian tourists to Padstow and Cornish fish to London.
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5.3 miles/8.5 km - Moderate
Pendower Beach to Veryan
Pendower Beach to Veryan
5.3 miles/8.5 km - Moderate
A circular walk from Pendower Beach to Veryan via Nare Head where, in Victorian times, an unhappily married fisherman lived alone in a cliff-edge cottage, lowering his boat on a rope over the cliff and returning once a week to Veryan to bring his wife fish.
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5.4 miles/8.6 km - Moderate
Cape Cornwall to Levant
Cape Cornwall to Levant
5.4 miles/8.6 km - Moderate
A circular walk from England's only Cape, via the engine houses of Kenidjack Valley and perched on rock ledges at Botallack Head, to Levant Mine which had over 60 miles of tunnels beneath the Atlantic and now has a working restored beam engine.
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5.5 miles/8.7 km - Moderate
Boscastle to Tintagel (via bus)
Boscastle to Tintagel (via bus)
5.5 miles/8.7 km - Moderate
A one-way coastal walk, made circular via an initial bus journey, along the dramatic coastline of islands and arches from Boscastle to Tintagel, rated as one of the top five walks in Cornwall.
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5.5 miles/8.9 km - Moderate
St Kew, St Endellion and Tregellist
St Kew, St Endellion and Tregellist
5.5 miles/8.9 km - Moderate
A circular walk in the river valleys around St Kew - the first recorded village in Cornwall, passing the mediaeval church containing a gravestone from the Dark Ages carved in Latin and the Celtic script, Ogham, also known as the Tree Alphabet as each letter symbolised a different species of tree.
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5.6 miles/9.0 km - Moderate
Rame Head and Cawsand
Rame Head and Cawsand
5.6 miles/9.0 km - Moderate
A circular walk around Rame Head - the southeastern corner of Cornwall - past the mediaeval chapel and the remains of a huge gun battery, now a nature reserve, on Penlee Point to Cawsand which was once the smuggling capital of Cornwall.
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5.7 miles/9.2 km - Moderate
Coverack to St Keverne
Coverack to St Keverne
5.7 miles/9.2 km - Moderate
A circular walk from Coverack to St Keverne, past the treacherous Manacles reef, known as the grave of a thousand ships, where at least a hundred wrecks have been recorded and over a thousand people have drowned.
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5.7 miles/9.1 km - Moderate
Mount Edgcumbe to Kingsand
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.
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5.7 miles/9.1 km - Moderate
Perranporth to Trevellas
Perranporth to Trevellas
5.7 miles/9.1 km - Moderate
A circular walk past the remains of Alfred Nobel's dynamite works to the red-and-yellow ore-rich cliffs above the wreck of the treasure ship Hanover, returning, via the spitfire base, along Perran Coombe where a 2-mile leat once carried water to power a massive waterwheel in a chamber within the cliffs.
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5.8 miles/9.3 km - Moderate
Newquay
Newquay
5.8 miles/9.3 km - Moderate
A circular walk around the UK's surf capital which was transformed from a tiny fishing village with a few thatched cottages when, in order to export ore from the harbour, a horse-drawn tramway was built across Cornwall which later became part of the Great Western Railway.
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5.9 miles/9.5 km - Moderate
Cotehele to Calstock
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.
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5.9 miles/9.6 km - Moderate
Gorran Haven to Portmellon
Gorran Haven to Portmellon
5.9 miles/9.6 km - Moderate
A circular walk from Gorran Haven to Portmellon via the sheer cliffs from which Henry Bodrugan leapt to escape execution and sheltered Colona Beach, returning through West Bodrugan Woods Nature Reserve and via Gorran church which now has some of the finest bells in the country.
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6 miles/9.7 km - Moderate
Sennen Cove, Land's End and Nanjizal
Sennen Cove, Land's End and Nanjizal
6 miles/9.7 km - Moderate
A circular walk from the white sandy beach at Sennen Cove along the towering granite cliffs via Land's End to the song of the sea cave at Nanjizal. The best way to see Land's End.
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6.1 miles/9.8 km - Moderate
St Just-in-Roseland to St Mawes
St Just-in-Roseland to St Mawes
6.1 miles/9.8 km - Moderate
A circular walk on the Roseland peninsula to St Mawes from the subtropical gardens of St Just church, along Carrick Roads where Europe's only fishery entirely under sail catch oysters using the traditional methods that have sustained their stocks.
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6.2 miles/10 km - Moderate
Bedruthan Steps to Porthcothan
Bedruthan Steps to Porthcothan
6.2 miles/10 km - Moderate
A circular walk featuring some of the most spectacular scenery of the North Cornish coast including the rock stacks of Bedruthan Steps, the azure lagoon of the Trescore Islands and the sheltered golden sandy beach at Porthcothan.
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6.2 miles/10 km - Moderate
Boscastle to Rocky Valley
Boscastle to Rocky Valley
6.2 miles/10 km - Moderate
A circular walk from Boscastle along the dramatic coastline of islands and arches towards Tintagel, following the cascading river up Rocky Valley past the ruined mills and labyrinthine carvings and returning via the mediaeval churches of Trethevy, Trevalga and Forrabury.
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6.2 miles/10 km - Moderate
Bude to Sandymouth
Bude to Sandymouth
6.2 miles/10 km - Moderate
A circular walk through Bude and along two miles of sandy beaches to Sandymouth, passing Bude Castle, built on floating foundations by the inventor of limelight, the Victorian Sea Pool, the Half-Tide Cross and the shipwreck of the SS Belem from which the propeller shaft supports the barrel on Barrel Rock.
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6.2 miles/10 km - Moderate
Chapel Porth to Trevaunance Cove
Chapel Porth to Trevaunance Cove
6.2 miles/10 km - Moderate
A circular walk along the coast between the golden sandy beaches of Chapel Porth and Trevaunance Cove at St Agnes via the iconic engine houses of Wheal Coates, perched above the breakers.
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6.2 miles/10 km - Moderate
Mullion to Predannack
Mullion to Predannack
6.2 miles/10 km - Moderate
A circular walk passing the sandy beach at Polurrian Cove, the storm-beaten Victorian harbour at Mullion Cove, and along the cliffs of the National Nature Reserve overlooking Mullion Island, with vibrant wildflowers in spring and summer.
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6.7 miles/10.7 km - Moderate
Harlyn Bay to Padstow (via bus)
Harlyn Bay to Padstow (via bus)
6.7 miles/10.7 km - Moderate
A one-way coastal walk, made circular via an initial bus journey, from Harlyn Bay to Padstow via Trevone, Stepper Point - where a huge stone tower stands as a daymark, the Doom Bar and the sandy coves of Hawker's, Harbour and St George's which join into a single huge beach at low tide.
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6.8 miles/11.0 km - Moderate
Porthcothan, Bedruthan Steps and Watergate Bay (via bus)
Porthcothan, Bedruthan Steps and Watergate Bay (via bus)
6.8 miles/11.0 km - Moderate
A (bus-assisted) one-way walk along the coast with spectacular wildflowers and one of Cornwall's most photographed views over the volcanic rock stacks of Bedruthan Steps, which Victorians liked to think of as a giant's stepping stones.
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6.8 miles/11 km - Moderate
St Ives to Carn Naun
St Ives to Carn Naun
6.8 miles/11 km - Moderate
A circular walk from St Ives on the ancient churchway towards Zennor and returning along the rugged coast to Porthmeor, where a Victorian cargo ship and the St Ives lifeboat were both wrecked and the ship's boilers are still visible at low tide.
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6.9 miles/11.2 km - Moderate
Holywell Bay to Newquay (via bus)
Holywell Bay to Newquay (via bus)
6.9 miles/11.2 km - Moderate
A one-way coastal walk, made circular via an initial bus journey, from Holywell Bay along the coast and Gannel estuary to Newquay, passing the beaches of Porth Joke and Crantock and the headland of West Pentire where there is a spectacular display of red-and-gold wildflowers in June.
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7 miles/11.3 km - Moderate
Cadgwith Cove to The Lizard
Cadgwith Cove to The Lizard
7 miles/11.3 km - Moderate
A circular walk on The Lizard from the pretty fishing hamlet of Cadgwith Cove, past the Devil's Frying Pan, lifeboat station, restored Marconi wireless hut and the infamous lighthouse, to the most southerly point, returning via two ancient churches and the holy well dedicated to the Celtic Saint accused of being a werewolf.
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7.1 miles/11.5 km - Moderate
Portheras Cove and Chûn Quoit
Portheras Cove and Chûn Quoit
7.1 miles/11.5 km - Moderate
A circular walk along the coast to the white, sandy beach of Portheras Cove and across the Penwith Moors to a prehistoric tomb the age of the Egyptian Pyramids
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7.2 miles/11.5 km - Moderate
Maenporth to Budock Water
Maenporth to Budock Water
7.2 miles/11.5 km - Moderate
A circular walk between the beaches in Falmouth Bay and where one of the most dangerous marine rescues of modern times took place, requiring the rescue helicopter to fly backwards.
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7.4 miles/11.8 km - Moderate
St Just to Nanquidno
St Just to Nanquidno
7.4 miles/11.8 km - Moderate
A circular walk from St Just to Cape Cornwall and the Cot Valley, where an ancient beach has been eroded from the cliffs at Porth Nanven, releasing granite boulders resembling Dinosaur eggs.
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7.4 miles/12.1 km - Moderate
Trevone to Padstow
Trevone to Padstow
7.4 miles/12.1 km - Moderate
A circular walk to Padstow from Trevone beach, which tracks the route taken by sailing ships along the rugged Atlantic coast to the daymark at Stepper Point, past the infamous Doom Bar and the sandbanks of Hawker's, Harbour and St George's coves before finally reaching safe harbour in Padstow.
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7.6 miles/12.3 km - Moderate
Poldhu Cove to Cury
Poldhu Cove to Cury
7.6 miles/12.3 km - Moderate
A circular walk via some of the mediaeval farmsteads on the west of The Lizard to the ancient churchyard of Cury from the coves of Mullion and Gunwalloe where the wrecks of treasure ships still lie.
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8 miles/13 km - Moderate
Port Isaac to St Kew
Port Isaac to St Kew
8 miles/13 km - Moderate
A circular walk in the valleys of the streams of Port Gaverne and Port Isaac then on to St Kew.
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2.2 miles/3.5 km - Moderate-strenuous
Trebarwith Strand to Backways Cove
Trebarwith Strand to Backways Cove
2.2 miles/3.5 km - Moderate-strenuous
A short circular walk from the long, sandy beach of Trebarwith Strand to the rugged rocky cove at Backways in which sea foam tornadoes form in windy weather, and returning over the massive headland of Dennis Point with panoramic views of Port Isaac Bay.
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2.3 miles/3.7 km - Moderate-strenuous
Morwenstow and Tidna Valley
Morwenstow and Tidna Valley
2.3 miles/3.7 km - Moderate-strenuous
A short circular walk at Morwenstow to the cliff edge hut built from driftwood in which Reverend Hawker smoked opium and composed poetry, returning along the river valley to the ancient Bush Inn where medieval monks would rest the night before continuing their pilgrimage.
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2.5 miles/3.9 km - Moderate-strenuous
Talland Bay to Polperro
Talland Bay to Polperro
2.5 miles/3.9 km - Moderate-strenuous
A circular walk between Talland Bay and Polperro along an area of coastline so famous for smuggling that there is even a museum on the subject.
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2.9 miles/4.6 km - Moderate-strenuous
Crackington Haven to St Genny's Church
Crackington Haven to St Genny's Church
2.9 miles/4.6 km - Moderate-strenuous
A circular walk from the surf beach at Crackington Haven to the mediaeval church at St Genny's via the imposing Penkenna Point, where there are spectacular views of the bay and the secluded landing points used by some of North Cornwall's most notorious smugglers and wreckers.
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3.3 miles/5.3 km - Moderate-strenuous
Port Isaac
Port Isaac
3.3 miles/5.3 km - Moderate-strenuous
A short circular walk in Doc Martin Country including the pretty fishing village of Port Isaac and the historic beach of Port Gaverne with birds-eye views over the harbour.
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3.8 miles/6.1 km - Moderate-strenuous
Hall Walk from Fowey to Polruan
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.
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3.8 miles/6.2 km - Moderate-strenuous
Morwenstow to Stanbury Mouth
Morwenstow to Stanbury Mouth
3.8 miles/6.2 km - Moderate-strenuous
A circular walk from Morwenstow along the shipwreck coast to Stanbury Mouth where only nature's by-the-wind sailors now run aground
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4 miles/6.4 km - Moderate-strenuous
Trebarwith Valley to Backways Cove
Trebarwith Valley to Backways Cove
4 miles/6.4 km - Moderate-strenuous
A circular walk in Trebarwith Valley to beaches and the coastal slate quarries of Backways Cove and Trebarwith Strand, and Dennis Point, overlooking the bay and point opposite where the ships moored to be loaded with roofing slates which were also brought down the valley on a road covered with beach sand to stop the horses being flattened by runaway carts.
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4.2 miles/6.8 km - Moderate-strenuous
Polruan to 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.
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4.2 miles/6.8 km - Moderate-strenuous
Rosemergy to Gurnard's Head
Rosemergy to Gurnard's Head
4.2 miles/6.8 km - Moderate-strenuous
A circular walk along the coast past the towering cliffs of Bosigran Castle via the white sand and huge boulders of Porthmeor Cove to the site of an Iron Age fort on Gurnard's Head, returning from the Gurnard's Head pub via the ancient Zennor Churchway.
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4.3 miles/6.9 km - Moderate-strenuous
Crackington Haven to The Strangles
Crackington Haven to The Strangles
4.3 miles/6.9 km - Moderate-strenuous
A circular walk from Crackington Haven, with panoramic views of the Shipwreck Coast, to the long, sandy Strangles beach, returning through bluebell woodland along the Ludon river valley.
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4.8 miles/7.8 km - Moderate-strenuous
Mousehole to Lamorna Cove
Mousehole to Lamorna Cove
4.8 miles/7.8 km - Moderate-strenuous
A circular walk following the coast from the historic fishing village of Mousehole through the Kemyel Crease nature reserve and around the towering cliffs of Lamorna Cove with views over Mount's Bay, returning along the route was that taken by the Victorian postman on his round from Penzance.
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4.8 miles/7.7 km - Moderate-strenuous
Port Quin to Port Isaac
Port Quin to Port Isaac
4.8 miles/7.7 km - Moderate-strenuous
A circular walk along the rollercoaster path from Port Quin, descending into Port Isaac, with spectacular views of the harbour, via the old houses of Roscarrock Hill including Doc Martin's, one with roof timbers tied on by an anchor chain, and the Sunday School with a bell from a shipwreck.
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5 miles/8 km - Moderate-strenuous
Kilkhampton to the Coombe valley
Kilkhampton to the Coombe valley
5 miles/8 km - Moderate-strenuous
A circular walk though the wildflowers of the Kilkhampton Common nature reserve and woods of the Coombe Valley, returning via the remains of the Norman castle at Penstowe which consisted of a stone tower perched on the top of a steep hill but surrounded by two baileys, rather than the usual one, the reason for which is a mystery.
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5 miles/8.1 km - Moderate-strenuous
Lerryn to St Veep
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.
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5.1 miles/8.2 km - Moderate-strenuous
Lamorna and St Loy
Lamorna and St Loy
5.1 miles/8.2 km - Moderate-strenuous
A circular walk visiting prehistoric stone circles, crosses and tombs and along the granite cliffs from Lamorna Cove to the sea-polished boulders of St Loy's Cove where sailors of a sinking vessel were able to climb to safety onto a large ship which had been wrecked there seven months before.
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5.2 miles/8.4 km - Moderate-strenuous
Portreath and Tehidy Woods
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.
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5.3 miles/8.5 km - Moderate-strenuous
Pentewan, Heligan and Mevagissey
Pentewan, Heligan and Mevagissey
5.3 miles/8.5 km - Moderate-strenuous
A circular walk from Pentewan to Mevagissey via The Lost Gardens of Heligan which were discovered in the 1990s after 7 decades of neglect and what followed The Times described as the garden restoration of the century.
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5.4 miles/8.7 km - Moderate-strenuous
Boscastle to Buckator
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.
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5.4 miles/8.7 km - Moderate-strenuous
Porthcurno, Porthgwarra and Gwennap Head
Porthcurno, Porthgwarra and Gwennap Head
5.4 miles/8.7 km - Moderate-strenuous
A circular walk from Porthcurno, passing the Minack Theatre, St Leven's Holy Well, Porthchapel and Porthgwarra beaches, to Gwennap Head where the English Channel meets the Atlantic and the Runnelstone Reef has claimed so many ships that divers are unsure where the wreckage is from.
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5.5 miles/8.8 km - Moderate-strenuous
Carn Galver to Mên-an-Tol
Carn Galver to Mên-an-Tol
5.5 miles/8.8 km - Moderate-strenuous
A circular walk from the coast to the highest area of moor on West Penwith passing engine houses and prehistoric monuments and with spectacular heather in late summer
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6 miles/9.7 km - Moderate-strenuous
Port Gaverne to Barretts Zawn
Port Gaverne to Barretts Zawn
6 miles/9.7 km - Moderate-strenuous
A circular walk from Port Gaverne around Port Isaac Bay to Barretts Zawn, where a tunnel leads to the beach, through which donkeys used to haul slate.
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6 miles/9.6 km - Moderate-strenuous
Seaton to Millendreath
Seaton to Millendreath
6 miles/9.6 km - Moderate-strenuous
A circular walk in an area of Cornwall so off the beaten track that No Man's Land is a real place name and a breeding colony of monkeys live in the woodland, in a sanctuary set up by the father of the classical guitarist, John Williams.
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6.4 miles/10.3 km - Moderate-strenuous
Cubert to St Piran's Round
Cubert to St Piran's Round
6.4 miles/10.3 km - Moderate-strenuous
A circular walk from Cubert's Celtic churchyard through the cowslip meadows of the Penhale Sands nature reserve and on paths lined with wildflowers along the river valley to reach St Piran's Round - the remains of the mediaeval amphitheatre.
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6.7 miles/10.8 km - Moderate-strenuous
Polkerris, Gribbin Head and Readymoney Cove
Polkerris, Gribbin Head and Readymoney Cove
6.7 miles/10.8 km - Moderate-strenuous
A circular walk near Fowey, from the tiny harbour of Polkerris, past the daymark tower on Gribbin Head and along the coast where Daphne du Maurier lived and based many of her books on, to the sandy beach at Readymoney Cove, returning on the Saint's Way.
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6.7 miles/10.8 km - Moderate-strenuous
Portwrinkle to Downderry
Portwrinkle to Downderry
6.7 miles/10.8 km - Moderate-strenuous
A circular walk around Whitsand Bay to Downderry from Portwrinkle, where the ghost of Silas Finn is said to haunt the cliffs.
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6.8 miles/10.9 km - Moderate-strenuous
Porthleven to Rinsey Head
Porthleven to Rinsey Head
6.8 miles/10.9 km - Moderate-strenuous
A circular walk from Porthleven to the cliff-edge engine houses of Rinsey Head and Trewavas where the under-sea mine, set out with tables and food for the annual Tribute dinner, is said to have been breached by the sea just minutes before all the miners were due underground.
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6.8 miles/10.9 km - Moderate-strenuous
Talland Bay to 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.
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7.3 miles/11.8 km - Moderate-strenuous
Coverack to Lankidden Cove
Coverack to Lankidden Cove
7.3 miles/11.8 km - Moderate-strenuous
A circular walk on one of the most remote parts of The Lizard from Coverack to the white sand beaches of Downas and Lankidden Coves, where the serpentine underwater landscape provides some of the best snorkelling in Cornwall.
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7.6 miles/12.3 km - Moderate-strenuous
Mevagissey to Charlestown (via bus)
Mevagissey to Charlestown (via bus)
7.6 miles/12.3 km - Moderate-strenuous
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.
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7.7 miles/12.4 km - Moderate-strenuous
Zennor to St Ives (via bus)
Zennor to St Ives (via bus)
7.7 miles/12.4 km - Moderate-strenuous
A fairly demanding but rewarding one-way coastal walk, made circular via an initial bus journey, along the rugged coast between St Ives and Zennor, passing Seal Island which may have given rise to the legend of the mermaid of Zennor and - thanks to some imaginative naming - ice cream (Moomaid of Zennor). The walk is in the optimal direction to remove time pressure and for panoramic views across St Ives bay.
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9.9 miles/15.9 km - Moderate-strenuous
Port Isaac to Polzeath (via bus)
Port Isaac to Polzeath (via bus)
9.9 miles/15.9 km - Moderate-strenuous
A one-way coastal walk, made circular via an initial bus journey, from Port Isaac to Polzeath along the Rollercoaster Path to Port Quin, the golden beaches of Lundy Bay via the Iron Age hillfort on the twin headland of The Rumps.
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12.1 miles/19.4 km - Moderate-strenuous
St Ives to Zennor
St Ives to Zennor
12.1 miles/19.4 km - Moderate-strenuous
A fairly long and demanding but rewarding circular walk along the coffin path and rugged coast between St Ives and Zennor. The walk is organised so that the coastal section is in the optimal direction for panoramic views across St Ives bay.
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4.4 miles/7 km - Strenuous
Morwenstow to Marsland
Morwenstow to Marsland
4.4 miles/7 km - Strenuous
A circular walk from Vicarage Cliff along the coast path to Marsland Mouth at the Devon border, returning through fields to Morwenstow rectory, church and the Rectory Tearooms - the last stand of the Cornish cream tea before the Devon border.
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4.7 miles/7.6 km - Strenuous
Barrett's Zawn and Dannonchapel
Barrett's Zawn and Dannonchapel
4.7 miles/7.6 km - Strenuous
A circular walk including some of the more remote parts of the coast path around Port Isaac Bay, passing the Donkey Hole at Barrett's Zawn and returning through the abandoned hamlet of Dannonchapel.
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5 miles/9 km - Strenuous
Porthpean to Black Head
Porthpean to Black Head
5 miles/9 km - Strenuous
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.
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6.4 miles/10.3 km - Strenuous
Crackington Haven to Widemouth (via bus)
Crackington Haven to Widemouth (via bus)
6.4 miles/10.3 km - Strenuous
A one-way coastal walk, made circular via an initial bus journey, along the Shipwreck Coast from Crackington Haven to Widemouth Bay passing the bluebell woodland of ancient twisted oaks at The Dizzard, chevron folded rocks and honeycomb reefs of Millook Haven and fossil beds of Wanson Mouth.
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6.6 miles/10.6 km - Strenuous
Pentewan Valley and Black Head
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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7 miles/11.2 km - Strenuous
Crackington Haven to Boscastle (via bus)
Crackington Haven to Boscastle (via bus)
7 miles/11.2 km - Strenuous
A one-way coastal walk, made circular via an initial bus journey, along the Shipwreck Coast from Crackington Haven to Boscastle passing the highest cliff in Cornwall and the long, sandy beach at The Strangles.
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7.1 miles/11.5 km - Strenuous
Polperro to Lansallos
Polperro to Lansallos
7.1 miles/11.5 km - Strenuous
A circular walk along the rugged coast from Polperro, where a bell buoy rings out across the waves from the treacherous reef known as Udder Rock.
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7.3 miles/11.7 km - Strenuous
Portreath to Tobban Horse
Portreath to Tobban Horse
7.3 miles/11.7 km - Strenuous
A circular walk along the rugged coast from Portreath towards Porthtowan passing small coves and remnants of the clifftop mines beside the old RAF base, and returning via the horse-drawn tramway that brought fortune to Portreath harbour, where its "lighthouse" and "monkey house" remain from the shipping activity.
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9.7 miles/15.6 km - Strenuous
Port Isaac to Tintagel
Port Isaac to Tintagel
9.7 miles/15.6 km - Strenuous
A one-way walk from Port Isaac to Tintagel along towering cliffs, past the long, sandy beaches of Tregardock and Trebarwith, the slate pinnacles of the coastal quarries and via the mediaeval cliff-top church to the castle of Arthurian legend.
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