Walks in North Cornwall

Walks in North Cornwall

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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.

  • 2 miles/3.2 km - Easy

    Trevose Head (short version)

    Trevose Lighthouse

    Trevose Head (short version)

    2 miles/3.2 km - Easy

    A circular walk around the rugged coastline of Trevose Head via the iconic lighthouse and golden sandy beach at Mother Ivey's Bay, with spectacular wildflowers in spring and summer and thundering waves in winter that sometimes expose the shipwreck at Booby's Bay.

  • 3.5 miles/5.6 km - Easy

    Bude to Northcott Mouth

    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.

  • 3.7 miles/6 km - Easy

    Polzeath to St Enodoc Church

    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.

  • 3.9 miles/6.3 km - Easy

    Bude Canal and Coast

    Bude Canal

    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.

  • 5.3 miles/8.5 km - Easy

    Dunmere to Grogley Halt

    Bodmin and Wenford Railway

    Dunmere to Grogley Halt

    5.3 miles/8.5 km - Easy

    A circular walk along the Camel valley from Dunmere Halt to Grogley Halt on the Camel Trail, passing the Camel Valley vineyard and the Boscarne platform where the Bodmin-Wenford steam trains depart.

  • 6.7 miles/10.9 km - Easy

    Rock to St Minver

    St Minver Church

    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.

  • 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.

  • 2.4 miles/3.9 km - Easy-moderate

    Tintagel, Church and Castle

    Tintagel 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.

  • 2.5 miles/4 km - Easy-moderate

    Bodmin town and beacon

    Bodmin 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.

  • 2.5 miles/4 km - Easy-moderate

    Stepper Point and the Doom Bar

    The Pepper Pot

    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

  • 2.6 miles/4.2 km - Easy-moderate

    Warbstow Cross and Bury

    Warbstow Church

    Warbstow Cross and Bury

    2.6 miles/4.2 km - Easy-moderate

    A fairly short and easy circular walk around Warbstow, crossing ramparts of the massive Iron Age hillfort, through fields and along country lanes lined with wildflowers, returning via the mediaeval church which is dedicated to the daughter of a Saxon King who was tutored by the Celtic Saint Morwenna.

  • 2.7 miles/4.4 km - Easy-moderate

    Blisland to Lavethan Wood

    Snowdrops next to Mill Race, near Lavethan

    Blisland to Lavethan Wood

    2.7 miles/4.4 km - Easy-moderate

    A short circular walk from the village of Blisland through the churchyard, two stretches of the Woodland Trust reserve of Lavethan Wood and land which was once the estates of Lavethan and Barlandew manors.

  • 3 miles/4.8 km - Easy-moderate

    Tintagel Church to Trebarwith Strand

    Port William

    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.

  • 3.1 miles/5 km - Easy-moderate

    Padstow to Harbour Cove

    Camel Estuary

    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.

  • 3.2 miles/5.1 km - Easy-moderate

    Poundstock to Penfound

    Poundstock Gildhouse

    Poundstock to Penfound

    3.2 miles/5.1 km - Easy-moderate

    A circular walk along country lanes, tracks and through fields to Penfound Manor - thought to be the oldest continually-inhabited ancestral home in England - from Poundstock church and gildhouse - the only surviving mediaeval church house of its kind in Cornwall.

  • 3.4 miles/5.5 km - Easy-moderate

    Jacobstow to Poulza

    Lane to Jacobstow

    Jacobstow to Poulza

    3.4 miles/5.5 km - Easy-moderate

    A circular countryside walk around the Saxon area of Jacobstow near Bude where an ancient mediaeval altar was removed from the church during the 16th Century and used as a footbridge over a stream, then used as a churchyard seat in Victorian times, and finally returned to the church in the 1970s.

  • 3.7 miles/5.9 km - Easy-moderate

    Newmills to Tregadillett

    Launceston Steam Railway

    Newmills to Tregadillett

    3.7 miles/5.9 km - Easy-moderate

    A circular walk in the Kensey valley from the end of the steam railway at Newmills, through the bluebell woods at Trebursye, to the Eliot Arms in Tregadillett and returning to Newmills via the remains of a prehistoric fort, to catch the steam train back to Launceston.

  • 3.8 miles/6.1 km - Easy-moderate

    St Issey to Sea Mills

    Little Petherick Church

    St Issey to Sea Mills

    3.8 miles/6.1 km - Easy-moderate

    A circular walk from St Issey along the river valley, the Saint's Way to the creek-side church at Little Petherick, and along the creek to the tidal enclosure of Sea Mills, returning via two old inns.

  • 3.7 miles/5.9 km - Easy-moderate

    St Mabyn to Pencarrow House

    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.

  • 3.9 miles/6.2 km - Easy-moderate

    Stannon Moor prehistoric relics

    Logan Rock

    Stannon Moor prehistoric relics

    3.9 miles/6.2 km - Easy-moderate

    A circular walk around Stannon Moor near St Breward with panoramic views of Bodmin Moor, passing stone circles, burial chambers and other prehistoric monuments to a massive granite boulder balanced on Louden Hill which gently rocks if you sit on it.

  • 4.1 miles/6.6 km - Easy-moderate

    North Petherwin to Winsdon

    Fields at North Petherwin

    North Petherwin to Winsdon

    4.1 miles/6.6 km - Easy-moderate

    A circular walk from North Petherwin in the river valleys of the Bolsbridge Water.

  • 4.2 miles/6.8 km - Easy-moderate

    Davidstow and Inny Vale

    Control tower at Davidstow Airfield

    Davidstow and Inny Vale

    4.2 miles/6.8 km - Easy-moderate

    A circular walk in the Inny Vale on the northern edge of Bodmin Moor through the WW2 airbase on Davidstow Moor, the tunnel of trees to Treworra and past the source of the River Inny to the church and holy well of St David.

  • 4.7 miles/7.5 km - Easy-moderate

    St Teath

    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.

  • 4.9 miles/7.9 km - Easy-moderate

    Constantine Bay to Porthcothan

    Porthcothan Beach

    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.

  • 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.

  • 5.1 miles/8.2 km - Easy-moderate

    Polyphant

    Gimbletts Mill

    Polyphant

    5.1 miles/8.2 km - Easy-moderate

    A circular countryside walk to the mills in the Inny Valley from Polyphant, Cornish for "toad pool", to Gimblett's Mill where the bridge was rebuilt after a wall of water swept down the valley in 1847 destroying nearly everything in its path.

  • 5.1 miles/8.2 km - Easy-moderate

    St Breward to King Arthur's Hall

    Tree-lined track from St Breward Church

    St Breward to King Arthur's Hall

    5.1 miles/8.2 km - Easy-moderate

    A circular walk from St Breward across the Treswallock Downs to the curious prehistoric structure of King Arthur's Hall and ending at the mediaeval Old Inn.

  • 5.2 miles/8.4 km - Easy-moderate

    Wadebridge to St Breock

    St Breock Church

    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.

  • 5.5 miles/8.8 km - Easy-moderate

    Altarnun and West Moor

    West Moor

    Altarnun and West Moor

    5.5 miles/8.8 km - Easy-moderate

    A walk from Altarnun across the downs and out onto the open moor where the relics of mediaeval tin workings and prehistoric roundhouses can still be seen

  • 5.8 miles/9.4 km - Easy-moderate

    Rock to Polzeath

    Daymer Bay

    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.

  • 6 miles/9.7 km - Easy-moderate

    Three Saints Way

    Tremaine Church

    Three Saints Way

    6 miles/9.7 km - Easy-moderate

    A circular walk around the tributary valleys of the River Ottery and Kensey between three of Cornwall's least-well-known mediaeval churches

  • 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/9.7 km - Easy-moderate

    Trevose Head

    Trevose Lighthouse

    Trevose Head

    6.1 miles/9.7 km - Easy-moderate

    A circular walk around the rugged coastline of Trevose Head via the iconic lighthouse and golden sandy bays of Constantine, Booby's, Mother Ivey's and Harlyn, with spectacular wildflowers in spring and summer.

  • 6.2 miles/10 km - Easy-moderate

    Widemouth to Bude

    Storm Tower at Compass Point

    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.

  • 6.4 miles/10.3 km - Easy-moderate

    Daymer Bay to Padstow

    Dunes at Daymer Bay

    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.

  • 6.8 miles/10.9 km - Easy-moderate

    Seven Bays (via bus)

    Onjohn Cove

    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.

  • 6.8 miles/10.9 km - Easy-moderate

    Wadebridge to Polbrock

    River Camel at 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.

  • 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.

  • 2.7 miles/4.4 km - Moderate

    Tintagel to Bossiney

    View over Tintagel Haven

    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.

  • 2.7 miles/4.3 km - Moderate

    Trebarwith Valley

    Stream at Jeffrey's Pit

    Trebarwith Valley

    2.7 miles/4.3 km - Moderate

    A fairly short circular walk exploring Trebarwith Valley, a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in North Cornwall. The walk includes bluebell woodland, panoramic views from both sides of the valley and the Trebarwith Nature Reserve.

  • 2.9 miles/4.7 km - Moderate

    Port Quin to Lundy Bay

    View of Lundy Bay from the path

    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.

  • 2.9 miles/4.7 km - Moderate

    Week St Mary to Penhallam

    Week St Mary Church

    Week St Mary to Penhallam

    2.9 miles/4.7 km - Moderate

    A circular walk from the Saxon village of Week St Mary through Ashbury woods, beneath the Iron Age fort, to the remains of the mediaeval manor of Penhallam which was only rediscovered in the 1960s, returning via the church, repaired after the pinnacle above the door was severed by lightning and crashed through the roof.

  • 3 miles/4.8 km - Moderate

    Millook to Trebarfoote

    Millook Haven

    Millook to Trebarfoote

    3 miles/4.8 km - Moderate

    A circular walk through Woodland Trust reserves of the ancient Millook woods, meadows to the former smuggling den and 1920s wild party venue of Trebarfoote, and along the coast from Cancleave Strand to Millook Haven where colliding continents have melted and folded the rocks like toffee.

  • 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.

  • 3.3 miles/5.3 km - Moderate

    Boscastle Headlands

    Boscastle Harbour

    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.

  • 3.5 miles/5.6 km - Moderate

    Padstow town

    Padstow harbour

    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.

  • 3.6 miles/5.8 km - Moderate

    Delabole

    Helland Barton Woods

    Delabole

    3.6 miles/5.8 km - Moderate

    A circular walk around Delabole past the slate quarry, along back lanes and tracks, and through fields and bluebell woods.

  • 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

    St Endellion to Port Isaac

    Port Isaac Harbour

    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.

  • 3.8 miles/6.1 km - Moderate

    Tintagel to Rocky Valley

    Coastline at Tintagel

    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.

  • 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 miles/6.5 km - Moderate

    Bowithick to Buttern Hill

    Cairn on top of Buttern Hill with Roughtor behind

    Bowithick to Buttern Hill

    4 miles/6.5 km - Moderate

    A circular walk over the northern tip of Bodmin Moor to the prehistoric burial chamber at the top of Buttern Hill and source of the River Fowey, returning via farm tracks and country lanes to the tributary streams of the River Inny.

  • 4.1 miles/6.5km - Moderate

    Trewarmett to Trebarwith Strand

    Sea Pinks at 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.

  • 4.2 miles/6.7 km - Moderate

    The Rumps to Polzeath around Pentire Point

    The Rumps

    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.

  • 4.2 miles/6.7 km - Moderate

    Werrington to Bridgetown

    Werrington Church

    Werrington to Bridgetown

    4.2 miles/6.7 km - Moderate

    A circular walk through two tributary valleys of the River Tamar in a parish that was borrowed by Devon for 800 years, passing the remains of the wharf at the furthest reaches of the Bude Canal.

  • 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.

  • Track to Tresparrett

    A circular walk in the upper reaches of the River Valency above Boscastle, where author Thomas Hardy lived and met the love of his life, starting from the ancient Celtic church of Lesnewth to St Juliot church which Hardy restored.

  • 5 miles/8 km - Moderate

    Trebarwith Strand to Tintagel Castle

    Trebarwith Strand

    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.

  • 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

  • 5.2 miles/8.4 km - Moderate

    Poley's Bridge to Blisland

    Wenford Driers on the Camel Trail

    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.

  • 5.3 miles/8.6 km - Moderate

    Little Petherick Creek and the Camel Trail

    View of Padstow from Dennis Hill

    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.

  • 5.5 miles/8.7 km - Moderate

    Boscastle to Tintagel (via bus)

    The Lady's Window

    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.

  • 5.5 miles/8.9 km - Moderate

    St Kew, St Endellion and Tregellist

    Fields near Trevinnick, St Kew

    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.

  • 5.6 miles/9 km - Moderate

    Delabole to Lanteglos

    Lanteglos Church

    Delabole to Lanteglos

    5.6 miles/9 km - Moderate

    A circular walk through bluebell woodland, fields and along back lanes from Delabole to Camelford's parish church at Lanteglos, returning via the Iron Age forts of Castle Goff and Delinuth Camp.

  • 5.6 miles/9.0 km - Moderate

    St Clether to the Rising Sun

    Stream beside the footpath

    St Clether to the Rising Sun

    5.6 miles/9.0 km - Moderate

    A figure-of-8 walk from St Clether past the ancient chapel and holy well, with views over the Inny Valley, to the Rising Sun pub near Altarnun, serving beer made from the moorland springwater by a local micro-brewery.

  • 5.7 miles/9.2 km - Moderate

    Hellandbridge to St Mabyn

    Helland Bridge

    Hellandbridge to St Mabyn

    5.7 miles/9.2 km - Moderate

    A circular walk from Helland's mediaeval bridge through bluebell woodland and the fields overlooked by the Iron Age rounds at Pencarrow to the Norman church at St Mabyn, dedicated to the daughter of a Celtic King, and returning via the stump of the Neolithic Long Stone which stood for millennia until it was broken up for gateposts in 1850.

  • 5.9 miles/9.5 km - Moderate

    Trewarmett to Tregardock

    Coast Path from Tregardock

    Trewarmett to Tregardock

    5.9 miles/9.5 km - Moderate

    A circular walk to the remote sandy beach at Tregardock, returning along the coast path with panoramic views of Port Isaac Bay, through the wildflowers of Treligga Downs and via Backways Cove.

  • 6.1 miles/9.9 km - Moderate

    Dunmere, Penhargard and Bodmin Jail

    Dunmere Halt on the Camel Trail

    Dunmere, Penhargard and Bodmin Jail

    6.1 miles/9.9 km - Moderate

    A circular walk along the River Camel from Dunmere through bluebell woods and fields to Penhargard, and along an ancient route lined with wildflowers to Bodmin's historic jail.

  • 6.1 miles/9.9 km - Moderate

    St Wenn to Withiel

    Horses at St Wenn

    St Wenn to Withiel

    6.1 miles/9.9 km - Moderate

    A circular walk from St Wenn in the upper reaches of the Ruthern Valley, through Rosenannon woods and along the Saints' Way pilgrimage route to the mediaeval church at Withiel, where the Rector shut down The Pig and Whistle for being an ungodly establishment.

  • 6.2 miles/10 km - Moderate

    Boscastle to Rocky Valley

    Coastline at Trevalga

    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.

  • 6.2 miles/10 km - Moderate

    Bude to Sandymouth

    Northcott Mouth

    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.

  • 6.4 miles/10.3 km - Moderate

    St Breward to Advent

    Clapper Bridge at Hennon

    St Breward to Advent

    6.4 miles/10.3 km - Moderate

    A circular walk from St Breward past the granite pillars of Devil's Jump to the 8ft Celtic cross and ancient churchyard of Advent at the foot of the moors, returning via the remains of the mediaeval village of Carwether to the Inn used by 11th century monks to build the highest church in Cornwall.

  • 6.6 miles/10.6 km - Moderate

    Inny Valleys from Altarnun

    Gimbletts Bridge

    Inny Valleys from Altarnun

    6.6 miles/10.6 km - Moderate

    A circular walk around the valleys of the River Inny and Penpont Water to the mediaeval church at Laneast and the old bridge at Gimlett's Mill from the 15th century "Cathedral of the Moors" in Altarnun, set beside a 6th Century Celtic cross where churches and chapels had been throughout the Dark Ages.

  • 6.7 miles/10.7 km - Moderate

    Harlyn Bay to Padstow (via bus)

    Stepper Point

    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.

  • 7.4 miles/12.1 km - Moderate

    Trevone to Padstow

    The Pepper Pot on Stepper Point

    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.

  • 8 miles/13 km - Moderate

    Port Isaac to St Kew

    Port Gaverne

    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.

  • 2.2 miles/3.5 km - Moderate-strenuous

    Trebarwith Strand to Backways Cove

    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.

  • 2.3 miles/3.7 km - Moderate-strenuous

    Morwenstow and Tidna Valley

    Higher Sharpnose Point

    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.

  • 2.9 miles/4.6 km - Moderate-strenuous

    Crackington Haven to St Genny's Church

    Cambeak

    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.

  • 3.3 miles/5.3 km - Moderate-strenuous

    Port Isaac

    Port Isaac Harbour

    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.

  • 3.8 miles/6.2 km - Moderate-strenuous

    Morwenstow to Stanbury Mouth

    Coastline at Morwenstow

    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

  • 4 miles/6.4 km - Moderate-strenuous

    Trebarwith Valley to Backways Cove

    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.

  • 4.3 miles/6.9 km - Moderate-strenuous

    Crackington Haven to The Strangles

    Coastline at Crackington Haven

    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.

  • 4.3 miles/6.9 km - Moderate-strenuous

    Blisland and Pendrift Downs

    De Lank River

    Blisland and Pendrift Downs

    4.3 miles/6.9 km - Moderate-strenuous

    A circular walk from Blisland through the De Lank granite quarry, used for many famous buildings including the Royal Opera House, between the moss-covered boulders and trees of the De Lank river valley and across the Pendrift Downs, passing Jubilee Rock - a huge granite boulder, decorated with carvings.

  • 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.

  • 4.8 miles/7.7 km - Moderate-strenuous

    Port Quin to Port Isaac

    Rollercoaster Path 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.

  • 4.9 miles/7.8 km - Moderate-strenuous

    The Strangles to Buckator

    View from High Cliff

    The Strangles to Buckator

    4.9 miles/7.8 km - Moderate-strenuous

    A circular walk along the volcanic coastline north of Boscastle, including Cornwall's highest cliff and The Strangles beach with its spectacular arch known as the Northern Door.

  • 5 miles/8 km - Moderate-strenuous

    Kilkhampton to the Coombe valley

    View from Penstowe

    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.

  • 5.2 miles/8.4 km - Moderate-strenuous

    Rough Tor and Brown Willy

    Roughtor Moor

    Rough Tor and Brown Willy

    5.2 miles/8.4 km - Moderate-strenuous

    A mostly circular walk to Cornwall's two highest tors, passing prehistoric remains including the holy well, summit cairns and settlements.

  • 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 miles/9.7 km - Moderate-strenuous

    Port Gaverne to Barretts Zawn

    Port Gaverne Beach

    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.

  • 9.9 miles/15.9 km - Moderate-strenuous

    Port Isaac to Polzeath (via bus)

    Port Isaac Coastline

    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.

  • 3.6 miles/5.8 km - Strenuous

    Poundstock to Millook

    Coastline at Millook

    Poundstock to Millook

    3.6 miles/5.8 km - Strenuous

    A circular walk from Poundstock through bluebell woods along the river to the pretty pebbles and chevron-folded cliffs of Millook Haven and along the coast path with panoramic views from Bridwill Point.

  • 4 miles/6.4 km - Strenuous

    Tregardock to Dannonchapel

    Tregardock Beach

    Tregardock to Dannonchapel

    4 miles/6.4 km - Strenuous

    A circular walk from Tregardock, passing the long, remote sandy beach, to the ruins of the mediaeval manor of Dannonchapel, and includes one of the steepest and most spectacular sections of the North Cornish Coast path with vibrant wildflowers in spring and summer.

  • 4.4 miles/7 km - Strenuous

    Morwenstow to Marsland

    Marsland Mouth

    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.

  • 4.5 miles/7.3 km - Strenuous

    St Gennys Church to Dizzard

    Castle Point

    St Gennys Church to Dizzard

    4.5 miles/7.3 km - Strenuous

    A circular walk at St Gennys from the mediaeval church, via the smuggling routes though bluebell woods along the stream and an Iron Age clifftop fort crumbling into the sea, to some of North Cornwall's most remote coastline.

  • 4.7 miles/7.6 km - Strenuous

    Barrett's Zawn and Dannonchapel

    Barretts Zawn

    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.

  • 6.4 miles/10.3 km - Strenuous

    Crackington Haven to Widemouth (via bus)

    Sunset at Widemouth

    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.

  • 7 miles/11.2 km - Strenuous

    Crackington Haven to Boscastle (via bus)

    Northern Door on Strangles Beach

    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.

  • 9.7 miles/15.6 km - Strenuous

    Port Isaac to Tintagel

    West Quarry at Trebarwith Strand

    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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