Circular walks around Redruth
Enjoy the walks by being guided by the app
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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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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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Stithians to Kennall Vale
6 miles/9.6 km - Easy-moderate
A circular walk in the valley of the River Kennall where during Victorian times the cascading river was used to power gunpowder mills, five of which exploded in a chain reaction so violent that the roof of one was found a mile away.
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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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Carn Brea and the Great Flat Lode
5.9 miles/9.5 km - Moderate
A circular walk along the Great Flat Lode, where the Basset family made their fortune from the rich mineral reserves, to Carn Brea where they built a hunting lodge balanced on a tor in the style of a castle.
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