Circular walks beside the St Austell River

Circular walks beside the St Austell River

the St Austell River, Cornwall
  • 3.2 miles/5.2 km - Easy

    King's Wood and Pentewan Valley

    St Austell River

    King's Wood and Pentewan Valley

    3.2 miles/5.2 km - Easy

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

  • 5 miles/8 km - Easy-moderate

    St Austell, Clay Trails and Menacuddle Well

    Rhododendrons at 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.

  • 6.6 miles/10.6 km - Strenuous

    Pentewan Valley and Black Head

    Pentewan Valley

    Pentewan Valley and Black Head

    6.6 miles/10.6 km - Strenuous

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

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