Walks in Cornwall and Isles of Scilly

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Morwenstow

Difficulty - Hard

A walk through Cornwall's most northerly parish, one-time home of the eccentric Victorian parson-poet, Robert Stephen Hawker.

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Bude's coastal grasslands

Bude

Difficulty - Easy

Coastal heathland where the cliff edges provide a refuge for wild flowers

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Geology at Crackington Haven

Crackington Haven

Difficulty - Medium

A coastal and inland walk with sea cliff views

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A stroll through Launceston

Launceston

Difficulty - Easy

Exploring the fascinating streets and the surrounding countryside of Cornwall's ancient country town.

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From Calstock to Cotehele

Cotehele

Difficulty - Easy

A stroll from Calstock's Victorian viaduct to the Tudor manor house of Cotehele.

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The Cornish shores of Plymouth Sound

Mount Edgcumbe

Difficulty - Medium

A walk around the Mount Edgcumbe estate on the shores of Plymouth Sound.

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Around Bodmin Moor

Bodmin Moor

Difficulty - Easy

A moorland walk across the exhilarating wilds of Bodmin Moor

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The Looe River valleys

Looe

Difficulty - Easy

A short journey by rail leads to a leisurely walk along country lanes and riverside paths.

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Exploring Camelford and beyond

Camelford

Difficulty - Easy

Riverside, woodland and quiet fields in sight of wild moorland make up this charming circuit in North Cornwall.

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Through Cardinham Woods

Cardinham

Difficulty - Easy

A long woodland walk in quiet countryside between Bodmin town and Bodmin Moor.

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Along the coast from Polruan

Polruan

Difficulty - Medium

A woodland and coastal walk from the village of Polruan through the ancient parish of Lanteglos.

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Tintagel and Tintagel Castle

Tintagel

Difficulty - Easy

A tour of the spectacular coastal quarries between Tintagel and Trebarwith Strand

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Port Isaac to Port Quin

Port Isaac

Difficulty - Hard

An exhilarating hike between the North Cornish villages of Port Isaac and Port Quin.

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The River Camel at Wadebridge

Wadebridge

Difficulty - Easy

A gentle walk along the famous old railway trackbed of the Camel Trail and through less-visited woodlands.

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The world of Daphne du Maurier at Fowey

Fowey

Difficulty - Medium

Exploring the coast and countryside near Fowey where the novelist Daphne du Maurier found inspiration

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Padstow and the Camel Estuary

Padstow

Difficulty - Easy

A short stroll through the oldest part of Padstow followed by a walk alongside the Camel Estuary

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Around Dodman Point

Dodman Point

Difficulty - Easy

A circuit of the headland of Dodman Point, where Iron Age people established a fortified encampment.

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Exploring Bedruthan and Park Head

Bedruthan Steps

Difficulty - Easy

Spectacular cliffs and dramatic sea stacks

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Around Nare Head

Nare Head

Difficulty - Hard

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Along the coast to Perranporth

Perranporth

Difficulty - Medium

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Through Bishop's Wood

Bishop's Wood

Difficulty - Easy

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By the Fal Estuary

Mylor Churchtown

Difficulty - Easy

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Roseland Peninsula and St Anthony Head

St Anthony Head

Difficulty - Medium

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Walking Around Falmouth

Falmouth

Difficulty - Easy

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On St Agnes Beacon

St Agnes

Difficulty - Medium

Experience dramatic coastal cliffs and a superb viewpoint.

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Around Redruth

Redruth

Difficulty - Easy

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A Helford Estuary circuit

Helford

Difficulty - Easy

A circuit of some of the peaceful tidal creeks of the Helford Estuary.

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Porthoustock to St Keverne

St Keverne

Difficulty - Medium

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Cadgwith and the serpentine route

Cadgwith

Difficulty - Easy

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From Lizard Village to Lizard Point

Lizard Point

Difficulty - Hard

Spectacular sea cliff walk

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From Portreath to Tehidy Woods

Portreath

Difficulty - Medium

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From Helston to Porthleven by The Loe

Porthleven

Difficulty - Easy

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Mullion Cove's wild flowers

Mullion Cove

Difficulty - Medium

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Prussia Cove and Mount's Bay

Prussia Cove

Difficulty - Easy

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St Ives and Clodgy Point

St Ives

Difficulty - Hard

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Lelant to St Ives

St Ives

Difficulty - Easy

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Along the coast from Lamorna Cove

Lamorna Cove

Difficulty - Hard

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Exploring Pendeen and its mines

Pendeen

Difficulty - Medium

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From Porthcurno to Minack

Porthcurno

Difficulty - Easy

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St Just to Land's End

Land's End

Difficulty - Easy

Discover an exhilarating stretch of coast that runs south from St Just to Land's End.

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Around Kit Hill

Kit Hill Country Park

Difficulty - Medium

A walk through a post-industrial landscape that has been won back by nature.

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Rame Head from Kingsand

The Rame Peninsula

Difficulty - Medium

A rewarding walk round the Rame peninsula within sight of Plymouth

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Talland Bay and Polperro

Polperro

Difficulty - Hard

A pleasant coastal walk through old-time smugglers' country.

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Bossiney’s Rocky Valley

Bossiney

Difficulty - Hard

Quiet field paths lead to a hike down an atmospheric valley and along a dramatic coastline.

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Lerryn Creek and Ethy Wood

Lerryn

Difficulty - Easy

An easy ramble along the peaceful Lerryn Creek and on through Ethy Wood.

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Around Pentire Point and The Rumps

Polzeath

Difficulty - Easy

A breezy walk round the National Trust headland of The Rumps.

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Trevone and Gunver Head

Trevone

Difficulty - Easy

A view of Gunver Head's eye-catching cliffs and of a very big hole in the ground.

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Portmellon and Bodrugan

Mevagissey

Difficulty - Medium

A walk to a beautiful low-lying headland close to the sea.

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A coastal loop at Portloe

Portloe

Difficulty - Hard

Through the twists and turns of a lonely coastline.

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A clifftop route at Park Head

Park Head

Difficulty - Easy

Exploring the spectacular coastal landscape at Park Head and Bedruthan Steps.

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Pentire Point West

Crantock

Difficulty - Easy

A short walk round the ‘Sand Country’ of Crantock and Pentire Point West.

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Exploring Truro

Truro

Difficulty - Easy

A pleasant walk between the old and new in Cornwall’s capital city.

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Portscatho and the Roseland Peninsula

The Roseland Peninsula

Difficulty - Medium

A delightful walk on one of Cornwall’s loveliest peninsulas.

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From Chapel Porth to Towan Cross

Chapel Porth

Difficulty - Easy

The wildlife habitats of clifftop mine workings, maritime heathland and a wooded valley

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A high circuit of Carn Brea

Carn Brea

Difficulty - Medium

A circuit of a wild and rocky hill above the urban sprawl.

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Coast and river at Mawnan Smith

Mawnan Smith

Difficulty - Medium

A circular walk along the shores of Helford's famous yachting haven.

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A coastal walk at Porthallow

Porthallow

Difficulty - Medium

Get away from it all along the coast path and through peaceful fields at Porthallow.

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Coverack to Coventry

Coverack

Difficulty - Medium

An intriguing walk along the coast path leads inland to a remarkable sculpture garden.

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Godrevy Point to Navax Point

Godrevy Point

Difficulty - Easy

A stroll around Godrevy Point with views of the lighthouse that inspired Virginia Woolf.

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A waterside loop at The Loe

The Loe

Difficulty - Easy

A walk beside The Loe, a one-time river estuary turned into a seashore lake.

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Around St Ives

St Ives

Difficulty - Medium

A contrasting walk through the streets of St Ives and then along a rugged coast.

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On Trencrom Hill

Trencrom Hill

Difficulty - Easy

An Iron Age hilltop site with spectacular views.

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The Zennor coast

Zennor

Difficulty - Hard

A varied walk along a spectacular coast and through ancient field systems.

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Exploring history on Madron Moor

Madron

Difficulty - Easy

A journey through a haunting landscape of prehistoric antiquities and Victorian tin mines.

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Discovering historic Penzance

Penzance

Difficulty - Easy

A gentle stroll through a famous Cornish town.

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Lamorna Cove to Penzer Point

Lamorna Cove

Difficulty - Hard

Golden granite, green fields and the ever-changing sea create a rich palette of Cornish colours.

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St Just and Cape Cornwall

St Just

Difficulty - Hard

Through the St Just and Cape Cornwall Mining World Heritage Site