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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 8.13 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 2h 35 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 81 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 80 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 77 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 23 m
  • ⚐
    District: St. Austell 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 50.336781° / W 4.798213°
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Description

Start the plot by indicating the starting point. If you know the exact car parking situation, please explain how to park.
If we can access the starting point with public transports, please explain the lines to use and share any useful informations.

(S) From here, describe the instructions to follow from the starting point.

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The plot has to end by the location where the walk finishes. If it is a loop please write (S/E) at the end of the description. If it is a one way route write (E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 38 m - Start on West Hill
  2. 2 : km 0.1 - alt. 40 m - Keep left onto West Hill
  3. 3 : km 0.25 - alt. 57 m - Turn left onto Trinity Street
  4. 4 : km 0.27 - alt. 59 m - Turn sharp right onto Truro Road, B3274
  5. 5 : km 0.31 - alt. 61 m - Keep right onto Fore Street
  6. 6 : km 0.46 - alt. 63 m - Turn right onto Vicarage Hill
  7. 7 : km 0.49 - alt. 59 m - Turn slight left onto Vicarage Hill
  8. 8 : km 0.51 - alt. 58 m - Turn left onto Victoria Place
  9. 9 : km 0.55 - alt. 61 m - Turn right onto Church Street
  10. 10 : km 0.6 - alt. 63 m - Turn right
  11. 11 : km 0.62 - alt. 62 m - Turn left
  12. 12 : km 0.71 - alt. 69 m - Keep right onto Albert Road
  13. 13 : km 0.95 - alt. 76 m - Turn right onto Eastbourne Road
  14. 14 : km 0.96 - alt. 75 m - Turn left onto Eastbourne Road
  15. 15 : km 1.01 - alt. 74 m - Turn right onto Eastbourne Road
  16. 16 : km 1.93 - alt. 56 m - Turn right onto Tregorrick Road
  17. 17 : km 1.94 - alt. 56 m - Turn right
  18. 18 : km 2.47 - alt. 55 m - Keep right
  19. 19 : km 2.66 - alt. 53 m - Turn right
  20. 20 : km 3.06 - alt. 43 m - Turn sharp left
  21. 21 : km 3.06 - alt. 43 m - Turn left
  22. 22 : km 3.75 - alt. 54 m - Turn right
  23. 23 : km 4.2 - alt. 24 m - Turn right
  24. 24 : km 4.25 - alt. 23 m - Turn sharp left onto Pentewan Valley Trail
  25. 25 : km 4.36 - alt. 23 m - Turn slight left
  26. 26 : km 4.59 - alt. 24 m - Keep left
  27. 27 : km 4.6 - alt. 24 m - Turn sharp left onto Pentewan Road, B3273
  28. 28 : km 5.21 - alt. 29 m - Turn left onto Sawles Road
  29. 29 : km 5.3 - alt. 29 m - Turn slight left
  30. 30 : km 5.59 - alt. 29 m - Turn slight right onto Sawles Road
  31. 31 : km 5.67 - alt. 29 m - Turn left onto Pentewan Road, B3273
  32. 32 : km 6.06 - alt. 34 m - At roundabout, take exit 2
  33. 33 : km 6.33 - alt. 37 m - Turn left onto Dithmarschen Way
  34. 34 : km 6.39 - alt. 38 m - Turn sharp left
  35. 35 : km 6.44 - alt. 35 m - Turn slight right
  36. 36 : km 6.45 - alt. 35 m - Turn right
  37. 37 : km 6.48 - alt. 37 m - Turn left
  38. 38 : km 6.59 - alt. 37 m - Turn right
  39. 39 : km 6.62 - alt. 35 m - Turn left
  40. 40 : km 6.62 - alt. 35 m - Turn slight left
  41. 41 : km 6.68 - alt. 38 m - Turn sharp right onto Dithmarschen Way
  42. 42 : km 6.74 - alt. 37 m - Turn right onto Penwinnick Road, A390
  43. 43 : km 6.96 - alt. 34 m - Keep right
  44. 44 : km 7 - alt. 34 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Pentewan Road, B3273
  45. 45 : km 7.49 - alt. 34 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Trewhiddle Road
  46. 46 : km 7.51 - alt. 34 m - At roundabout, take exit 1
  47. 47 : km 7.73 - alt. 35 m - Turn sharp left onto Pondhu Road
  48. 48 : km 7.84 - alt. 36 m - Keep right onto Pondhu Road
  49. 49 : km 8.03 - alt. 38 m - Turn left onto West Bridge (Historic), B3274
  50. 50 : km 8.1 - alt. 39 m - Turn sharp left onto Bridge Road
  51. S/E : km 8.12 - alt. 39 m

Useful Information

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Walking Luxulyan Heritage site

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Walking Gribbin Head

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Walking Fowey, St Catherine's Point and Coombe Haven

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↔6.73 km ↗+157 m ↘-163 m ◔2h 20 ▲Easy
⚑Departure from Fowey (Cornwall)

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Walking The Dodman, Gorran Haven and Portmellon from Penare

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The Dodman, Gorran Haven and Portmellon from Penare
↔14.85 km ↗+306 m ↘-305 m ◔5h 05 ▲Moderate
⚑Departure from St. Goran (Cornwall)

This pretty long walk provides a way to discover the South West Coast path in this wild and protected area including Dodman, Maenease and Chapel Points. During this walk, you will visit as well two lovely villages, Gorran Haven and Portmellon.

Walking To Dodman Point and down to Hemmick beach

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↔4.60 km ↗+110 m ↘-110 m ◔1h 40 ▲Easy
⚑Departure from St. Goran (Cornwall)

Not shown on the OS maps, the National Trust who own the land have created this Straightforward, easy, circular walk around Dodman Point. We followed up that circuit with a walk down to Hemmick Beach and back. A steep walk but perfectly doable! A bonus was the car park, National Trust owned so no charges there!

Walking Hall from Bodinnick

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Hall from Bodinnick
↔3.91 km ↗+99 m ↘-111 m ◔1h 25 ▲Easy
⚑Departure from Lanteglos (Cornwall)

This easy circular walk from Bodinnick partly using the famous Hall walk provides a way to enjoy beautiful viewpoints over Fowey, Polruan and the estuary. You can discover as well the ferry terminal in use since the 13th century and Hall chapel in ruins.

Walking Ethy woods from Lerryn

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Ethy woods from Lerryn
↔7.89 km ↗+125 m ↘-122 m ◔2h 35 ▲Easy
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This easy, well-marked route (but many stiles) follows open fields ways, paths and tracks in Ethy woods (National Trust) and along the lovely River Lerryn. You can discover St Winnow Church as well during this walk. Be careful, this walk is better at low tide because the footpath along St Winnow Church and the river can be partly submerged.

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