Colan walks

This short circular walk explores this beautiful headland, an Iron Age promontory rock with 360° viewpoint between Porth Beach and Watergate Beach.

This circular walk from Newquay explores the Coastal path leading to these two headlands with beautiful views towards Newquay Bay, the famous Fistral Beach and Crantock Beach.

This circular walk provides a good way to discover Crantock Beach, the Gannel estuary wildlife and a few paths inland. However, be careful, the entire loop can be walked only at low tide because you need to walk the Gannel Estuary for almost one mile! At high tide, you can walk the small loop named "Crantock Beach and Penpol Creek from Crantock" if you want.

This nice circular walk is an alternative and shorter loop at high tide when it is impossible to walk along the Gannel Estuary. During this alternative path, you will discover Crantock Beach, the coastal path along the estuary and Penpol Creek before you go back using paths across fields.

This circular walk using the famous section of the South West Coast path next to Bedruthan Steps explores as well a beautiful arch rock next to Hight Cove and Porth Mear before you go back using quiet paths in the valley which leads to Pentire Farm.

This pretty long circular walk from Cubert village goes inland following a stream next to Penhale Dunes and continues exploring a section of the coastal path along beautiful beaches including Holywell Beach and Poly Joke Beach. You will admire as well the Gannel Estuary and Pentire Point East from Pentire Point West. The return route uses Cubert Commons paths and tracks.

St. Piran is the patron saint of tin miners and Cornwall. A walk into the dunes to where St. Piran landed and built an oratory, and later a church. The walk-in, to be fair, could be seen as a little featureless, making the way through the dunes. Looking deeper, and in the eyes of the beholder, there can be plenty to discover, from the flora and fauna to the historic facts relating to the dunes. To find such historic remains in the middle of the dunes poses many questions, but simple to explain.

This small circular walk along the cliff leads to Cligga Head with beautiful views at sunset. The return path uses a balcony path which goes past next to remains of mine.

This easy circular walk leading to Dinnas and Trevose Heads provides a way to discover this beautiful section of the coastal path including Booby's Bay, Stinking Cove and Mother Ivey's Bay.

This easy circular walk close to Truro uses mainly tracks and large paths in beautiful woodlands.

This short walk close to Lellizzick offers great views towards the mouth of the River Camel and Pentire Point. You will also reach beautiful coves and cliff holes including Harbour Cove, Butter and Pepper holes.

This short and easy walk from Trebetherick explores the beautiful coast next to the River Camel estuary leading to Brea Hill viewpoint. You finally go back to the village exploring the lovely St Enodoc Church on your way.

A short walk leading from Boscawen Park, following a designated footpath through field and wooded area, leading to a track and country road. Descending into the estuarial hamlet of Maplas, following the river upstream to the start

A loop walk around St Agnes, taking in the Beacon, the small town of St Agnes, and Trevaunance Cove, following a section of the South West Coast Path, many artifacts of the mining past, and St Agnes Head. The walk offers a variety of tracks, roads, and coast paths with some impressive views (weather permitting). Along the route, there are many information boards to learn about the past. The time taken is dependent on pace and time exploring.

This beautiful walk explores Chapel Porth, Wheal Coates and Trevaunance Cove walking along a section of the South West Coast path. You will discover St Agnes Beacon viewpoint and St Agnes village as well!

This beautiful walk provides a good way to discover Pentire headland following mainly the coastal path. On the way, you will discover beautiful points and coves with great views, especially at sunset !

A section of the Southwest Coast Path to the old mine workings of Wheal Charlotte, with views looking over Chapel Porth in the valley below. Looking further up the coast to more disused mine workings, perched on the edge of the cliff side. On low spring tides, the remains of a shipwreck can be seen. The walk then leads inland to near Towan Cross, where a small detour leads to a country public house.

This walk takes you around, the Mount Hawke area. Take in some of the old mines worked areas, possibly walking along some of the many miner's tracks. Pass by some of the older parts of Mount Hawke and return down the valley passing the Cloutie Well.

A loop walk around some interesting 'place names' like Come-to-Good, Playing Place, Porthkea, and Penelewey, with some interesting finds. The route is mainly on usually quiet country lanes, although walking along country lanes, there is still plenty to see.

The walk starts in a car park near the Travelodge, a small parking area nearest the main road, there are no parking restrictions (at the time of writing). The walk follows designated footpaths, country roads, and crosses a main road. The walk has been rated as 'Moderate' due to the walk back up the hill to finish. Timing is only a guide, and time should added for height gain, and exploring the area.

This very short walk offers some wonderful views of Port Quin and Doyden Castle.

This short circular walk provides a good way to visit the famous fishing villages, Port Isaac and Port Gaverne using the coastal path, typical lanes in Port Isaac and paths inland during the return way.

The walking trail starts in nearby Redruth, known as the Tolgus Trail. This section starts in the Cornwall Gold car park. The trail follows an old mining stream down the valley before meeting up with an old mining tramway, which in its day went from Portreath to Devoran on the south coast. The old mining works, now a visitor attraction, features exhibitions of mining history, other attractions, and a café.

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.

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!

Starting at the top of Lanner Hill by the water tank, and walking along an old miner's tracks towards Gwennap Pit, an open-air chapel. Before following a route back along country lane and tracks to Lanner.

A loop walk, starting at the water tank on Lanner Hill, then walking past Carn Marth open-air theatre, Figgy Dowdy's Well, and up to Carn Marth with the far-reaching views of the North and South Coast of the County. The route gives an option to shorten the route if required.

Starting at the water tank, on Lanner Hill, then walking past Carn Marth open-air theatre, Figgy Dowdy's Well, and up to Carn Marth with the far-reaching views of the North and South Coast of the county. The route then follows designated footpaths down to Carharrack, following a road back to Lanner and then climbing back up the valley to the disused rail track, returning to the start. This walk could be completed in two sections (S) to (4), catch a convenient bus back towards Redruth, and the bus stop at the top of the hill. The second leg (E) on a reverse path to (4), again catching the bus, as above. The time taken will depend on the pace and time spent exploring the area This is a moderate walk due to the climb up from the Lanner valley, so late in the walk.

This walk starts just off a main public transport route, enabling walkers who use Public Transport the opportunity to discover new places. A walk from Illogan Highway along some old mining trails, passing some old mine workings. With many places to explore and see. Alternative route options are possible. See the 'Description.'

A circular walk takes you to some of Cornwall's mining heritage. This route uses permissible cycle tracks and public highways.

From the well-published Great Flat Lode Trail, with the whole area having a history of mining for tin and copper, it is perhaps no surprise that there are many routes across the whole area, where perhaps the miners used to get from their homes to the mines where they worked. It's when walking on such paths, one can only wonder about the hard work and hours they toiled. That is where we now see green fields where once was a patchwork of mining activities. This walk passes through some hamlets where perhaps the miners lived.