Following the coast path to Gunwalloe, Chyanvounder, and Church Cove

A circular walk that could be started at either Church Cove or perhaps Chyanvounder, where there is a country inn offering good pub grub. As this is a circular, there is the option to start at (2). But would suggest the route as plotted.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 5.04 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 1h 45 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 118 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 114 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 57 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 4 m

Description of the walk

  • Start at the National Trust car park W3W >>>

(S/E) From the parking area, head south towards the nearby cove, with a chance to see the church in the cove, then head northwards along the coastal path, keeping to the path until Gunwalloe.

(1) Head northeast up the lane to the bus stop and road junction. See the mural in the bus stop.

(2) Turn right and south past the Public House (B), and continue along the lane in a southerly direction.

(3) The lane runs parallel with the coastal path. Option: to rejoin the coast path south and back to (S) along the coast path. Otherwise, continue down the lane to (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 9 m - National Trust Car Park
  2. 1 : km 2.98 - alt. 14 m - Turn right to leave the coastal path
  3. 2 : km 3.25 - alt. 36 m - Road Junction
  4. 3 : km 3.82 - alt. 53 m - Country Lane and Path
  5. S/E : km 5.04 - alt. 9 m - National Trust Car Park

Notes

Before the walk

  1. Check the weather forecast
  2. Be prepared with suitable clothing and footwear.
  3. Personal medication
  4. Always keep hydrated; take a drink.
  5. Use the Visorando app, download the walk to your mobile.
  • Parking: Vehicle parking - National Trust car park
  • Timing: The time taken is estimated, to allow extra time, when appropriate, for exploring and personal pace.
  • Accessibility: one of the more forgiving sections of the Coast path, the route has been assigned "Easy" due to a reasonable footpath and the distance.
  • Facilities: The local Public House.
  • Option: This is a circular route that can be walked either way, or starting from (2)

Start: This walk's starting point, by Church Cove - W3W >>>

During the walk

  • The Route: Where applicable, keep to the defined footpaths
  • The Countryside: Respect its inhabitants, and other Countryside users
  • Leave no trace: leave only footprints, but take away great memories
  • Dogs: Keep under control, and bag it and bin it, don't sling it.
  • Follow the Highway Code

After the walk

  • When and where possible, support the local economy
  • Feedback: Please leave your thoughts

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Worth a visit

During the walk

  • Church Cove - with the beach featured in one of the Poldark series
  • Hazephon House Ampitheatre
  • (B) Halzephon Public House - A building steeped in the history of local shipwrecks, and the wall between the Lounge and Fisherman's Bar is 2.5m thick, containing a secret tunnel which led to a nearby monastery >>>>.

Nearby

  • The Loe Bar - Results of the longshore drift >>>>
  • Mullion Cove
  • The Lizard Point - Most Southerly point of the United Kingdom

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