St. Allen walks

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

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 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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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 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 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 short circular walk provides a way to discover pleasant woods around Trelissick Garden including Lamouth Creek and nice viewpoints over the Fal River.

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.

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

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.

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.

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 circular walk in the Mylor Bridge area that leads out to Mylor Churchtown. Walking mainly on country lanes, with a section down through a wooded valley, which in the spring is full of bluebells. Walking through the churchyard, and seeing the magnificent old yew tree and the memorial of HMS Ganges, before ending up at the marina. The route then follows Mylor Creek back to the start.

This is a circular walk between two public houses, each offering its own historical charm. Leaving the small village of Mylor Bridge and walking out to Weir Point before following the estuary up to Restronguet Passage, where there is the Pandora Inn, a 13th-century thatched public house, a convenient place to stop, and enjoy the surroundings, before heading inland and the Lemon Inn. This circular walk sounds like a pub crawl, but it is a really nice walk, with many interesting finds.

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 pleasant circular walk leading to Nare Head uses mainly the South Coast path. You will enjoy a beautiful viewpoint over Gerrans Bay and learn more about World War bunkers in this area.

This short walk is the perfect way to discover the very famous St just's church (13th century), incredible gardens and surroundings hills offering viewpoints over the River Fal estuary.

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.'

This very short walk mainly along the coastal path offers the opportunity to discover Porloe, a lovely Cornish fishing village.

A loop walk, starting at the free car park by Stithians Dam. There is an option to start along the main road to Stithians, between (4) and (5), a bus route through Stithians. The route follows made-up roads, country tracks, and designated footpaths, there are stiles, narrow gates and the need to climb over hedge steps.

This walk starts and finishes at Stithians Dam car park, Cornwall UK, taking in the countryside around the small Cornish village of Stithians. You will be walking on track and country lanes. However, as this is a circular route, could be started at any point, where access is permissible.

The walk starts in a free car park (with height restrictions) and follows some of the Great Flat Lode Trail, into Churchtown and Carn Brea Village. The route then leads back onto the Flat Lode Trail for a short period, then climbs up for the views on to the Carn, before descending down As this is a circular route, the choice of which way to go is yours; however, in my view, the route plot offers the best way. I have listed this route as Moderate purely due to the number of obstacles to overcome.

A circular route around Stithians Reservoir. For the purpose of this walk and description, the route is aligned in an anti-clockwise direction.