The Clowance Estate, with the carved tree, then following country tracks

Starting at Crowan Church >>>

(S/E) Heading in a northwesterly direction towards the corner of the parking area, go over the stile and follow the trail, crossing a disused rail line, through fields to the hedge and stile onto the main road, B3303. Care when stepping over the stile onto the road, mind the traffic.

(1) Cross the road, through the main entrance to the Clowance Estate (A) (it is a designated footpath).Continue down the drive, passing some holiday lodges.
As the view opens up past the trees, the old Country Estate house is up to the right. On the left, with the trees replaced with grass and views down to the lake.

(2) Continue through the Estate, along the ride, in the northwesterly direction, crossing farm tracks to the Lodge Houses.

(3) Crossing the main road, B3280, and following the lane opposite in a northerly direction. Turning right and continuing along the track until reaching the B3303.

(4) Crossing the main B3303 road again, turn right, then left, along the lane toward Gernick.

(5) At the farm, turn right and south. The route will now go through farm fields. Follow the designated route, past Trethannas farm, crossing the B3280 road again, and continue on the designated route south. The route will again be through some fields, before joining an access track, and continue in the south-easterly direction. Approaching Tremayne, the church tower of Crowan will come into view. Leaving the track near the farm buildings, heading towards the trees, over the stile, and into the graveyard, which will lead back to the start (S/E).

Before the walk

1. Ensure the walk matches your needs, skills, and abilities
2. Check the weather forecast
3. Be prepared with suitable clothing and footwear.
4. Personal medication
5. Consider something to eat, and always keep hydrated; take a drink.
6. Use the Visorando app, download the walk to your mobile. Consider a battery backup and or a printed route.
7. Let someone know where you are. The app has a share route function, ‘Share my Location’.

• Parking: Vehicle parking - There is parking, adjacent to the church, leading to the graveyard, and at the front of the church, also.
• Timing: The estimated time allows for extra time, when appropriate, for exploration and personal pace.
• The Route: The route has been assigned "Easy" due to reasonable footpaths and the distance; there is a section across fields.
• Accessibility: There are stiles and gates. The section across the fields can get wet underfoot
• Handrail: Is a linear feature that has been identified as a road, wall, etc

Start: This walk's starting point, adjacent to Crowan Church - W3W >>>

During the walk

• The Route: Where applicable, keep to the defined paths
• Follow the Highway and Country Codes: The Countryside: Respect its inhabitants, and other Countryside users
• Leave no trace: leave only footprints, but take away great memories
• Farmland: Leave gates as found. Be mindful around farms, be cautious of farm animals, and go around, not through, herds or flocks. Keep off the field where crops are growing, stay on the path. Farmers do have special powers regarding dogs worrying, even on open-access land.
• Dogs: Keep under control, and bag it and bin it, don't sling it.
• Self-care: Know your own limitations; walking is an adventure and can involve risks. Be responsible and know when to turn back, rather than get into difficulties
• First Aid: Treat blisters before they occur,

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Along the route

• Crowan Church: 15th-century church, with parts dating back to the 11th century.
• The old railway line was the southernmost branch line in the UK, 8.5 miles long from Helston to Gwinear

(A) Clowance Estate: Was once a stately home for the gentry at the time. Then, during World War II, it became a location where American soldiers were billeted before the D-Day landings. In the wooded area, near the lake, is a beech tree with a carving into its bark of a Native American Indian, carved by one of the soldiers. It was found that the troops were from the 134th Nebraska National Guard, hence the carving

(2) On the left, with the trees replaced with grass and views down to the lake, handrail the treeline on the left, off the app. Near to the lake is a small opening in the trees which leads to The Tree. There is a plaque next to the tree explaining its past.

Nearby

Praze-an-Beeb; a place name meaning 'meadow on the river Beeb.'