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Walking
The Cornish Riviera offers some splendid inland and coastal walks with
walks rated between 'Easy' and 'Moderate to Strenuous'. Whilst some
walks are well signposted and simple to follow, an Explorer Ordnance
Survey map is extremely helpful and, in some cases, an essential item to
keep with you.
You can walk along the Pentewan Valley Trail
from St Austell down to the coast at Pentewan village and beach and then
continue along the south west coast path to Mevagissey or take the
route up to Heligan and down to Mevagissey. The south west coast path
offers miles of scenic walks along the Cornish coast. For more
information visit the South West Coast Path Association
website.
The Clay Trails lead north west up
the valley from St Austell towards the China Clay Country Park at Wheal
Martyn and continue over the China Clay area with view points on the way
to Trethurgy and the Eden Project.
The Saints' Way
Trail crosses mid-Cornwall from Padstow to Fowey, in total a
distance of approximately 30 miles / 48 Km. The trail follows a
wonderfully varied course through valleys, woodlands, pastures, moors
and villages. You'll see some of the most varied and beautiful scenery
Cornwall, inhabited by countless species of flora &
fauna. The surrounding countryside is dotted with rolling
pastures of ancient farmland, prehistoric remains, ancient bridges, old
tracks, quaint churches and pretty riverside
villages.
On the southern section, the
Saints' Way Trail divides to take a route through the Fowey
valley or Tywardreath. Around the Luxulyan and Fowey area,
there are also several circular walk routes that can be devised by using
the Trail and associated footpaths. See the Ordnance Survey map
No.107
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