App-guided walk: Budock Water and the Lakes

Budock Water and the Lakes

A walk from what was once the parish church for Falmouth to the lakes in a river valley which the Celtic people described as secluded and where Argal Mill lies somewhere beneath the water in a Cornish version of Atlantis. 6.5 miles - Easy-moderate.

Argal Lake

1. Install the iWalk Cornwall app on your phone/tablet

Either search the App Store/Google Play for "iwalk cornwall" or use the links above.

2. Scan with the app to navigate directly to this walk

Scan the big code above using the QR scanner on the home screen of the iWalk Cornwall app to jump directly to this walk.

2. Open the walk in the app

or open the walk in the app

3. Buy the walk through the app

Phone showing walk for purchase
Once you have located the walk in the app, you can buy the walk from there which includes everything listed here.
Phone showing Google navigation to start of walk
The app will direct you to the start of the walk via satnav (including Google Maps, Apple Maps and Waze).
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The app guides you around the walk using GPS, removing any worries about getting lost.
Phone showing walk directions page in the iWalk Cornwall app
The walk route is described with detailed, regularly-updated, hand-written directions.
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Each time there is a new direction to follow, the app will beep to remind you, and will warn you if you go off-route.
Phone showing walk map page in the iWalk Cornwall app
A map shows the route, where you are at all times and even which way you are facing.
Phone showing facts section in iWalk Cornwall app
Each walk is packed with information about the history and nature along the route, from over a decade of research than spans more than 3,000 topics.
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Once a walk is downloaded, the app doesn't need a phone or wifi signal during the walk - it will work fine entirely offline.
Phone showing walk stats in the iWalk Cornwall app
The app counts down distance to the next direction and estimates time remaining based on your personal walking speed. It also keeps an eye on phone battery and daylight.
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We continually keep the directions updated for changes to the paths/landmarks - the price of the walk includes free updates so if you do a walk again it will still be accurate.