Giant's Quoit and Pendarves Wood

After very prolonged heavy rain, the bridleway crossing the river on the loop into Pendarves Woods can be too deep to cross safely but the rest of the route can still be done as a circular walk.

A walk from a tiny village designed by Victorians, through ancient woodland that was once part of the Pendarves Estate to the prehistoric tomb that, despite two collapses over the centuries, is once again standing.

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The app guides you around the walk using GPS, removing any worries about getting lost.

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The walk route is described with detailed, regularly-updated, hand-written directions.

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.

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A map shows the route, where you are at all times and even which way you are facing.

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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 wifi or a phone signal during the walk.

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The app counts down distance to the next direction and estimates time remaining based on your personal walking speed.

We keep the directions continually updated for changes to the paths/landmarks - the price for a walk includes ongoing free updates.

either as a GPS-guided walk with our app (£3.29) or a PDF of directions (£2.79) Example of directions

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Highlights

Carwynnen Quoit aka Giant's Quoit
Bluebells in Stennack woods
Treslothan church with Victorian mausoleum
Bluebells and rhododendron flowers in Pendarves Woods in early spring

Considerations

Need to duck under a wooden pole (around 3ft above the ground) when exiting the fields.
The stream crossing to Pendarves Wood is across uneven stepping-stones without any hand-holds. A walking pole may help with balancing. Alternatively, the stream is normally shallow enough to walk through in wellies.

Dogs

Cornwall Wildlife Trust request that dogs are kept under effective control in the Pendarves Wood Nature Reserve. A short lead is likely to be most effective for keeping them to the paths and away from wildlife in the undergrowth including wild garlic which is poisonous to dogs. There are 4 wooden stiles on the route. Most medium dogs should be able to squeeze under 3 of these which large dogs may need helping through. The 4th stile is over the top of a stone coffin stile so the space below is reduced - medium dogs may need helping through the middle and very large dogs may need to go over.

The walk is available through the iWalk Cornwall app for Apple and Android for £3.29 which each include everything listed here.

This removes worries about getting lost by tracking you using GPS, reminding you when you need to follow the next direction and warning you if you wander off the route.

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Vital statistics

OS Explorer: 104
Distance: 4.4 miles/7 km
Steepness grade: Easy-moderate
Recommended footwear: waterproof walking boots. Wellies after prolonged wet weather

Location

Points of interest

Links for this walk

More about Carwynnen Quoit
Ghost of Tryphena Pendarves
Short URL: https://iwkc.co.uk/w/314

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