Circular walks in Bodmin Moor AONB
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2.7 miles/4.4 km - Easy-moderate
Blisland to Lavethan Wood
Blisland to Lavethan Wood
2.7 miles/4.4 km - Easy-moderate
A short circular walk from the village of Blisland through the churchyard, two stretches of the Woodland Trust reserve of Lavethan Wood and land which was once the estates of Lavethan and Barlandew manors.
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5.5 miles/8.8 km - Easy-moderate
Altarnun and West Moor
Altarnun and West Moor
5.5 miles/8.8 km - Easy-moderate
A walk from Altarnun across the downs and out onto the open moor where the relics of mediaeval tin workings and prehistoric roundhouses can still be seen
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6.1 miles/9.8 km - Easy-moderate
Golitha Falls and Siblyback Lake
Golitha Falls and Siblyback Lake
6.1 miles/9.8 km - Easy-moderate
A circular walk through the Golitha Falls National Nature Reserve along ancient rights of way to pass around Siblyback Lake, where the remains of a mediaeval field system rise from the water when reservoir levels fall.
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7.3 miles/11.7 km - Easy-moderate
Golitha Falls to Trethevy Quoit
Golitha Falls to Trethevy Quoit
7.3 miles/11.7 km - Easy-moderate
A circular walk through the Golitha Falls National Nature Reserve, to King Doniert's Stone - a memorial to the last King of Cornwall, and the prehistoric tomb of Trethevy Quoit, returning via St Cleer where the holy well is reputed to cure madness.
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3.8 miles/6.8 km - Moderate
Minions and the Cheesewring
Minions and the Cheesewring
3.8 miles/6.8 km - Moderate
A circular walk around the iconic landmarks at Minions, including The Hurlers stone circles, The Cheesewring and the engine houses of the South Phoenix Mine.
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4 miles/6.5 km - Moderate
Bowithick to Buttern Hill
Bowithick to Buttern Hill
4 miles/6.5 km - Moderate
A circular walk over the northern tip of Bodmin Moor to the prehistoric burial chamber at the top of Buttern Hill and source of the River Fowey, returning via farm tracks and country lanes to the tributary streams of the River Inny.
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6.2 miles/10 km - Moderate
East Moor and Lynher Valleys
East Moor and Lynher Valleys
6.2 miles/10 km - Moderate
A circular walk in one of the less well-known areas of Bodmin Moor to the summit of Fox Tor and through the prehistoric remains which date from the Bronze Age and Neolithic times.
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3.7 miles/5.9 km - Moderate-strenuous
North Hill to Hawks Tor
North Hill to Hawks Tor
3.7 miles/5.9 km - Moderate-strenuous
A circular walk along prehistoric trade routes in the Lynher valley from the village of North Hill where the granite was quarried to build Westminster Bridge.
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4.3 miles/6.9 km - Moderate-strenuous
Blisland and Pendrift Downs
Blisland and Pendrift Downs
4.3 miles/6.9 km - Moderate-strenuous
A circular walk from Blisland through the De Lank granite quarry, used for many famous buildings including the Royal Opera House, between the moss-covered boulders and trees of the De Lank river valley and across the Pendrift Downs, passing Jubilee Rock - a huge granite boulder, decorated with carvings.
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5.2 miles/8.4 km - Moderate-strenuous
Rough Tor and Brown Willy
Rough Tor and Brown Willy
5.2 miles/8.4 km - Moderate-strenuous
A mostly circular walk to Cornwall's two highest tors, passing prehistoric remains including the holy well, summit cairns and settlements.
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