Walks around St Columb
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1.9 miles/3 km - Easy
Park Head and Pentire Steps
Park Head and Pentire Steps
1.9 miles/3 km - Easy
A circular walk on Park Head, used as one of the filming locations in the Poldark BBC TV series and with spectacular views over Bedruthan Steps and the Trescore Islands.
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4.3 miles/6.9 km - Easy
Mawgan Porth to St Mawgan
Mawgan Porth to St Mawgan
4.3 miles/6.9 km - Easy
A mostly circular walk from Mawgan Porth along the Vale of Lanherne, following the river Menalhyl to St Mawgan and returning past the 800-year-old cloistered Convent where the sanctuary light has been burning for hundreds of years.
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4 miles/6.4 km - Easy-moderate
Watergate Bay to Newquay (via bus)
Watergate Bay to Newquay (via bus)
4 miles/6.4 km - Easy-moderate
A one-way coastal walk, made circular via an initial bus journey, from Watergate Bay along the coast path to Newquay, passing the sea caves at Whipsiderry beach, the Iron Age hillfort on Trevelgue head and the beaches of Porth, Lusty Glaze and Tolcarne.
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5.8 miles/9.3 km - Easy-moderate
Castle-an-dinas and Menalhyl valley
Castle-an-dinas and Menalhyl valley
5.8 miles/9.3 km - Easy-moderate
A mostly circular walk from the Castle-an-dinas Iron Age hillfort with 360 degree views across Cornwall, then into the valley to the River Menalhyl, followed by wooded paths lined with primroses, bluebells and wild garlic, and lanes with vibrant wildflowers.
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6.6 miles/10.7 km - Easy-moderate
St Mawgan to St Columb Major
St Mawgan to St Columb Major
6.6 miles/10.7 km - Easy-moderate
A circular walk along the Vale of Lanherne to the mediaeval market town of St Columb Major, where Cornish Hurling is still played, through the broadleaf woodland of the Carnanton Estate along the River Menalhyl, returning to the riverside pub, church and convent at St Mawgan.
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4.5 miles/7.3 km - Moderate
Bedruthan Steps
Bedruthan Steps
4.5 miles/7.3 km - Moderate
A circular walk with spectacular views of the rock stacks at Bedruthan Steps, about which the myth of a giant's stepping stones was concocted for the amusement of Victorian tourists flocking to Padstow and Newquay on the new railway.
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4.5 miles/7.2 km - Moderate
Porth Reservoir and Colan church
Porth Reservoir and Colan church
4.5 miles/7.2 km - Moderate
A circular walk through the wildlife reserve around the reservoir lake, past crumbling ruins of Fir Hill Manor and via farmland, a mill and wooded vales that were also once part of the great estate.
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6.1 miles/9.9 km - Moderate
St Wenn to Withiel
St Wenn to Withiel
6.1 miles/9.9 km - Moderate
A circular walk from St Wenn in the upper reaches of the Ruthern Valley, through Rosenannon woods and along the Saints' Way pilgrimage route to the mediaeval church at Withiel, where the Rector shut down The Pig and Whistle for being an ungodly establishment.
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6.2 miles/10 km - Moderate
Bedruthan Steps to Porthcothan
Bedruthan Steps to Porthcothan
6.2 miles/10 km - Moderate
A circular walk featuring some of the most spectacular scenery of the North Cornish coast including the rock stacks of Bedruthan Steps, the azure lagoon of the Trescore Islands and the sheltered golden sandy beach at Porthcothan.
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For a walk starting from St Columb Major there is a circular walk from St Columb Major to St Mawgan. There is another circular walk at the other end of the Vale of Lanherne from Mawgan Porth to St Mawgan. Coastal walks nearby include circular walks from Watergate to Porth and at Bedruthan Steps and a one-way walk from Watergate Bay to Newquay using the bus to make the route circular. Other circular walks nearby include one at Porth Reservoir and at Castle-an-Dinas.