Circular walks beside the River Cober
![the River Cober, Cornwall](/images/photos/mini-thumbnail/cober_stepping_stones.jpg)
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2.9 miles/4.7 km - Easy
Helston
Helston
2.9 miles/4.7 km - Easy
A circular walk at Helston along the wooded valley of the River Cober and through the town via the church.
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3.3 miles/5.3 km - Easy-moderate
Penrose to the Loe Bar
Penrose to the Loe Bar
3.3 miles/5.3 km - Easy-moderate
A circular walk alongside the Loe Pool to the Loe Bar and back via the farm on the hill spur, which in Cornish gave the name to the Penrose Estate.
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about 5.1 miles/8.3 km - Easy-moderate
Helston and Cober Valley
Helston and Cober Valley
about 5.1 miles/8.3 km - Easy-moderate
A circular walk from Helston along the Cober Valley to the granite quarries at Coverack Bridges, where the viaduct of the Helston Railway can still be seen spanning the valley.
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6 miles/9.6 km - Easy-moderate
Penrose and Porthleven
Penrose and Porthleven
6 miles/9.6 km - Easy-moderate
A circular walk through the woodland alongside the Loe to the most southerly port on the British mainland, famous for its huge storm waves.
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6.2 miles/10 km - Easy-moderate
The Loe
The Loe
6.2 miles/10 km - Easy-moderate
A circular walk around the Loe Pool, the largest natural freshwater lake in Cornwall, and along the Loe Bar, one of Cornwall's most treacherous beaches on which 100 of those onboard the HMS Anson drowned metres from the shore, motivating the invention of the rocket lifesaving apparatus that saved thousands of lives.
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