iWalk Cornwall

This is a circular walk near Newquay of just over 5 miles with some moderately steep sections, starting and ending at the Porth Reservoir car park. View Walk The walk follows the Nature Trail along the edge of Porth Reservoir, passing two bird hides. The reservoir was built in the 1960s so has had half a century to naturalise and for the carp and pike within it to grow massive (anglers travel from all over the country to try their luck). The route then climbs from the reservoir along a woodland path to reach a track which was once the main driveway through the Nanswhyden estate of the Hoblyn family. The walk passes the ruins of the once stately Nanswhyden House and Fir Hill Manor which fell into ruin when its heir never claimed it. The route follows lanes to Colan church, which was restored by the Hoblyns, and Nanswhyden Farm via the ford at Trengoose. The route then circles the valley, with excellent views over the lake, before descending via the mill at Melancoose to comple

This is a circular walk from Perranporth of just over 5 miles starting and ending at the beach car park. View Walk There are a few small climbs, but nothing too long or steep, so we’ve graded this one easy-moderate. The route follows the coast path around Droskyn Point to Shag Rock where a pair of blowholes billow jets of spray at mid tide. The route continues along the coast to Cligga Head where there are remains of Nobel's explosives works. The women who used to work here had to wear special clothes and shoes to reduce the risk of creating a spark. The manufacturing plants were each surrounded by earth banks, so if one did detonate, a chain reaction might be prevented from detonating all the other buildings. From here, the path crosses the mineral lodes where the rocks resemble the orange landscape of Mars. As well as iron, the ores here include tin, copper, tungsten and silver. The route then passes the rugged cliffs of Hanover Cove, named after the vessel that was

This is a circular walk of just over 3 miles with some moderately steep sections, starting and ending at the St Neot village car park, near the pub. View Walk The route follows the St Neot river through meadows and along the edge of woods into the Loveny Valley. The walk joins a quarry trail and climbs through the woods to follow the contour of the valley, passing an auditorium-like bowl quarried out of the slate. The quarry path descends to meet the River Loveny and follows this to Carnglaze Caverns, where quarrying has created underground caverns which were used to store the Royal Navy's Rum in the Second World War but are now open to the public (which definitely wouldn't have been the case in WW2!). From here, the route follows lanes through the woods and out of the valley to reach Woodlands Farm. The return route is through fields with views over St Neot, passing St Neot's mediaeval church, Town Mill and close to the Holy Well. The walk is available as a guided

This is a circular walk at St Agnes of just over 3 miles with some moderately steep sections on the main route (plus some optional steep diversions), starting and ending at Trevaunance Cove. View Walk From the cove, the route climbs through Downquay Gardens which was until quite recently an area of wasteland donated to the village and transformed by volunteers. Above the gardens it joins the coast path and follows this over the headland to Trevellas Porth. Here the route turns inland passing the engine houses to reach Blue Hill Tin where tin is still produced using traditional methods such as waterwheels from ore washed up on Trevellas Porth. The walk then follows the stream up Trevellas Coombe which in Victorian times was an industrial hub for mineral processing but has since been reclaimed by nature. The route then follows tracks, footpaths and lanes to join Water Lane and follow this along the stream to the Peterville Arms. From here, it follows a footpath through the woods