Walking BritainCornwall WalksWalking Routes & Hiking Trails
Find Cornwall walks from the list below which features the best walking routes in the area. Most are circular walks and are listed from the shortest and easiest to the longest more challenging routes.
| Walk | Description | Grade | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2205 | Newlyn - a village trail | easy | 1.00 |
| 2208 | Marazion - a town stroll | easy | 1.00 |
| 2206 | St. Ives - a town stroll | easy | 1.50 |
| 2207 | Penzance - a town stroll | easy | 1.50 |
| 2730★ | St Gennys & Castle Point from Crackington Haven | easy/mod | 3.00 |
| 1224★ | Men-an-tol & Ding Dong Mine from Bosullow | easy | 3.00 |
| 2010★ | Housel Bay & Bass Point from the Lizard | easy | 3.50 |
| 1808★ | Brown Willy, exploring Cornwall's highest Tors | easy/mod | 4.00 |
| 2462★ | The Rumps & Pentire Point | easy/mod | 4.00 |
| 2088★ | Rosemullion Head & Mawnan | easy | 4.00 |
| 3325★ | Chun Quoit & Carn Kenidjack | easy | 4.00 |
| 2354★ | Merry Maidens & Lamorna Cove | easy | 4.10 |
| 2001★ | Coverack & Lowland Point | easy/mod | 4.20 |
| 1031★ | Polruan & Lanteglos Church from Pencarrow | easy/mod | 4.25 |
| 2731★ | Cambeak & Crackington Haven | easy/mod | 4.30 |
| 2009★ | Gillan & Nare Point from Porthallow | easy | 4.70 |
| 2298★ | Porthgwarra & St Levan Circular | easy | 4.80 |
| 3589★ | Padstow from Little Petherick | easy | 5.00 |
| 1783★ | Gorran Haven & Dodman Point | easy/mod | 5.00 |
| 2294★ | St. Agnes to Porthtowan | easy/mod | 5.00 |
| 2247★ | Draynes Bridge & Siblyback Lake | easy/mod | 5.00 |
| 1996★ | Woodford & Hollygrove Wood from Duckpool | easy/mod | 5.10 |
| 1883★ | Advent Church from Harpur's Downs | easy | 5.20 |
| 2267★ | Godrevy Point & Hell's Mouth | easy/mod | 5.20 |
| 2690★ | Portscatho & Porthmellin Head | easy | 5.50 |
| 1223★ | Morvah to Zennor coast | moderate | 5.50 |
| 3606★ | Berry Down from St Neot | easy/mod | 5.60 |
| 3264★ | Port Quin & Port Isaac Circular | easy/mod | 5.70 |
| 2392★ | The Lizard Circular from Kynance Cove | easy/mod | 5.90 |
| 3755★ | Dizzard Point, Millook from Penhalt Cliff | moderate | 6.00 |
| 1226★ | Land's End & Sennen Cove from Porthcurno | moderate | 6.50 |
| 1961★ | Porthcothan to Watergate Bay | easy/mod | 6.80 |
| 2007★ | Helford Passage & Frenchman's Creek | easy/mod | 7.00 |
| 1027★ | Nare Head & Portloe from Veryan | moderate | 7.00 |
| 1225★ | Sennen Cove & Botallack from St Just | moderate | 7.50 |
| 1778★ | Maenporth and Helford Passage Circular | easy/mod | 8.00 |
| 1076★ | Dizzard Point & Crackington Haven from near Treskinnick Cross | moderate | 8.00 |
| 1032★ | Kynance Cove, Cadgwith & The Lizard | moderate | 8.00 |
| 1030★ | Fowey & Gribbin Head from Polkerris | moderate | 8.00 |
| 1028★ | Chun Quoit and Botallack from Carnyorth | moderate | 8.00 |
| 2614★ | St Loy's Cove & Logan Rock | moderate | 8.50 |
| 2342★ | Gribbin Head & Polkerris from Polruan | moderate | 8.50 |
| 1547★ | Trevose Head & Constantine Bay from Porthcothan | easy/mod | 8.50 |
| 1029★ | Tintagel to Boscastle | moderate | 9.00 |
| 2003★ | Cowlands, Coombe & Roundwood Quay from Trelissick | easy/mod | 9.00 |
| 1878★ | Poldhu Cove to Lizard Point | moderate | 9.50 |
| 3279★ | Tors of Bodmin Moor | moderate | 10.00 |
| 2464★ | Kentmere Valley Circular from Staveley | moderate | 10.00 |
| 1104★ | Newquay to Porthcothan coast path | moderate | 10.50 |
| 1081★ | Zennor & St Ives coast path | mod/hard | 11.00 |
| 1033★ | Dodman Point & Gorran Haven from Caerhays | mod/hard | 11.00 |
| 3501★ | Penzance to Porthcurno via Mousehole and Lamorna | moderate | 11.00 |
| 3738★ | Polzeath & Pentire Point from Rock | moderate | 11.40 |
| 2616★ | The moors and hills of Penwith | moderate | 14.00 |
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Cornwall Guide
With a long and varied coastline Cornwall offers walkers many wonderful walks using sections of the South West Coast Path National Trail. In places the coastal scenery is very rugged and the walking often quite strenuous. Inland the moors of West Penwith and Bodmin offer a dramatic change of scenery to that encountered on the coast. Further interest is added by pretty villages and harbours, industrial archaeology, mostly focused on the former tin mines, and some outstanding archaeology sites especially in the moorland areas.
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