Helford
to Dennis Head
10th
June 2010
| We parked at Helford at the car park just above the
restricted access road, and set off eastwards along a shaded path
past the Sailing Club. The trail was quite muddy in parts, even
in the middle of summer, due to its shaded position beneath the
trees. |
Helford River
| The path hugs the coastline,
high above the beach in places, dropping right down to beach level
in others. We pressed on past Bosahan Cove and Ponsense Cove eventually
reaching a flat grassy area with a path leading down to the harbour
at St Anthony in Meneage. The path to the left does a circular loop
of Dennis Head, but it is the trail to the right which drops down
to the creek and the way back to Manaccan and Helford. We followed
Gillan Creek until we came to a T-junction, with a left turn to
Carne and the right turn going to Manaccan. We followed the Manaccan
road, eventually taking a small path which lead off to the right
towards Manaccan Village. We stopped for a moment to study the menu
of the new and trendy "South Cafe" in Manaccan, a possible
future venue for a meal out.
From here we dropped down into
Helford and stopped for lunch at Helford church cafe next to the
car park. A very pleasant walk taking two and three quarter hours. |
Sue, Lesley &
Jim
Sue, Mick &
Lesley
Shaded path alongside
the Sailing Club
Looking across the
Helford River towards the Ferry Boat Inn
Approaching Dennis
Head
Gillan Creek
Heading along Gillan Creek towards
Manaccan
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