Trevaunance Cove, St Agnes, to Portreath

19th July 2012

 

Distance	Time		Elevation in meters
Km	Elapsed Hrs-Mins	Moving Hrs-Mins	Gain	Loss	Min	Max
12.9	3H00		737	743	5	99

 

The starting point for this walk was a drop off point immediately in front of the Driftwood Spars Hotel in Trevaunance Cove. The path goes up a small road immediately in front of the Driftwood Spa, and you climb up a steep hill until you reach Little Orchard Village, a group of timber-framed holiday homes. At this point the trail goes off to the right of the holiday homes and is sign posted "Public Footpath to Polberro". You are aiming for the top of the ridge i.e. the stone chimney that can just be seen above the trees.

 

Little Orchard holiday village, Trevaunance Cove

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The footpath comes on to a small road leading to the stone chimney, an old mining relic

The path goes off to the right across open scrub land along the coast

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Newdowns Head

Heading towards St Agnes Head

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Looking back to the observation point at St Agnes Head

Looking down the coast line to Chapel Porth and beyond

First glimpse of the mine workings above Chapel Porth

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Heather coming into bloom

One of the many mine shafts along the coast line, protected with a conical mesh guard

Wheal Coates mine workings

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The path drops down into Chapel Porth, where there is a snack bar and toilets,
before climbing up the other side

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Looking down on the National Trust car park at Chapel Porth

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Porth Towan

 

Looking back along the coast towards Wheal Coates mine

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The path goes alongside MOD property as you head towards Portreath

 

The MOD fence line prevents the path following the contours of the land, so there are a couple of
places where the path drops down and you have to immediately climb back up the other side.

Another of the steep descents/ascents

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Due to erosion of the cliffs, the path has been diverted along the road in the approach to Portreath

Portreath beach