Walking in Cornwall

Walks in East Cornwall & Bodmin Moor

Moorland tors, stone circles and mining heritage on the edge of Bodmin Moor, and the wooded Tamar Valley on the Devon border.

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Jopes Shaft engine house at South Caradon copper mine, near Minions on Bodmin Moor

Minions and Caradon Hill Walk

Old mineral tramways, towering engine houses and wide views over Bodmin Moor – a circuit of Caradon Hill through the heart of the South Caradon copper mining district.

  • 4 miles (about 2 hrs)
  • Easy to moderate
  • OS Explorer 109
The Cheesewring on Stowe’s Hill above Minions on Bodmin Moor

Minions to the Cheesewring Walk

A circular walk across one of the richest prehistoric and industrial landscapes on Bodmin Moor, linking The Hurlers, the Cheesewring Quarry, Daniel Gumb’s Cave, Stowe’s Pound and Rillaton Barrow.

  • About 4 miles (about 2–2½ hrs)
  • Moderate
  • OS Explorer 109
Old Liskeard and Caradon Railway track bed near Minions on Bodmin Moor

Minions Railway and Quarries Walk

A varied circular walk through the industrial landscape around Minions, following the old Liskeard and Caradon Railway track bed, climbing a mining incline and crossing open moorland to Gold Diggings Quarry.

  • About 3½–4 miles (about 2–2½ hrs)
  • Moderate
  • OS Explorer 109
Cotehele House in the Tamar Valley

Cotehele and Calstock Riverside Walk

Riverside woods, old daffodil slopes and engine houses, a folly with far-reaching views and a Tudor house on the banks of the Tamar.

  • Main walk about 2 miles (about 1½ hrs)
  • Easy, with a steep-ish climb and descent into Danescombe valley
  • OS Explorer 108
Cadson Bury hillfort above the River Lynher near Callington

Cadson Bury and the River Lynher Walk

Ancient riverside woodland, a medieval granite bridge and the grassy ramparts of an Iron Age hillfort with sweeping views over the Lynher valley.

  • About 1½ miles (about 1 hr)
  • Moderate
  • OS Explorer 108
Barn Pool beach below Mount Edgcumbe, looking across Plymouth Sound

Mount Edgcumbe Circular Walk

Historic gardens, woodland follies and a coast path with grandstand views over Plymouth Sound – all a short ferry ride from Plymouth.

  • Main walk about 4.3 miles (about 2½ hrs)
  • Moderate
  • OS Explorer 108
Cawsand village and bay on the Rame Peninsula

Rame Head and Cawsand Circular Walk

A medieval chapel on a lonely headland, Queen Adelaide’s Grotto and views from Plymouth Sound across Whitsand Bay to Looe – starting from Cornwall’s old smuggling villages.

  • About 5½ miles (about 2¾ hrs)
  • Moderate
  • OS Explorer 108

Map of walks

Markers show the approximate start of each walk.

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