Walks And Walking – Cornwall Walks Siblyback Lake Walking Route

Walks And Walking – Cornwall Walks Siblyback Lake Walking Route

Siblyback Lake is situated in Liskeard and is more commonly known to me as the big lake I see when I’m out walking on Bodmin Moor. Cornwall walks are amazing but if you are not quite up to negotiating the boggy marshlands and clambering up to the various tors then you can now visit Siblyback Lake Country park walks where there is a new path suitable for walkers of all abilities, cyclists, a Disabled Tramper donated to the South West Lakes Trust by the Countryside Mobility Scheme and complete wheelchair access.

Walks And Walking – Cornwall Walks Siblyback Lake Walking Route

At just under 4 miles and offering a very clear and simple walking route the Siblyback Lake Walking Route offers plenty of time to walk at a very leisurely pace and enjoy the shorelines of the lake and the surrounding woodland areas. And when you’re all tired out you can visit the Siblyback Lake Cafe and gift shop which is popular with walkers, families and those that are just there for some lovely food and the splendid views.

Each year we spend a week in Looe and this year we will definitely be spending a day at Siblyback Lake but you can spend a weekend at the site where there is a small but friendly campsite on the water’s edge.

About South West Lakes Trust – Conservation and leisure working together

According to their website, which you can visit here, South West Lakes Trust is the region’s largest combined environmental and recreational charity. Its 50 inland water sites, spread across Devon, Cornwall and West Somerset, attract in the region of 2m visits annually.

For more Cornwall walks that are close to the Siblyback Lake walking route click on the links below:

Bodmin Moor Cheesewring Walk

Liskeard to Looe Walk

The Hurlers Bodmin Moor Walk

Bodmin Moor Rough Tor And Brown Willy Walking Route

Bodmin Moor Caradon Hill Walking Route

 

Walks And Walking – The Great South West Walk 2013

Walks And Walking – The Great South West Walk 2013.

I absolutely love the walks along the South West Coast Path and this year the South West Coast Path Association is welcoming people to take part in a special event to celebrate their 40th anniversary this Spring -“The Great South West Walk 2013 – putting 40 years of love back into the Coast Path!”  The aim is to raise funds for small but significant improvement projects, over and above general maintenance of the path, throughout the route of the South West Coast Path in Cornwall, Devon, Dorset and Somerset.

Walks And Walking – The Great South West Walk 2013 – Durdle Door Dorset

The Great South West Walk 2013 event in April/May aims to encourage walkers to take part in a series of sponsored walks which have been broken down into 56 legs and will be done in relay to cover the entire 630 mile path. Meeting with a birthday party at Land’s End on 7th May 2013, the South coast series starts at Poole on 3rd April, with the North coast series starting at Minehead on 16th April. Each leg will be guided by local experts, rangers and path wardens, who are all assisting the SWCPA with this event.

Walkers joining the anniversary event will be asked to try to raise sponsorship, with every pound making a difference, so that further funding can be levered from relevant organisations via matched giving. Brian Panton, Chairman of the South West Coast Path Association explains:

“We want as many people as possible to take part. People can take part in a half day or full day walk, through to a number of legs over several days, building a walking holiday. Whether people are walking long or short distances, coming from near or far, we hope that thousands of people will take part to support this spectacular coast line. More information about each leg of the walk, the dates and the corresponding improvement project is on our website.”

Walks And Walking – The Great South West Walk 2013 – Lantivet

Through individual sponsorship, grants, corporate sponsorship and matched giving, the target is to raise £250,000. This will enable over 50 improvement projects spread along the route of the entire path to be completed during 2013. These projects have all been selected to enhance the experience and enjoyment of walkers using the path. From locals to visitors, dog walkers to family outings, hill climbers to gentle strollers – the South West Coast Path is enjoyed by many. It is used for recreation and business, is vital for the economy, whilst providing a tool for a range of charities to raise funds.

It is a unique part of our heritage and it needs help. So please get involved with the Great South West Walk and help put some love back into the Coast Path! A large number of countryside organisations are supporting the event including the South West Coast Path Team, the National Trust, County Councils and Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty Teams, along with local walking groups and numerous tourism businesses.

Walks And Walking – The Great South West Walk 2013

Walkers need to register by 4th March for The Great South West Walk 2013

For more information, or to sign up to take part, please visit here, or contact the SWCPA on 01752 896237.

You can also find more stunning photographs of the South West Coast Path Team’s photostream here and follow them on twitter here.

 

Walks And Walking – Cornwall Walks Bodmin Moor Caradon Hill Walking Route

Walks And Walking – Cornwall Walks Bodmin Moor Caradon Hill Walking Route

I had heard about a disused quarry on Caradon Hill similar to the one I had previously visited near the Cheesewring on Bodmin Moor so mapped out a 6 mile walking route up to Caradon Hill and the surrounding areas to try and find it on this Cornwall walk. This turned out to be quite an easy going walk and I did drift off the main tracks a few times just to have a look around the area in more detail but it did get a little bit muddy on the last section.

Walks And Walking – Cornwall Walks Bodmin Moor Caradon Hill Walking Route Map

I parked the car in the Minions car park just after the Post Office on keeping left at the fork. I then walked back to the Post Office and turned left to walk up the road that takes you to Caradon Hill Television Station. After a short while I saw the track veer off to the right to metal gates where I walked through to find the disused quarry I had heard about so stopped to take some pictures and have a good look round. It’s not quite as stunning as the one near the Cheesewring but it’s still worth a visit.

Walks And Walking – Cornwall Walks Bodmin Moor Caradon Hill Walking Route – Disused Quarry

I then walked up by the right hand side of the water following the barbed wire fence back up to the road where I then walked right all the way round to the Television Station keeping to the right hand side of the car park all the way round and then down until I could see the top of a disused shaft. As I enjoyed the view it looked like Cornwall was made up of a patchwork quilt of green fields, it looked wonderful.

Walks And Walking – Cornwall Walks Bodmin Moor Caradon Hill Walking Route – Patchwork Quilt Cornwall

I continued to walk down the slope all the way to the dismantled railway line where I then walked right to follow it all the way to the end through the metal gate to the road, passed the sign for Wheat Tor and Tokenbury Corner car park. I continued my walk down this road turning right at the sign for Crow’s Nest and followed the lane all the way to the Crow’s Inn turning right just afterwards by the footpath signpost. I walked up this footpath and through the metal gate with a great view of the disused mines on my right hand side.

Walks And Walking – Cornwall Walks Bodmin Moor Caradon Hill Walking Route – Disused Mines

I walked on this track keeping the same direction until I reached the top of another disused mine and then walked down the other side of the hill zig zagging down to rejoin the main path that took me all the way back to join the road by the Post Office and back to the car. The walk was just under 6 miles and took me 2 hours and 20 minutes to complete.

Walks And Walking – Cornwall Walks Pendennis Castle Falmouth Walking Route

Walks And Walking – Cornwall Walks Pendennis Castle Falmouth Walking Route

After taking the St Mawes to Falmouth Ferry our second walk of the day, following our walk around St Mawes Castle, was to walk a gentle few miles circular walking route to Pendennis Castle. Another lovely Cornwall walk was mapped out with a pre-planned lunchtime stop-over at the Gylly Beach Cafe.

Walks And Walking – Cornwall Walks Pendennis Castle Falmouth Walking Route – Falmouth from the ferry

From Customer House Quay we walked east to the Maritime Museum along the road crossing the mini roundabout up Bar Road and underneath the railway bridge to the next roundabout where we walked up Castle Drive to the entrance of Pendennis Castle.

Walks And Walking – Cornwall Walks Pendennis Castle Falmouth Walking Route – Pendennis Castle

After a quick look around we continued along Castle Drive to Pendennis Point where we continued our walk keeping left at the fork to walk down Cliff Road all the way to Gyllyngvase Beach and the Gylly Beach Cafe where we had a lovely lunch to celebrate our 9 year anniversary.

Walks And Walking – Cornwall Walks Pendennis Castle Falmouth Walking Route – lunch at Gylly Beach Cafe

After lunch we then walked back along Cliff Road turning left at Castle Drive and back to Bar Road and Falmouth Docks catching the ferry back to St Mawes. That evening we stayed at The Victory Inn which was very cheap and served great food and beer.

About Pendennis Castle Falmouth

For a great value family day out in Cornwall, take a trip to Pendennis Castle, Falmouth, one of the finest of the mighty fortresses built by Henry VIII to defend the country against invasion. The castle has seen action in many conflicts and was one of the last royalist strongholds to fall during the English Civil War.

You can witness a Tudor gun deck in action here and see how the Guardhouse was equipped during the First World War. This award-winning visitor attraction in the south west also boasts an exciting interactive exhibition where you can experience the sights and sounds of battle and relive an enemy attack on a Second World War observation post.

Visit English Heritage for more information here.

Walks And Walking – Cornwall Walks St Mawes Castle Walking Route

Walks And Walking – Cornwall Walks St Mawes Castle Walking Route

This is a lovely little Cornwall walk around the seaside harbour town of St Mawes. It is quite a breathtaking place to visit so on the way in we stopped the car and jumped out to take a few photos even before we had arrived.

Walks And Walking – Cornwall Walks St Mawes Castle Walking Route – On the way in to St Mawes

Once there the plan was to have a quick 3 mile walking route around the town to St Mawes Castle and then get on the St Mawes to Falmouth Ferry and have a good walk around the opposing Pendennis Castle stopping at Gylly Beach cafe for lunch. So, from the quay at St Mawes we walked passed the pasty shop and the bank to slowly climb up the road to St Mawes Castle for a quick look around.

Walks And Walking – Cornwall Walks St Mawes Castle Walking Route – St Mawes Castle

Walks And Walking – Cornwall Walks St Mawes Castle Walking Route – St Mawes Castle Gardens

From the castle we walked north along the South West Coast Path and then took the right hand fork to then walk steadily uphill and inland to eventually join the A3078 road where we turned right to the next footpath signpost on the left hand side. We walked down the path as it doubled back turning left off the main path down to Bosloggas to the Percuil River following it all the way down to St Mawes.

Walks And Walking – Cornwall Walks St Mawes Castle Walking Route – St Mawes Castle from the ferry

Walks And Walking – Cornwall Walks Bodmin Moor Rough Tor And Brown Willy Walking Route

Walks And Walking – Cornwall Walks Bodmin Moor Rough Tor And Brown Willy Walking Route

I have been to Bodmin Moor quite a few times with my Cornwall walks but had yet to try its highest peaks of Rough Tor and Brown Willy. I mapped out a good 12 mile walking route from the village of Churchtown to Harpur’s Downs, up to Watergate and then across to the entrance of Rough Tor where I followed the main tracks all the way to King Arthur’s Hall and then back to the village.

It was a beautiful day but because Bodmin Moor weather can be so unpredictable I packed plenty of extra layers and my walking jacket in my rucksack. I was running a little late so didn’t have time to put my gaiters on, which I later regretted because it was very wet and the marshes were quite unforgiving, being knee deep on quite a few occasions. It is worth noting that Quaking Marshes are very hazardous so even though the tracks may be precarious they are still the safest option and I had my Scarpa walking boots on for plenty of support.

Walks And Walking – Cornwall Walks Bodmin Moor Rough Tor And Brown Willy Walking Route Map

I parked right outside the church by the footpath sign in Churchtown and walked up the lane turning left at the telegraph pole over the stone stile crossing a series of stiles and following the signposts across fields where I then kept left at the fork of paths to then cross straight over the road to join the next road where I walked right.

I then got my first view of Rough Tor on my right hand side and as the road turned sharp left I kept straight on across more fields, still following the signposts of the Moorland Walk up to Harpur’s Downs crossing over the road to stay on the main tracks to the next road where I walked right following the road all the way up to Watergate where I then turned right by the cider barrel passing Poldue on my right hand side. At the end of this lane I walked right and walked down the road to the entrance of Rough Tor where I was greeted by a wild pony.

Walks And Walking – Cornwall Walks Bodmin Moor Rough Tor And Brown Willy Walking Route – Rough Tor Entrance

Walks And Walking – Cornwall Walks Bodmin Moor Rough Tor And Brown Willy Walking Route – David on top of Rough Tor

I then followed the track all the way directly up to Rough Tor, Bodmin Moor’s second highest peak, where I had a really good look round and took a short video of the breathtaking 360 degree views of Cornwall. I then made my way down Rough Tor and headed for a gate that signalled the entrance to Brown Willy, Bodmin Moor’s highest peak and the highest place in Cornwall, where I then carefully made my way up to the top.

Walks And Walking – Cornwall Walks Bodmin Moor Rough Tor And Brown Willy Walking Route – On top of Brown Willy

Walks And Walking – Cornwall Walks Bodmin Moor Rough Tor And Brown Willy Walking Route – Looking back to Rough Tor

I then followed the signposts all the way down Brownwilly Downs and even though it was very muddy I kept to the main path at all times and the rest of the marsh can be quite dangerous underfoot. At the bottom of Brownwilly Downs I crossed the footbridge across the stream and then headed straight up keeping the wire fencing on my right hand side following the signposts across Butters Tor crossing a few more stiles with Garrow Tor on my right hand side.

I continued my walk up to Garrow using the main track to the small buildings where I then contiued to the dense woodlands where I enter next to the stile and kept ahead and slightly to the right where I found a stone crossing over the river and climbed up to the next stile to continue to folloow the main track passing stone circles on my left hand side up to King Arthur’s Hall on my right at an area that has been fenced off.

I then kept ahead to the ladder stile on the left hand side turning right over the next stile and continued to follow the main track and signposts through the small buildings where I then turned right at the end of the drive by the signpost to walk across the marsh to the next road which lead to the white gates of Irish farm buildings following the tracks through various fields and stiles until the view of the church at Churchtown came in to view.

I made my way back down the lane to the car after completing an exhausting but highly rewarding 12 miles which took me just over 5 hours. You can find all the photographs from this walk on the Walks And Walking facebook page and Google+ page.

Walks And Walking – Cornwall Walks Looe to Polperro Walking Route

Walks And Walking – Cornwall Walks Looe to Polperro Walking Route

The general plan for this walking route was to walk from Looe to Polperro and meet the rest of the family for lunch at the Three Pilchards for a crab baguette and then walk back, making it a fairly respectable 9 or so mile Cornwall walk taking a leisurely 4 hours to complete.

You can’t go too wrong on this walk if you keep the sea on your left hand side on the way to Polperro and on your right hand side on the way back to Looe. I’ve written about this walk before so I did take two new detours, the first being up to the church at Talland Bay and the second on the way back via The Warren National Trust area.

I walked down from our apartment in West Looe to the fire station and the signposts for the Coast Path and turned right passing Nelson, the famous Looe sea lion on my way up the steps and back on the road to Hannafore.

Walks And Walking – Cornwall Walks Looe to Polperro Walking Route – Nelson the Looe sea lion

I walked passed Tom Sawyers Tavern on my right hand side with St George’s Island now coming in to clear view on my left hand side out to sea to enter the fields where you can walk up to the Lammana Chapel (the fenced of area at the top right hand side of the field). It’s here where I breathed a huge sigh of relief at being able to get out on a good stretch of the South West Coast Path walking route and enjoy the beautiful Cornish coastline.

I continued my walk along the main coast path to The National Trust area of Hendersick following the occasional signposts for Polperro to the next Coast Path signposted to Talland. As the path then forks I took the wider upper path and followed this feint track upwards to the right hand side of the field until I saw the top of the tower from the church. The main coast path heads down to join a fenced steps down to Talland Bay but my route was up to the church which offered a great view of Talland and an interesting setting for a graveyard.

Walks And Walking – Cornwall Walks Looe to Polperro Walking Route – View from the church to Talland

I then walked down the slope of the hill to rejoin the coast path to Talland Bay following the signposts to Polperro at the Smugglers Rest and along up the road turning left at the sign post that says Coast Path Public Footpath Polperro 1 1/4 mile along through the bay turning left at the next signpost turning right up a steep path and then left up the steps by the next signpost to The National Trust area of Talland Cliffs where it now says Polperro is 2 miles away. Hmmm….

After a nice stretch of coast path Polperro comes in to view and the rest of the family we waving from the harbour as I walked down the steep slope through the wonderfully quaint fishing village houses to join them at the Three Pilchards.

Walks And Walking – Cornwall Walks Looe to Polperro Walking Route – Three Pilchards

After lunch, the rest of the family then walked back to the car as I made my way back up through the houses and steep slope uphill where I walked right at the National Trust area of The Warren keeping right at the fork to go down to the lighthouse where I got a great view of the cliffs.

Walks And Walking – Cornwall Walks Looe to Polperro Walking Route – Lighthouse at The Warren National Trust area

I then walked back up to the main coast path and kept to the same path all the way back to Looe taking a few photos along the way. You can find all the photographs from this walk on the Walks And Walking facebook page and Google+ page.

Walks And Walking – Cornwall Walks Looe to Polperro Walking Route – Talland Bay

Walks And Walking – Cornwall Walks Looe to Polperro Walking Route – St Geroge’s Island

Walks And Walking – Cornwall Walks Looe To Polperro Circular Walking Route

Walks And Walking – Cornwall Walks Looe To Polperro Circular Walking Route

Looe to Polperro is one of my favourite Cornwall walks mainly due to it being, apart from the Looe River walking route, the only walk to do along this section of the South West Coastal Path of any note. The title Looe to Polperro circular walking routes suggests a walk of extra interest but it should just be titled “Looe to Polerro and back”.

However, the photographs of this walk speak for themselves and for all the photographs from this walking route please click here: Looe to Polperro Walk

Looking down to Talland Bay – Looe Polperro Walking Route Cornwall Walks – Walks And Walking

We awoke to an amazing sunrise and planned to walk to Polperro from West Looe for a spot of lunch at The Three Pilchards pub, a favourite of ours that does a great crab sandwich and local ale. It’s such an easy walk to follow along the South West Coastal Path that you can relax and take the steep climbs, rocky tracks and stream crossings at your leisure whilst breathing in that clean, crisp and fresh Cornish air.

From West Looe we walked up to Hannafore and upon entering the fields through the gate we met grazing cattle on our way up to the Lamanna Chapel. After stopping to read the information board we walked back down the hill to rejoin the main pathway to Polperro following the yellow waymakers for the rest of this walking route.

With Looe Island, looking like a vibrant green oasis, out to our left we continued walking to Talland Bay as the pathway undulated along by the flat calm sea below. We then walked steeply up to the war memorial at the top of the next hill. At Talland Bay there are three signposts; one says Polperro is one and a half miles, the next says Polperro is one and a quarter miles and the last National Trust Talland Cliffs signpost said its two miles to Polperro. This is always a source of our amusement.

Beautiful Polperro – Looe Polperro Walking Route Cornwall Walks – Walks And Walking

We continued our walk along the South West Coastal Path passing many ramblers, walkers, locals and tourists until we reached the top of Polperro Harbour where we then walked down the pathway in to Polperro and around to The Three Pilchards pub. The ale was as good as ever and the crab sandwiches were just as good as remembered.

As the weather was so good we decided to walk back the way we came to enjoy the splendid views once again noticing how the number of canoeists almost matched the number of walkers in the sea below us. The heat from the sun glaring off the sea was an absolutely lovely feeling as we walked back to Looe stopping off at the first pub we came to; Tom Sawyer. A quick check to make sure our walking boots weren’t too muddy and we were in, at the bar and with a Tribute in hand in a matter of moments!

This made this walking route a respectable 10 miles taking us just under a total of 4 hours walking time to complete.

 

Walks And Walking – Cornwall Walks Bodmin Moor The Hurlers Walking Route

Walks And Walking – Cornwall Walks Bodmin Moor The Hurlers Walking Route

Bodmin Moor is one of the recommended Cornwall walks as it is steeped in history and mystery.

The history being one of smallest, mildest and most accessible of Cornwall’s great moors and The Hurlers which is one of the regions finest prehistoric sites. Not to mention the various tors, disused quarries, cairns, hut circles, field sytems, settlements and, of course, the Cheesewring.

The mystery being the Beast of Bodmin Moor whom farmers claim has been mauling their livestock since 1980 but to this day there has never been any conclusive evidence that such a beast exists.

All the photographs from this walking route can be seen here: Bodmin Moor Images

There is a short video to watch here: Bodmin Moor Video

Disused Quarry 3 The Hurlers Walking Route Bodmin Moor Cornwall Walks - Walks And Walking

So, we had our walking poles at the ready just in case we did meet the Beast of Bodmin Moor as we set out on our walking route that started at the Minions car park. At the bottom of the car park we walked up the steps by the left of The Hurlers information board to then walk right on to the main track to The Hurlers and a Disused Quarry that we had heard about.

At this stage I wasn’t wildly excited about a Disused Quarry but I was assured it was quite spectacular. It was very muddy and extremely windy so I had my windproof jacket on and was a little annoyed I had forgotten my gaiters. My walking boots still hadn’t recovered from previous walks that week and were still a bit damp.

The Hurlers were just ahead of us to the right as we walked up passed The Pipers Staning Stones on our left hand side. After a few quick photos we continued our walking route up to the Disused Quarry where we took the left hand fork when the path had split three ways. Looking to our right hand side we could see the Cheesewring at the top of Stowe’s Hill but that treat was for later.

We then walked up to the Disused Quarry where my jaw dropped at such a find. I’ve been to Bodmin Moor about three times before and have never ventured over to this area before and the map did nothing to highlight such a beauty spot. The water was crystal clear and walking in to the Quarry there was such a peaceful silence and aura of utter calmness. I took plenty of photos and took a quick video of the Disused Quarry before we then set off again for the rest of our walking route.

From the Disused Quarry we then headed North West to walk between two trees in the middle of Bodmin Moor and on to the remains of Settlements and field systems. There were no distinct pathways on this part of the moor so we then headed diagonally down to our right hand side to the edge of farmalnd and down to Witheybrook Marsh. We took the time to look back to our left to see the outskirts of Siblyback Lake Reservoir. As we reached the stone wall we turned right to follow it down to the marsh but due to the very heavy rain and damp conditions we skirted around the top of the marsh and crossed over the metal gate on our left. Walking carefully along what we thought might be private farmland we continued to walk all the way along the tracks following Withey Brook.

The final stages of this section took a bit of careful navigation through the gorse and long grass until we reached the end of the farmland where we turned right to cross the river and walked up to the embankment. We then climbed the embankment and walked up to Trewortha and the adjacent farmland perimeter to cross over the lane and up towards Trewortha Tor where we then started to walk to our right hand side and up to Hawk’s Tor.

From Hawk’s Tor we headed back down to recross the lane and head towards Twelve Mens Moor and Kilmar Tor. Although at a good height the mist had descended so we couldn’t really see much. We then walked around the base of Bearah Tor as our legs were getting a little weary and we need tro save then for the ascent to the Cheesewring. We then walked around to the left of Sharp Tor to encounter a heard of furry cattle before we descended down to Wardbrook Farm at Sharptor. We continued straight down through the open gates until we reached the farm and a very friendly farmer who allowed us to walk staright through to begin our walk up Stowe’s Hill and the Cheesewring which we tackloed straight on.

The Disused Quarry on Stowe’s Hill is fenced off with barbed wire but we still managed a quick peak over the top to see quite a sharp drop below. After catching our breath and mooching round the Cheesewring for photos we then took the distinct narrow pathway down to join a junction of paths. We then took the second path on our right hand side to walk back towards The Hurlers. Just after the small pocket of water at the Disused Mine Shafts we took the left hand path that we had walked up earlier to walk down to The Hurlers and back to the car park.

We filled up with energy at the beginning of the day with a large pasty each and that had seemed to keep us going. As we took our muddy boots off at the picnic bench we went halves on the extra one we bought reflecting on a good 8 miles of hard walking which took us just over 4 hours.

Walks And Walking – Plymouth Cornwall South West Coastal Path Walking Route

Walks And Walking – Plymouth Cornwall South West Coastal Path Walking Route

As walks go, it was absolutely freezing when we did this Plymouth Cornwall South West Coastal Path (SWC Path) circular walking route around the Mount Edgcumbe Country Park. We packed the rucksack, laced up our walking boots and wrapped up as warm was we could in our winter walking clothes and set off from Cawsand Bay as quickly as we could!

Setting off in the freezing cold on our Mount Edgcumbe Country Park walking route

After parking the car in Kingsand we walked down to the sea front to find the famous Museum of Celebrity Leftovers to have our pictures taken. It’s a delightful little bakery that has kept the crumbs of their famous visitors in a presentation cabinet.

Outside the famous Musuem of Celebrity Leftovers in Kingsand Cornwall on our Mount Edgcumbe Country Park , Plymouth Walks

So, back to the walk. We walked up to find Heavitree Road and the gate at Kingsway that leads into Mount Edgcumbe Country Parkand followed the track to the public lane at Hooe Lake Valley where we rejoined the South West Coastal Path (SWC Path) keeping to the upper path at the next junction which merged with another track from the left and continued through the woodland pathway.

After walking underneath an arch we went right and left the main track that zig zagged steeply downhill to the coastal pathway and continued to follow this same path all the way round to reach Cremyll.

We continued left along the footpath opposite the car park entrance to an old fountain and horse trough to then cross back left and through a gap by the telephone box finding a signpost to Empacombe. We then kept left passed the Old School Rooms building turning right at the junction passing the Obelisk following the track alongside the creek to our next destination point, Empacombe Quay.

Empacombe Quay Mount Edgcumbe Country Park walking route Plymouth Walks

We then turned left just after the low wall and walked around the edge of this very small harbour to then reach a stone stile and back into the woodland track walking around Palmer Point to then reach the road and through the kissing gate on the opposite side finding a signpost to Maker Church, Kingsand.

We followed this track for a short while before bearing right and up on to the open field using the telegraph poles for navigation we then walked between them to just about find the track taking us into Pigshill Wood. As the track then bent round to the right we then turned left at the signpost then climb uphill following the regular footpath signs.

We then crossed a track and up some stone steps to find more steps before then reaching the road where we crossed over to Maker Church. We then turned right in front of the church to follow the fields edge and over a stile on the left following the next field edge to cross another stile on the left walking passed a house anhd across the lane into the next field crossing another two fields to reach a lane.

We then turned right up the lane going left at the junction to then bear off left after a short climb down a track at the public footpath signpost keeping ahead at the next junction where we eventually found a junction where we turned left and into Kingsand via Devonport Hill and Kingsway returning to the car at Kingsand some 4 hours and 8 miles or so later and feeling much warmer than before we had set off!