St Agnes Head – Wheal Coates Tin Mine loop from St. Agnes

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St Agnes Head – Wheal Coates Tin Mine loop from St. Agnes

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St Agnes Head – Wheal Coates Tin Mine loop from St. Agnes

03:21

11.6km

280m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 20, 2026

Tips

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Cornwall National Landscape

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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2.94 km

St Agnes Head

Highlight • Viewpoint

The views from St Agnes Head are enchanting and stretch for miles. The serene and atmospheric headland is home to lots of wildflowers in summer and Chapel Porth beach, Wheal …

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5.73 km

Chapel Porth Beach

Highlight • Beach

One of the best beaches in Cornwall. Be careful not to get cut off when the tide comes in!!

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6.62 km

View of Wheal Coates and Chapel Porth Beach

Highlight (Segment) • Monument

Stunning views of Wheal Coates above Chapel Porth beach.

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7.02 km

Towanroath Shaft Pumping Engine House

Highlight • Viewpoint

Take this run along Cornwall’s north coast for breathtaking views of the Atlantic Ocean and a chance to get up close to old tin mines.

This lung-busting run from Porthtowan …

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7.02 km

South West Coast Path: Perranporth to Portreath

Highlight • Trail

Cracking bit of the South West Coast Path. Stunning views throughout and you may be lucky enough to see some Cornish chough😉

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7.06 km

Great Wheal Charlotte Engine House

Highlight • Monument

Close the National Trust car park so if you’re not feeling particularly active you can do the short walk from there.

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7.13 km

Wheal Coates Tin Mine

Highlight • Historical Site

nationaltrust.org.uk/st-agnes-and-chapel-porth

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9.19 km

North Cliff Coastal Path

Highlight (Segment) • Natural

Very nice hiking trail from North Cliff to St. Agnes.

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11.6 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.51 km

1.61 km

674 m

343 m

281 m

147 m

Surfaces

7.32 km

1.74 km

1.23 km

812 m

359 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Today

Wednesday 21 October

14°C

11°C

98 %

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Max wind speed: 33.0 km/h

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Comments

September 26, 2023,Porthtowan to St Agnes

Waiting for the bus in St Agnes, no show up, so we walked back to Porthrowan, another 6km, so it was all worth a while. Lovely weather, great day.

September 2, 2022,St Agnes Head and Chapel Porth

Two special experiences were connected with the tour: at St. Agnes Head we could see dolphins jumping. An impressive experience, even if they were of course a long way away.
There are many crevices and caves in the rock at Capel Porth Beach. We explored a few and were able to get up to 50 m deep into the cliff, …

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