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View of Pentewan Sands – View of Pentewan Sands loop from St Austell

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View of Pentewan Sands – View of Pentewan Sands loop from St Austell

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165

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View of Pentewan Sands – View of Pentewan Sands loop from St Austell

06:50

23.6km

600m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: February 22, 2026

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Cornwall National Landscape

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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8.51 km

Pentewan Harbour

Lake

11.2 km

Polstreath Beach

Highlight • Beach

Located about a quarter of a mile up the coast from the working harbour of Mevagissey is Polstreath beach. Despite its proximity to this busy fishing village, Polstreath remains relatively …

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11.5 km

View of the Cornwall coast

Highlight • Beach

Nice place to take pictures from the coast

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12.1 km

From the clifftops just north of Megavissey you are afforded wonderful views of the picturesque Pentweasn Sands beach. It's a wide, sandy beach that stretches for nearly a mile across the gorgeous south Cornwall coastline.

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12.3 km

View of Pentewan Sands

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Pentewan Sands is backed by a huge caravan park which you can see clearly from this vantage point. The holiday park own the beach but it remains open to all. …

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15.8 km

View of Hallane Beach and Black Head from the South West Coast Path

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Porthtowan, on the South West Coast Path just north of Pentewan, near St Austell, offers you drop dead scenic vistas. The views across to Hallane Beach, Drennick, and Black Head …

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16.5 km

Hallane Mill Beach

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A well sheltered, rough sand and pebble beach which is great for swimming, snorkelling and rock pooling. A waterfall lands on the beach from the steam, to add to the attractiveness of the area.

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17.1 km

A. L. Rowse Monument

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A.L. Rowse was a historian renown for his work on both Cornwall and the Elizabethan Era. He lived near Black Head in Trenarren during his later years until he died in 1997.

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19.1 km

Silvermine Valley Cove

Highlight • Viewpoint

Lovely spot, didn't try to get down there as it had been very wet but the descent looked hairy.

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23.6 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

13.0 km

5.56 km

2.98 km

1.67 km

347 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

14.4 km

5.13 km

1.58 km

1.31 km

1.00 km

177 m

Elevation

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Highest point (90 m)

Lowest point (0 m)

Weather

Tuesday 19 May

17°C

11°C

35 %

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View of Pentewan Sands – View of Pentewan Sands loop from St Austell

Polstreath Beach

View of the Cornwall coast

View of Pentewan Sands

View of Pentewan Sands

View of Hallane Beach and Black Head from the South West Coast Path

Hallane Mill Beach

A. L. Rowse Monument

Silvermine Valley Cove

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