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INTRODUCTION

PART 1: PLANNING YOUR WALK

About the Cornwall Coast Path
History 9 – How difficult is the Coast Path? 9 – Waypoints 10 – How long do you need? 10

Practical information for the walker
Accommodation 11 – Food and drink 16 – Information for foreign visitors 18 – Money 20 – Other services 21 – Walking companies 21 – Walking with dogs 23 – Village and town facilities 24

Budgeting 26

When to go
Seasons 27 – Weather 28 – Daylight hours 29 – Festivals and events 29

Itineraries
Which direction?32 – Suggested itineraries 33 – Day and weekend walks 35

What to take
Keep it light 36 – Rucksack 36 – Footwear 36 – Clothing 37 – Toiletries 38 - First-aid kit 38 – General items 38 – Camping gear 39 – Money and documents 39 – Maps 39 – Sources of further information 40 – Useful books 41

Getting to and from the Cornwall coast path
National transport 42 – Getting to Britain 43 – Local transport 45

PART 2: MINIMUM IMPACT AND SAFE TREKKING

Minimum impact trekking
Economic impact 51 – Environmental impact 52 – Access 54

Health and safety
Health 57 – Safety 58

PART 3: THE ENVIRONMENT AND NATURE

Conservation in Cornwall
Government agencies and schemes 60 – Campaigning and conservation organizations 62 – Beyond conservation 63

Flora and fauna
Flora 63 – Fauna 66

PART 4: ROUTE GUIDE AND MAPS

Using this guide 72

The route guide
Bude 73
Bude to Crackington Haven 71 (Upton 77, Widemouth Bay 77, Crackington Haven 82)
Crackington Haven to Boscastle 82 (Boscastle 82)
Boscastle to Tintagel 88 (Bossiney 90, Tintagel 90)
Tintagel to Port Isaac 94 (Trebarwith Strand 96, Port Gaverne 96, Port Isaac 100)
Port Isaac to Padstow 101 (Polzeath 104, Rock 104, Padstow 108)
Padstow to Trevone 113 (Trevone 116)
Trevone to Treyarnon 116 (Harlyn Bay 116, Mother Iveyís Bay 116, Constantine Bay 118, Treyarnon 118)
Treyarnon to Mawgan Porth 118 (Porthcothan 118, Mawgan Porth 122)
Mawgan Porth to Newquay 122 (Watergate Bay 124, Porth 124, Newquay 126)
Newquay to Crantock 31(Crantock 132)
Crantock to Perranporth 134 (Holywell 136, Perranporth 138)
Perranporth to Porthtowan 141 (St Agnes 141, Porthtowan 146)
Porthtowan to Portreath 146 (Portreath 146)
Portreath to Gwithian 148 (Gwithian 150)
Gwithian to Hayle 152 (Hayle 153)
Hayle to St Ives 154 (Lelant and Carbis Bay 154, St Ives 158)
St Ives to Zennor Head 162 (Zennor 166)
Zennor Head to Pendeen Watch 168(GurnardÍs Head/Treen 168, Morvah 170, Pendeen and Trewellard 170)
Pendeen Watch to Cape Cornwall 174 (Botallack 174, St Just 177)
Cape Cornwall to Sennen Cove 179 (Kelynack 179, Mayon 180, Sennen Cove 181)
Sennen Cove to Porthcurno 182 (Landís End 182, Porthcurno 186)
Porthcurno to Lamorna 186 (Treen 187, Lamorna 190)
Lamorna to Mousehole 191 (Mousehole 191)
Mousehole to Penzance 193 (Newlyn 193, Penzance 196)
Penzance to Marazion 202 (Marazion 202)
Marazion to Praa Sands 205 (Praa Sands 206)
Praa Sands to Porthleven 207 (Porthleven 210)
Porthleven to Mullion Cove 212 (Halzephron 216, Mullion Cove 216, Mullion 216)
Mullion Cove to Lizard Point 218 (Lizard 220)
Lizard Point to Cadgwith 223 (Cadgwith 223)
Cadgwith Cove to Coverack 223 (Kennack Sands 225, Coverack 226)
Coverack to Porthallow 228 (Porthallow 230)
Porthallow to Helford 230 (Helford 230)
Helford to Helford Passage 230 (Gweek 236, Helford Passage 236, )
Helford Passage to Falmouth 238 (Mawnan Smith 240, Maenporth 242, Falmouth 242)

MAP KEY 247

GPS WAYPOINTS 248

INDEX 253