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Portreath Beach – Basset's Cove loop from Illogan

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Portreath Beach – Basset's Cove loop from Illogan

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Portreath Beach – Basset's Cove loop from Illogan

01:40

5.73km

150m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: June 21, 2026

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Cornwall National Landscape

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Start point

Parking

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73 m

Basset's Cove

Highlight • Natural Monument

The 7.3 km long circular route takes you back to a time when Cornwall was covered by sea and then became a Europe-wide mountain range. The sedimentary rocks of this …

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510 m

Basset's Cove Beach

Highlight • Beach

801 m

Waterfall Beach with Rocky Cliffs

Highlight • Beach

820 m

Mine Shafts Viewpoint

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GB: Cornwall is a former mining region, with many old mine shafts and evidence of mining history. The region around Portreath was mainly mined for copper and tin. As the …

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1.04 km

Porthcadjack Cove and Waterfall

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Lying beneath the striking North Cliffs, Porthcadjack Cove is a little-visited beach on the Cornish coast. Accessible from the Coast Path via a steep and narrow path, the isolated nature …

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2.80 km

Portreath Beach

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Good clean new toilet block just before beach car park

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3.93 km

Ralph's Cupboard

Highlight (Segment) • Gorge

To the west of this bay, a rock wall protrudes into the bay and divides it. This wall is the result of long-term erosion, which led to the collapse of …

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5.50 km

Basset's Cove

Highlight (Segment) • Viewpoint

GB: Basset's Cove provides a good overview of the high cliff with its narrow beach area. The sides of the cove are weathered to varying degrees, so that some parts …

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5.73 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.53 km

1.29 km

524 m

284 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

4.20 km

984 m

352 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (70 m)

Lowest point (10 m)

Weather

Tuesday 18 August

19°C

15°C

54 %

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Portreath Beach – Basset's Cove loop from Illogan

Basset's Cove

Basset's Cove Beach

Waterfall Beach with Rocky Cliffs

Mine Shafts Viewpoint

Porthcadjack Cove and Waterfall

Portreath Beach

Ralph's Cupboard

Basset's Cove

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