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View of Porthtowan Beach – Chapel Porth Beach loop from Driftwood Spars Car Park

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View of Porthtowan Beach – Chapel Porth Beach loop from Driftwood Spars Car Park

Hard

96

runners

View of Porthtowan Beach – Chapel Porth Beach loop from Driftwood Spars Car Park

06:07

50.0km

1,030m

Running

Hard run. Very good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: October 15, 2026

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Cornwall National Landscape

Waypoints

A

Start point

Parking

7.83 km

Porthtowan Beach

Beach

2

8.85 km

Portreath to Porthtowan Coast Path

Highlight (Segment) • Viewpoint

The stretch of coast path between Portreath and Porthtowan is often quieter than other areas in Cornwall, but is no less beautiful. With car parking, bus stops, public toilets and …

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3

10.5 km

View of Sally's Bottom Cliffs

Highlight • Viewpoint

Once a busy mining hub known as Wheal Sally, nature has gradually reclaimed the area and Sally's Bottom has become a place of peace and tranquility. It's no longer possible …

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4

16.1 km

Porthcadjack Cove and Waterfall

Highlight • Waterfall

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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5

25.2 km

View of Gwithian and Godrevy beaches

Highlight • Viewpoint

The coast path passes tantalising close to the huge St Ives Bay which stretches from here at Godrevy ad Gwithian all the way to St Ives Head in the east.

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25.6 km

Beach

Beach

7

29.4 km

Hell's Mouth Seal Colony Viewpoint

Highlight • Natural Monument

The coast path runs along steep cliffs and at this point you can look down at Hell's Mouth, an inaccessible bay often home to hundreds of seals lolling on the sand or popping up in the swell.

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8

43.8 km

View of Porthtowan Beach

Highlight • Viewpoint

9

44.5 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!!

Tip by

10

45.7 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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B

50.0 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

27.2 km

15.2 km

2.79 km

2.01 km

1.59 km

1.20 km

Surfaces

26.4 km

15.7 km

4.81 km

1.58 km

847 m

751 m

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