Cheesewring rock formation – The Cheesewring loop from Minions

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Cheesewring rock formation – The Cheesewring loop from Minions

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Cheesewring rock formation – The Cheesewring loop from Minions

02:49

10.5km

130m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily walkable paths. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 21, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Cornwall National Landscape

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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544 m

Minions Car Park

Highlight • Parking

Good car park close to the village cafe

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2.08 km

Mine Ruins in Cornwall National Landscape

Highlight • Historical Site

The remains are still relatively well preserved, and there are also several foundations in the area.

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4.21 km

Goldiggings Quarry

Highlight • Lake

Come with swimming stuff and a picnic and you are good to go!

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8.76 km

Cheesewring rock formation

Highlight • Natural Monument

Off the path and still on the way. This is how you could describe a tour in Bodmin Moor. A worthwhile lap from Minion leads past the stone rings, up …

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8.83 km

Cheesewring, Stowe's Hill

Highlight • Natural Monument

An area of unique stone formations dating back to the bronze age, some unusual sights. Worth going off the beaten track to see these.

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8.91 km

The Cheesewring

Highlight • Natural

This landmark is located next to the Cheesewring Quarry (which provided the granite cladding for the structure of Tower Bridge in London) and is surrounded by other granite formations. In …

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9.08 km

Daniel Gumb's Cave Memorial

Highlight • Natural Monument

Daniel Gumb was a local man who carved a cave into the rock for he and his family to live in so he could avoid paying taxes. He was a …

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10.4 km

Minions Heritage Centre (Disused Mine Engine House)

Highlight • Historical Site

Cornwall Heritage Trust is housed in this old mine building. Unfortunately closed since the pandemic.

There is hope that it will reopen in the near future.

If you are interested, you can find out more here:

cornwallheritagetrust.org/cornwall-heritage-trust-receives-grant-from-community-capacity-fund

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10.5 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.94 km

3.51 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

4.88 km

3.77 km

1.21 km

600 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (360 m)

Lowest point (290 m)

Weather

Today

Saturday 7 November

13°C

5°C

20 %

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Max wind speed: 4.0 km/h

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Comments

May 25, 2024,Bodmin Moor

After two days of walking along the cliffs in a row, we wanted to try something different today. And we learned that we had to throw every idea and every cliché (flat, wet, boring, etc.) we ever had about a moor overboard! Brilliant!

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