Droskyn Point – Sundial Amphitheatre loop from Perranporth

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Droskyn Point – Sundial Amphitheatre loop from Perranporth

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Droskyn Point – Sundial Amphitheatre loop from Perranporth

01:47

6.41km

120m

Hiking

Easy hike. Easily walkable paths. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 27, 2026

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Cornwall National Landscape

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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974 m

Former Mine and Explosives Production Site

Highlight • Structure

Production of nitroglycerin during World War II.

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1.27 km

Cligga Head Coastal Cliffs and Ruins

Highlight • Viewpoint

While hiking along along Cligga Head you will find some cracking coastal views, but also some interesting evidence of the mining history. You are walking in the shoes of the miners who would walk along this path to work.

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1.60 km

Alfred Nobel's Munitions Factory Ruins

Highlight • Monument

3.19 km

View of the Coast Through a Rock Arch

Highlight • Viewpoint

beautiful view of the coast

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3.39 km

Droskyn Point

Highlight • Viewpoint

Looking down at the rocks below it is easy to imagine the smuggling that went on here in years gone by.

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3.76 km

Sundial Amphitheatre

Highlight • Viewpoint

Pretty cool about 15 mins out, nice view of the beach

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3.78 km

Chapel Rock Pool, Perranporth

Highlight • Beach

there is a large pool for swimming or finding animals in

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4.06 km

Perranporth Gardens

Highlight • Natural

Lovely gardens to stop for lunch

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6.41 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.74 km

690 m

441 m

286 m

263 m

Surfaces

2.37 km

2.33 km

1.18 km

342 m

170 m

< 100 m

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Monday 9 November

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Droskyn Point – Sundial Amphitheatre loop from Perranporth

Former Mine and Explosives Production Site

Cligga Head Coastal Cliffs and Ruins

Alfred Nobel's Munitions Factory Ruins

View of the Coast Through a Rock Arch

Droskyn Point

Sundial Amphitheatre

Chapel Rock Pool, Perranporth

Perranporth Gardens

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