Walks you can reach from Carbis Bay by train

Cornwall · South West England

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St Ives
St Ives Harbour and Town - Cornwall, England by bvi4092

St Ives to Hayle (Cornwall)

3 minutes direct from Carbis Bay.

Amazing views, lovely, excellent views over Carbis Bay. A coastal walk of two halves: the first along the busy B-road around the Hayle estuary on the flat, with wide estuary views over salt marshes and mudflats, a slightly eroded waterside path; the second a fun, more strenuous footpath sandwiched between the railway and the cliffs, through dunes and a golf club and with many short ups and downs on steps. Part of the South West Coast Path. Follows the South West Coast Path and St Michael's Way; the railway runs close by throughout and the St Ives branch line offers a recommended return. Passes the complex that housed the 2021 G7 Summit. The churchyard at Lelant is a good picnic spot.

Coastal: almost all along the coast.

Time: 2h30–5h

Lunch: No shortage of eating, drinking and snacking opportunities en route, with facilities at Lelant and Carbis Bay.

Warnings: The coastal footpath has steep, tricky sections and many ups and downs on steps, and can be muddy; a waterside path near Hayle may flood at very high tide.

Walk details: Slow Ways.

GPX
Steep
8
KM
Penzance
St Michael's Mount by Fernando Huet

Penzance to St Ives (Cornwall)

30 minutes direct from Carbis Bay.

There are fantastic views of both Mount's Bay and St Ives Bay. A coast-to-coast walk mostly following the well-signed St Michael's Way, on varied paths over pasture fields with many gates and high stiles, a final stretch on the South West Coast Path. Up and down throughout and very muddy in places after rain. Mostly follows St Michael's Way, the approved UK branch of the Camino pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compostela. Few services at the midpoint. Optional detours up Trencrom Hill and to Knill's Monument.

Time: 4h–8h

Lunch: Tremenheere Sculpture Park has a café; little else in the way of services mid-route.

Warnings: Steep slopes, many gates and high stiles, and livestock including cattle in the pasture fields.

Walk details: Slow Ways.

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Steep
15
KM
Penzance
St Michael's Mount harbour starting the low tide. by Fernando Huet

Penzance to Hayle (Cornwall)

30 minutes direct from Carbis Bay.

A largely good coastal-fringe walk on A-road, lanes and farm paths. The farm paths just after Crowlas are in very poor condition, with blockages and liquid silage and but the rest of the route is good.

Time: 3h30–7h

Warnings: Follows a busy road for a sixth of the walk. The farm paths after Crowlas are not fit for purpose; it is better to stay briefly on the A road and use the lanes to the right.

Walk details: Slow Ways.

GPX
Rolling
13
KM
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