Portreath - Tehidy Country Park - Reskajeage Downs Circular
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Portreath - Tehidy Country Park - Reskajeage Downs - Coastal Path Circular
Portreath is a small Cornish village with a beach, a harbour, a few shops and cafés and a couple of pubs. Really it's off the beaten track for most tourists.
Through Illogon Woods you walk beside a pleasant bubbling stream, emerge onto a farm then cross fields and a track to reach Tehidy Country Park. The walk through the park is about two miles, through trees all the way. It goes around beautiful lakes and follows a stream. It abounds with swans, ducks, all sorts of birds and flowers. Stand still or sit on one of the many benches and the squirrels will come up to you to eat out of your hand.
From there you emerge into Combe and then walk through a field up onto the clifftops at Reskajeage Downs and onto the Coastal Path. At one point there is a steep descent and climb. Once on the path there are views inland across Cambourne to the monument and castle on the Carn Brea Hills. As you walk there are fantastic sea views backwards as far as the Godrevy Island lighthouse and forward up to Portreath.
Along the way you will pass Bassets Cove, Ralph's Cupboard and Gull Rock. On the final headland are wild ponies and a bird's-eye view down onto Portreath.
This coastal path undulates and there are two steep climbs to consider on this route, one of about 80m and one of about 30m.
England - South West England - Cornwall - Coast
Features
Birds, Butterflies, Cafe, Flowers, Food Shop, Gift Shop, Great Views, Hills or Fells, Lake/Loch, Moor, National Trust, Pub, Public Transport, Restaurant, Sea, Tea Shop, Toilets, Wildlife, Woodland