Mawgan Porth to St Mawgan

A mostly circular walk from Mawgan Porth along the Vale of Lanherne, following the river Menalhyl to St Mawgan and returning past the 800-year-old cloistered Convent where the sanctuary light has been burning for hundreds of years.

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The app will direct you to the start of the walk via satnav.

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The app guides you around the walk using GPS, removing any worries about getting lost.

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The walk route is described with detailed, regularly-updated, hand-written directions.

Each time there is a new direction to follow, the app will beep to remind you, and will warn you if you go off-route.

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A map shows the route, where you are at all times and even which way you are facing.

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Each walk is packed with information about the history and nature along the route, from over a decade of research than spans more than 3,000 topics.

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Once a walk is downloaded, the app doesn't need wifi or a phone signal during the walk.

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The app counts down distance to the next direction and estimates time remaining based on your personal walking speed.

We keep the directions continually updated for changes to the paths/landmarks - the price for a walk includes ongoing free updates.

either as a GPS-guided walk with our app (£3.29) or a PDF of directions (£2.79) Example of directions

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The walk starts from Mawgan Porth which was once a Saxon settlement. The route starts upriver towards Retorrick Mill, crosses into the Menalhyl valley and continues along woodland paths lined with wild garlic in spring to the curiously-named Windsor Mill. At St Mawgan, the route crosses the River Menalhyl to the mediaeval church. The return route to Mawgan Porth is via the meadows of the Vale of Lanherne, rich in wildflowers and wildlife.

Highlights

Sandy beach at Mawgan Porth
Tranquil riverside village of St Mawgan with a mediaeval church and convent
Pretty woodland and meadows along the Vale of Lanherne

Considerations

Very muddy after prolonged wet weather

Dogs

Beaches where dogs are allowed all year: Mawgan Porth. Only 1 stile on this walk and most large dogs should be able to get over and small ones under. There are accessible streams at roughly one mile intervals around the route. Some stretches where dogs are requested to be kept on leads. There are three fields which sometimes contain cows.

The walk is available through the iWalk Cornwall app for Apple and Android for £3.29 which each include everything listed here.

This removes worries about getting lost by tracking you using GPS, reminding you when you need to follow the next direction and warning you if you wander off the route.

To install on your phone, search the app store for “iwalk cornwall” to download the (free) app. Then either use it to scan the code at the top-right of the page to locate this walk or search for the walk title in Walks Shop > Search All Walks.

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Vital statistics

OS Explorer: 106
Distance: 4.3 miles/6.9 km
Steepness grade: Easy
Recommended footwear: walking boots, or shoes in summer; wellies after prolonged wet weather
Pub: ✓
Café: ✓

OS maps for this walk

OS Explorer 106

Beaches

Mawgan Porth beach

Pubs on or near the route

Tha Falcon Inn
The Merrymoor Inn

Points of interest

Links for this walk

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Short URL: http://iwkc.co.uk/w/74

Adjoining walks

Walks nearby