Pelynt and the West Looe Valley

A circular walk in the West Looe valley to St Nun's Well where it is said that if a bent pin is not left as an offering, clouds of piskies will accompany the visitor home and cause mischief.

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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 descends via a lane from Pelynt and footpaths into the woods and follows a tributary of the West Looe River to its confluence with the main river. The walk then follows a footpath downriver from Sowden's Bridge through the woods of the West Looe valley to reach a river crossing. The route continues to St Nun's Well, the subject of colourful legends, and returns along country lanes.

Highlights

Broadleaf woodland along the West Looe Valley
Damselflies and butterflies beside the river
Bluebells and wild garlic in spring
Diverse fungi in autumn
St Nun's Holy Well

Dogs

Medium or large dogs will need lifting over the stile at Hobb's Park (small dogs can squeeze under the locked gate beside it). The rest of the stiles should be navigable or bypassable by most dogs.

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.

Once you've installed the iWalk Cornwall app from the app store, click on the button below to locate this walk:

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Vital statistics

OS Explorer: 107
Distance: 6.4 miles/10.3 km
Steepness grade: Moderate
Recommended footwear: Waterproof boots (stream crosses track)
Pub: ✓

OS maps for this walk

OS Explorer 107

Pubs on or near the route

The Jubilee Inn

Points of interest

Links for this walk

Short URL: http://iwkc.co.uk/w/233

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