St Breward to Advent

A circular walk from St Breward past the granite pillars of Devil's Jump to the 8ft Celtic cross and ancient churchyard of Advent at the foot of the moors, returning via the remains of the mediaeval village of Carwether to the Inn used by 11th century monks to build the highest church in Cornwall.

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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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From the church, the walk crosses a network of small fields tucked between the moorland and river valleys. The route crosses the top of the gorge above Devil's Jump, before continuing through fields to the wayside cross at Tresinney. The walk reaches its northernmost point at Advent Church, turning back through Tresinney, and heading south, along the edge of the Camel valley, to the remains of the mediaeval village at Carwether. The walk continues along the Camel valley, returning to St Breward via the bluebell woodland at Tuckingmill.

Highlights

Panoramic views over Bodmin Moor from the remains of Carwether mediaeval village
St Breward Church - the highest church in Cornwall
Nice views over the Devil's Jump crags
Impressive 8ft tall wayside cross at Tresinney
Advent Church set in a churchyard dating back to Celtic times
Local food and drink at the historic Old Inn in St Breward

Considerations

Some of the stiles on the route consist of stone footholds over stone walls. Some of the walls are at least 6ft high.

Dogs

Dogs will need lifting over many of the stiles which due to their height is not practical with larger dogs. See the considerations section for more info. Near the end of the walk at Lower Hematethy there is a cattle grid with no alternative route around it so dogs will need some form of help to cross it. Most of the fields on the route are used for grazing livestock.

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: 109
Distance: 6.4 miles/10.3 km
Steepness grade: Moderate
Recommended footwear: walking boots
Pub: ✓

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OS Explorer 109

Pubs on or near the route

The Old Inn

Points of interest

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