Circular walks around Hayle

Circular walks around Hayle

Download the (free) iWalk Cornwall app from the App Store or Google Play then use the app to scan the QR code of the walks below for more info, where the walk can be purchased. Once a walk is downloaded, no phone/WiFi signal is needed.

2.7 miles/4.3 km - Easy

Hayle and The Towans

Gardens at Hayle

A circular walk on the Towans at Hayle, where Cornwall's beam engines were cast using sand from a prehistoric lagoon when West Penwith was an island.

4.8 miles/7.7 km - Moderate

Lelant Saltings to Carbis Bay

Lelant Church

A circular walk from Lelant following St Michael's Way along the vast stretch of beach from Porthkidney Sands to Carbis Bay, with views over St Ives Bay on the return route.

5.0 miles/8.1 km - Moderate

Hell's Mouth to Godrevy

Stones Reef and Godrevy Lighthouse

A circular walk following the coast from Hell's Mouth past Godrevy lighthouse to the sandy beaches of St Ives Bay, returning via a pilgrimage route along the Red River Valley.

2.4 miles/3.8 km - Easy-moderate

Gwithian and Upton Towans

Gwithian Towans

A circular walk around the nature reserve in the sand dunes that was once the National Explosives Works where young girls manufactured dynamite from nitroglycerine, two tonnes of which detonated causing a shock wave that broke windows in St Ives and Penzance and could be heard on Dartmoor.

There is a choice of over 250 more walks in Cornwall available via the app.
You can explore them via "Walks Shop".