Walking Britain Chun Quoit and Botallack from Carnyorth
Introduction to Walk 1028
Region - Cornwall AONB
County/Area - Cornwall
Author - Lou Johnson
Length - 8.0 miles / 13 km
Ascent - 900 feet / 273 metres
Time - 4 hours 50 minutes
Grade - moderate
This Cornwall walk includes neolithic Chun Quoit, industrial heritage at Botallack, a section of the South West Coast Path and moorland scenery with views over West Cornwall and Penwith. Starting from Carnyorth, you are unlikely to meet more than a handful of people on this interesting walk in West Cornwall, which was home to an extensive tin mining industry. A GPS File is available for download (see walk description).
Please maintain social distancing - keep at least 2 metres away from other walkers.
Maps | |||
| Ordnance Survey Explorer 102 | Sheet Map | 1:25k | BUY |
| Anquet OS Explorer 102 | Digital Map | 1:25k | BUY |
| Ordnance Survey Landranger 203 | Sheet Map | 1:50k | BUY |
| Anquet OS Landranger 203 | Digital Map | 1:50k | BUY |
It is recommended you take a map. The preferred scale is 1:25k. | |||
Other walks nearby
1.3 miles / 2.0 km away
Sennen Cove to Botallack
Grade - moderate
Length - 7.5 miles / 12.2 km
1.7 miles / 2.7 km away
The moors and hills of Penwith
Grade - moderate
Length - 14.0 miles / 22.8 km
2.8 miles / 4.5 km away
Men-an-tol & Ding Dong Mine from Bosullow
Grade - easy
Length - 3.0 miles / 4.9 km
5.3 miles / 8.5 km away
St Loy's Cove & Logan Rock
Grade - moderate
Length - 8.5 miles / 13.8 km
5.9 miles / 9.5 km away
St Ives and Coastal Path from Zennor
Grade - mod/hard
Length - 11.0 miles / 17.9 km
5.9 miles / 9.5 km away
Morvah to Zennor using the Coastal Path
Grade - moderate
Length - 5.5 miles / 8.9 km
6.6 miles / 10.6 km away
Penzance to Porthcurno via Mousehole and Lamorna
Grade - moderate
Length - 11.0 miles / 17.9 km
Note : The distances quoted to other walks in the vicinity are measured in a straight line. The distance by road may be further.
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