Helford Passage & Frenchman's Creek
Introduction to Walk 2007
Region - Cornwall AONB
County/Area - Cornwall
Author - Hidden Cornwall
Length - 7.0 miles / 11.4 km
Ascent - 590 feet / 179 metres
Grade - easy/mod
A walk in south Cornwall that includes the Helford River, Gillan and Frenchman's Creek, views of Falmouth bay and some ancient woodland. In addition the route includes four attractive villages and uses a section of the South West Coast Path for part of its route. A GPX File is available for download (see walk description).
Walk Description Map showing start
Maps 
| Ordnance Survey Explorer 103 | Sheet Map | 1:25k | BUY MAP |
| Anquet OS Explorer 103 | Digital Map | 1:25k | BUY MAP |
| Ordnance Survey Landranger 204 | Sheet Map | 1:50k | BUY MAP |
| Anquet OS Landranger 204 | Digital Map | 1:50k | BUY MAP |
It is recommended you take a map. The preferred scale is 1:25k. | |||
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Length - 4.0 miles / 6.5 km
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Gillan & Nare Point from Porthallow
Grade - easy
Length - 4.7 miles / 7.6 km
9.0 miles / 14.5 km away
Cowlands, Coombe & Roundwood Quay from Trelissick
Grade - easy/mod
Length - 9.0 miles / 14.6 km
9.9 miles / 15.8 km away
Housel Bay & Bass Point from the Lizard
Grade - easy
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Kynance Cove & Cadgwith from the Lizard
Grade - moderate
Length - 8.0 miles / 13 km
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Nare Head & Portloe from Veryan
Grade - moderate
Length - 7.0 miles / 11.4 km
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Dodman Point & Gorran Haven
Grade - mod/hard
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.
Recommended Reading
South West Coast Path Map Booklet - Minehead to St Ives
Map of the northern section of the 630 mile (1014km) South West Coast Path National Trail. Covers the trail from Minehead to St Ives along the north Devon and Cornish coastline. This convenient and compact booklet of Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 maps shows the route, providing all of the mapping you need to walk the trail in either direction.
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