This is a circular walk from Perranporth of just over 5 miles starting and ending at the beach car park.
There are a few small climbs, but nothing too long or steep, so we’ve graded this one easy-moderate.
The route follows the coast path around Droskyn Point to Shag Rock where a pair of blowholes billow jets of spray at mid tide.
The route continues along the coast to Cligga Head where there are remains of Nobel's explosives works. The women who used to work here had to wear special clothes and shoes to reduce the risk of creating a spark. The manufacturing plants were each surrounded by earth banks, so if one did detonate, a chain reaction might be prevented from detonating all the other buildings.
From here, the path crosses the mineral lodes where the rocks resemble the orange landscape of Mars. As well as iron, the ores here include tin, copper, tungsten and silver.
The route then passes the rugged cliffs of Hanover Cove, named after the vessel that was wrecked here with a cargo of gold bullion. It is rumoured there may still be a few gold coins buried deep in the sand.
The route then circles Perranporth Airfield which is the best preserved spitfire base in the country. The airfield was awarded National Heritage status in 2000 with two areas protected as Scheduled Monuments by English Heritage. The airfield is currently for sale and the Spitfire Heritage Trust are attempting to raise the money to purchase it.
From there, the walk descends into the valley of Perran Coombe via Trevellas and return to Perranporth is via small lanes along the bottom of the valley, passing the Old Mill who often have their own honey on sale.
The walk is available as a guided walk app for Android and also via the app for Apple iPhones and iPads.