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New walk from Tehidy to Deadman's Cove

This is a relatively flat circular walk of just over 4 miles near Portreath.

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The route follows the lakes and river through the Wildlife Area of Tehidy Country Park to its confluence with the Red River at Coombe.

The route then turns towards the coast and then crosses the Reskajeage Downs to reach the North Cliffs near Deadman's Cove. The cliffs here are made of crumbly rock and huge cliff falls are common, such as the one recorded on YouTube in 2011

The walk then follows the coast path along the top of the steep cliffs to Basset's Cove where a pair of two metre ramparts are all that remains of the Iron Age fortress that has now collapsed into the sea.

The walk follows a by-way to re-enter Tehidy Country Park, passing through the knarled seaward trees and bluebell woods of the North Cliffs Plantation to complete the circular route.

Note that this route is not suitable for dogs (as it passes through a Wildlife Area, in which no dogs are allowed). However, we are working on another walk through a different part of the Tehidy Country Park which is open to dogs.

The walk is available as a guided walk app for Android and also available in the iWalk app for iPhone.

There are also a few other walks on the Portreath-Godrevy heritage coast on the iwalknorthcornwall website.