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New walk at St Gennys

This is a demanding but rewarding coastal walk of just over 4 miles near Crackington Haven from St Gennys Church to Dizzard.

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Starting near the church at St Gennys, the walk heads down a track, across fields and a wooded valley to reach the coast path at Castle Point, named after an Iron Age hillfort perched on the cliff edge which has now mostly crumbled into the sea. In early spring the paths are lined with blackthorn blossom, which I've been assured makes an amazing cordial.

The walk follows the coast past Cleave Strand, down the steep-sided valley at Slade and up a steep path to Chipman Point. The name Dizzard is from the Cornish word "deserth" which by now you may have an inkling that it means "very steep"!

Shortly after, it turns inland and crosses fields and woods to reach Dizzard Farm. From here, it follows country lanes to reach the hamlet of Tresmorn where there are remains of a mediaeval settlement, and continues on to Cleave Farm via tracks and footpaths.

The walk then descends into the wooded valley at Cleave before finally heading back across fields and a track to St Gennys.

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 circular walks in the Crackington area on the iwalknorthcornwall website.