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New walk at Callestick and Ventongimps

This is a circular route of just over 5 miles, in the valleys inland of Perranporth.

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The walk passes the remains of the West Chyverton mine which employed over a thousand people at its peak and produced tens of thousands of tonnes of ore. The remains are an odd combination of the fairly typical overgrown Cornish engine house close to a red sandstone canyon that might make you think that you were in a set for a Wild West movie or the Australian Outback. The waste tips are gradually being reclaimed by nature and there are some nice orchids here in the early summer.

There are a few moderate gradients along the route, especially along the final lane from Callestick. Fortunately, energy for the climb is available in the form of ice cream from Callestick Farm and it easily forgotten at Healey's Cyder farm when you reach the top of the hill. However, beware that your legs don't also forget how to function (in the strict interests of science, empirical testing with Healey's Rattler has determined that this is indeed possible) as there is a short walk back from Healey's to the car on which to entertain your designated driver.

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 Perranporth area on the iwalknorthcornwall website which are all available as guided walk apps.