Walk · Cornwall

Kilminorth Woods and the Giant’s Hedge

Looe

3.1MILES

1h 45mON FOOT

120mCLIMB

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The route A-road B-road Lane Track Path Water Woodland

Off-road 92% 8% shares tarmac with cars

Field & moor path 56%Lane & track 36%Road with traffic 8%

Our drawing of the route, over road and path data from OpenStreetMap. It shows where the walk goes and what it goes through. It is not a survey and not a navigation aid — carry OS Explorer on the hill. Off-lead information here is what walkers reported or what signage allows — never our advice. Whether and when a dog is off the lead is the owner’s decision and legal responsibility; keep dogs under control near livestock and follow signs on the day.

Starts at

Millpool car park, West Looe, at the entrance to Kilminorth Woods

Parking

Millpool pay-and-display in West Looe, large and the best bet in town, though it fills on regatta weekends; Looe railway station is a short walk away

Directions to the start →

Three miles of oak woodland along the tidal West Looe River and back over the ridge on the line of a sixth-century earthwork, about an hour and three quarters and sheltered from any weather off the sea. Start from the Millpool car park in West Looe, which is the town’s main long-stay and sits at the wood gate, with Looe station five minutes away on the branch line from Liskeard. One stile with an open gate and a gap alongside, no fields of livestock anywhere on the route, and the river shallows at low tide make an easy paddle; the wood is a nature reserve, so keep to the paths in spring.

House rules, decoded

Off-lead allowed

Water bowls

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