Walk · North Yorkshire

Mousehole to Lamorna Cove

Penzance
Lamorna Mousehole Castallack Raginnis B3315 N 880 YD © OpenStreetMap contributors
4.8MILES
2h 55mON FOOT
280mCLIMB
CircularSHAPE
The route A-road B-road Lane Track Path Water Woodland
Off-road 84% 16% shares tarmac with cars
Field & moor path 72%Lane & track 12%Road with traffic 16%

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.

Starts at
Mousehole harbour car park, at the north end of the village
Parking
Small pay-and-display at the top of Mousehole, full by mid-morning all summer; the village itself has no visitor parking, so the bus from Penzance is the reliable option
Directions to the start →

Just under five miles of the wooded, granite-strewn coast west of Mousehole, two and a half hours with 280 metres of climbing and the old quarry cove at Lamorna as the turning point. Park at the top of Mousehole, since the village lanes are impossible for cars, or come on the number 1 bus from Penzance. Stone stiles here are fine for an athletic dog and hard work for anything else, Mousehole beach bans dogs all year and Lamorna is seasonally restricted, and the coast path between Penzer Point and Carn-du is narrow, rocky and unfenced.

THE SMALL PRINTMousehole beach is closed to dogs all year round; Lamorna Cove has a seasonal restriction. Stone stiles are manageable for an athletic dog but need help for others.

House rules, decoded

Off-lead OK
REGION · NORTH YORKSHIRE
GRID · 50.0830, -5.5380
SOURCE · HTTPS://WWW.IWALKCORNWALL.CO.UK/WALK/MOUSEHOLE_TO_LAMORNA_COVE
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