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.
Six miles from Porthleven harbour along the shingle bar that dams Cornwall’s largest natural lake and back through the Penrose estate woods, three hours and easy underfoot. Start at Porthleven, where the harbour car parks are central and pay-and-display, or use the National Trust car park at Highburrow on the Penrose side. This is about as dog-friendly as a walk gets here: no stiles at all, fences between the paths and the fields so livestock is unlikely, dogs allowed on Loe Bar beach all year, and dog ice cream at the Trust cafe at Penrose Stables.
Harbourside restaurant in a former net loft on Porthleven's quay, doing wood-fired pizza and Cornish seafood. It is a dog-friendly restaurant and asks you to say at the time of booking if a dog is coming so a dog-friendly table can be held. A sensible end to the coast path walk in from Loe Bar.
Five and a half miles south from the Loe Bar over Halzephron Cliff to the church in the sand at Gunwalloe, three hours with 180 metres of climbing and a rather bleak, wrecking coast in any weather. Start from the small National Trust car park behind the Loe Bar, off the Helston to Porthleven road, and return by field paths through Chyvarloe. Stiles are reported fine even for large dogs, and Loe Bar, Dollar Cove and Gunwalloe Fishing Cove all allow dogs all year; Church Cove is the exception in high summer, and the clifftop is unfenced with some sudden drops.
Substantial St Austell inn at the head of Porthleven's harbour, which is the best seat in the house when the swell is coming over the wall. Your dog is allowed with you in all areas except the main restaurant, and dog-friendly rooms can be booked in advance. Porthleven Sands, west of the harbour, closes to dogs 10am to 6pm in July and August.
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