Walk · Cornwall

St Ives, Porthmeor and Clodgy Point

St Ives

4.3MILES

2h 15mON FOOT

140mCLIMB

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

Off-road 66% 34% shares tarmac with cars

Field & moor path 52%Lane & track 14%Road with traffic 34%

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

Trenwith car park above St Ives, walking down through the town to Porthmeor

Parking

Trenwith is the big long-stay above the town with a shuttle bus; the Park and Ride at Lelant Saltings and the branch line train are the reliable answer in summer, when St Ives gridlocks

Directions to the start →

Four and a third miles round the town’s beaches and out onto the first rough headland of the north coast, about two and a quarter hours with 140 metres of climbing. Start at the Trenwith car park above the town, the largest in St Ives with a shuttle bus down, or arrive on the branch line from St Erth and start at the station. There are no stiles at all, and Bamaluz beach takes dogs all year, but the harbour and the two big beaches are all shut to dogs in July and August, and beyond Clodgy Point the path turns rocky and runs along an unfenced edge.

THE SMALL PRINTPorthmeor and Porthminster ban dogs 10am to 6pm from 15 May to 30 September as Blue Flag beaches; St Ives Harbour and Porthgwidden ban dogs 10am to 6pm from 1 July to 31 August. Bamaluz is open all year. All under the Cornwall Council order.

House rules, decoded

Off-lead allowed

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St Ives, Porthmeor and Clodgy Point

House rules, decoded

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