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Setting
out from Praa Sands in the late morning, the weather conditions had been
changeable - and at times dramatic. |
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Walking
out from the village towards Germoe, pass Pengersick Castle and turn
right into Pengersick Parc.
Approximately 100yards along this lane is a
stile which leads onto a wooded footpath.
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Proceed along the
footpath until a lovely pond at Lower Trevurvas is reached. Continue
on between the houses of this beautiful hamlet and watch out for the
buzzards that inhabit the area. There were several sitting on telegraph
poles and "patrolling" on this occasion. |
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| Follow the lane for another 400
yards until this fence comes into view |
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Just to the right is another
stile. Climb over and follow the path on through the fields. |
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Mounts Bay to Penzance, Mousehole and Tater Du Lighthouse in the far South
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Continue through the
fields until Hendra Farm is reached. |
Turn right at the road junction
and walk downhill towards the sea. |
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At this time of year
there are plenty of blackberries in the hedgerows, clouds of butterflies
and yet more buzzards circling overhead.
Watch out for this archway to the left of the lane, about half a mile
further on. There is a large white, flat roofed building up the hillside
to the right at this point. Walk through the arch and onto Lesceave
Cliffs.
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This footpath leads
onto the Coastal footpath which is well signed and tended all the way on
to
the Car Park at Rinsey. (Level with the large house on the headland).
When the Engine House at Wheal Prosper comes into view, there is the
option of taking the pathway to the right down to the beach or continuing
to the engine house and taking the subsequent path to the beach. |
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The path down to
Rinsey Cove, (one of the most beautiful coves to be found), is a bit of a
scramble and care should be taken.
Look out for the superb wave cut platforms to be seen at either
side of the cove.
This is a great place to cool down with a swim, but remember that this
beach does not benefit from lifeguards.
There are super rock pools, caves and provided the tide is not fully in;
a glorious sandy beach. |
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| The return to Praa
Sands is a straightforward following of the Coastal Footpath climbing up
from the beach and re-tracing your steps until the point where the path
forks into two about half a mile on from the Car Park at Rinsey
Head.
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Take the lower path and continue along always aiming for the vast
beach at Praa.
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| At the beginnings of Praa Sands, (Hendra Beach) there is the choice of
walking on the sands or continuing along the coastal footpath through the
gardens at Sea Meads. |
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Of
course, if you are still full of energy, it is possible to continue East
along the coastal footpath from Rinsey for another two and a half miles to Porthleven.
Please see below for some thumbnails of highlights from the walk on to
Porthleven.
At Porthleven there is the ancient harbour, -
cafes, shops, pubs,
restaurants ...and the bus stop from which either the "2" or
"2A" can be caught for the return to Praa Sands.
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