Tehidy Country Park – Portreath Beach loop from Illogan

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Tehidy Country Park – Portreath Beach loop from Illogan

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Tehidy Country Park – Portreath Beach loop from Illogan

00:53

7.71km

150m

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Moderate run. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 7, 2026

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768 m

Tehidy Country Park

Highlight • Historical Site

GB: Tehidy is the largest continuous forest area in the region. Many of the mining trails run through the forest. Originally, the park was privately owned by the Basset family, who are closely linked to the mining history. Since 1983, the park has been in government hands and is open to the public.

EN: Tehidy is the largest contiguous forest area in the region. Many of the mining trails run through the forest. The park was originally privately owned by the Basset family, which is closely linked to the mining history. The park has been in government hands and open to the public since 1983.

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1.32 km

Tehidy Country Park

Highlight • Lake

Tehidy Woods is the largest woodland area in the West of Cornwall, with multi-use paths for walking and cycling. Facilities within the country park include a cafe, toilets, visitor centre and picnic area. There are also various lakes within the woodland.

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3.42 km

Basset's Cove

Highlight • Natural Monument

The 7.3 km long circular route takes you back to a time when Cornwall was covered by sea and then became a Europe-wide mountain range. The sedimentary rocks of this area around Portreath were deposited in a deep marine environment during the Devonian age (ca. 393 - 373 million years):

Greywacken: Gray rock with fine to coarse grains (0.3 - 2 mm; 0.01 - 0.08 inch), consisting of quartz, feldspars and fragments of foreign rocks. In some cases, shiny/shimmering components can be seen (mica), the rocks form layers and banks.

Siltstones: Light gray rock with fine grains (<0.063 mm; <0.002 inch) that are not visible to the naked eye. Layers can be recognized based on the color difference.

Slate: Gray to black, sometimes slightly red to greenish colored rocks with very fine grains (<0.02 mm, <0.001 inch), the rocks appear foliated with very thin layers, often alternating with greywackes.

The originally horizontal sedimentary layers of Cornwall were tectonically overprinted around 323 - 299 million years ago during the Variscan orogeny (mountain formation). During this time, the southern major continent Gondwana collided with the northern major continents Laurentia and Baltica as well as smaller continent fragments (terranes) such as Avalonia and Amorica. The orogeny ended approximately 270 million years ago with the formation of the supercontinent Pangea. Due to the pressure from the south, the sedimentary rocks were compressed, folded and internally transformed under increasing temperatures. This is how slates emerged from the original claystones. There are no deposits in the area for the period between the formation of the Devonian rocks until 3 million years ago. During the Ice Age 3 million years ago, the region of modern-day Cornwall lay in a tundra area south of the glaciers that covered the Northern Hemisphere. Periglacial deposits from this period can be observed on the cliffs.

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4.44 km

Porthcadjack Cove and Waterfall

Highlight • Waterfall

Lying beneath the striking North Cliffs, Porthcadjack Cove is a little-visited beach on the Cornish coast. Accessible from the Coast Path via a steep and narrow path, the isolated nature of this beach makes it a serene spot and a real hidden gem.

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5.83 km

Portreath Beach

Highlight • Viewpoint

Portreath has a beautiful sandy beach that is popular in particular with bodyboarders. Out to sea you can see Gull Rock and behind the harbour wall and protected from the Atlantic is a swimmer's haven. There is a great little kiosk just behind the beach with plenty of seating next door if you don't want to go down onto the beach itself.

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6.30 km

Portreath Beach

Highlight • Viewpoint

Good clean new toilet block just before beach car park

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6.51 km

Portreath Harbour and Beach

Highlight • Beach

The picturesque coastal town of Portreath arrives just past the halfway point of my final day's riding from Castledore to Land's End

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6.89 km

Unexpected Farm Petting Zoo

Highlight • Rest Area

Reindeer, Emus and small goats. Great stop for kids. Mind those emu's. They are inquisitive and appear to want to be your friend. Remember Rod Hull!!!!

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