St Agnes Beacon – Wheal Coates Tin Mine loop from Wheal Coates Tin Mine

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St Agnes Beacon – Wheal Coates Tin Mine loop from Wheal Coates Tin Mine

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St Agnes Beacon – Wheal Coates Tin Mine loop from Wheal Coates Tin Mine

01:36

5.43km

160m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 21, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Cornwall National Landscape

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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659 m

St Agnes Beacon

Highlight • Viewpoint

Stunning panoramic views, well worth the hike to the top.

SH Burton described it beautifully in 1952; 'The view from St Agnes Beacon is breath-taking. The high moorlands, heather and …

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3.14 km

Chapel Porth Beach

Beach

3.54 km

View of Wheal Coates and Chapel Porth Beach

Highlight (Segment) • Monument

Stunning views of Wheal Coates above Chapel Porth beach.

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3.94 km

Towanroath Shaft Pumping Engine House

Highlight • Viewpoint

Take this run along Cornwall’s north coast for breathtaking views of the Atlantic Ocean and a chance to get up close to old tin mines.

This lung-busting run from Porthtowan …

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3.94 km

South West Coast Path: Perranporth to Portreath

Highlight • Trail

Cracking bit of the South West Coast Path. Stunning views throughout and you may be lucky enough to see some Cornish chough😉

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3.99 km

Wheal Coates Tin Mine

Highlight • Historical Site

nationaltrust.org.uk/st-agnes-and-chapel-porth

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4.37 km

Cligga Head Sinkhole Protection Pyramid

Highlight • Structure

Looks like a ‘sink hole’ has opened up or cliff has eroded further down and metal pyramid has been put over it to keep everyone safe.

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5.25 km

Cameron Camp Sentry Box

Highlight • Monument

Last remains of the training camp for the 10th Light Anti-Aircraft Battery

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5.43 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.38 km

1.88 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

1.96 km

1.56 km

1.13 km

555 m

195 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (180 m)

Lowest point (20 m)

Weather

Sunday 18 October

12°C

7°C

89 %

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Max wind speed: 17.0 km/h

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Comments

February 9, 2022,Wheal Coates Circular

This is one of those postcard hikes, very instagramable. The Towanroath engine house at Wheal Coates is a sight to behold, but it’s not the only sight worth seeing on this loop.
Starting at the mine, you drop down quite quickly to sea level at Chapel Porth, then climb up gradually through woodlands until you reach the foot of St …