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Newham Trail – St Mawes Castle loop from St. Mawes

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Newham Trail – St Mawes Castle loop from St. Mawes

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Newham Trail – St Mawes Castle loop from St. Mawes

03:18

50.2km

720m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The route includes a crossing by ferry. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: June 25, 2026

This route includes a ferry crossing

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 49.4 km for 155 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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483 m

St Mawes Beach and Waterfront

Highlight • Beach

St Mawes is a small fishing village accessible either by road from the north or from the west by ferry from Falmouth.

There is a harbour, steep and narrow lanes plus cafes, pubs and restaurants. St Mawes' has two beaches and a castle which keeps watch over Carrick Roads, Falmouth Estuary.

Tip by

26.1 km

The Wheel Inn

Highlight • Restaurant

Great food, great views.

Tip by

31.9 km

Truro Cathedral

Highlight • Historical Site

Truro Cathedral is a rare three spired cathedral, built between 1880 to 1910. Soaring above other buildings It is easy to spot throughout the city.

It is free of charge to enter the cathedral and there is a full programme of worship. For more details see their website trurocathedral.org.uk

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33.1 km

Climbing Lane on Steep Road into Truro

Highlight • Trail

Lots of cycling routes out of Truro, but lots of junctions to cross.

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34.4 km

Newham Trail

Highlight • Trail

Another tip, after lots of rain that we have had over the past few days, the path becomes a river at the begining, very muddy, so be careful, as part of tje path is easy goingbother parts you can not tell were, path or mud is, but its all in good fun

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40.7 km

King Harry Ferry

Highlight • Bridge

The King Harry Ferry has been carrying passengers from St Mawes and the Roseland Peninsula with Feock, Truro and Falmouth since 1888. The ferry, which is one of only five chain ferries in England, operates every 20 minutes daily and takes 7 minutes. It is also good for the planet as it carries over 300,000 cars every year, saving around 1.7 million kg of CO2! Tickets for cyclists cost £1 each way. You can find more information, here: falriver.co.uk/ferries

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49.4 km

St Mawes Castle

Highlight • Historical Site

St Mawes Castle is one of the best-preserved coastal fortresses built by Henry VIII between 1539 and 1545 to defend against an invasion threat from Catholic France and Spain. The most elaborately decorated of the chain of forts, St Mawes Castle guarded the important anchorage of Carrick Roads along with Pendennis Castle on the other side of the Fal estuary. The castle is managed by English heritage. Tickets cost £6.30 for adults and £3.80 for children. For more information, visit: english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/st-mawes-castle.

Tip by

50.2 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

24.8 km

21.5 km

2.44 km

788 m

468 m

177 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

46.2 km

3.60 km

200 m

126 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (90 m)

Lowest point (0 m)

Weather

Sunday 12 July

23°C

19°C

20 %

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Newham Trail – St Mawes Castle loop from St. Mawes

St Mawes Beach and Waterfront

The Wheel Inn

Truro Cathedral

Climbing Lane on Steep Road into Truro

Newham Trail

King Harry Ferry

St Mawes Castle

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