Basset's Cove – View of Navax Point loop from Portreath
Basset's Cove – View of Navax Point loop from Portreath
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Basset's Cove – View of Navax Point loop from Portreath
03:08
11.4km
190m
Hiking
Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.
Last updated: April 19, 2026
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Start point
Bus stop
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1.26 km
Ralph's Cupboard
Highlight (Segment) • Gorge
The eastern side of the bay shows a typical cliff with dark gray shales and greywackes at the lower end and periglacial deposits at the upper part of the cliff.
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2.01 km
Porthcadjack Cove and Waterfall
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2.53 km
Basset's Cove Beach
Highlight • Beach
2.58 km
Mirrose Well Cove
Highlight (Segment) • Viewpoint
EN: Lower Mirrose Well Cove contains deposits with repeated sequences. In each sequence, a gradation of the layers can be observed, with the grain size decreasing from bottom to top. In the case of Mirrose Well Cove, coarser greywackes were first deposited, which transitioned into fine greywackes, followed by clayey layers. Overall, the deposits reach a thickness of two to three meters. These types of deposits are due to turbidites (powerful turbidity currents). To trigger a turbidite, minimal vibrations or the deposition of further sediment grains are sufficient. The sediments then flow down the slope in a turbulent stream with the water current - here a slope of 2-3° is sufficient - and spread out in the deep sea in the form of a fan. In this way, deposits several tens of meters thick can form within a few hours.
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2.97 km
Basset's Cove
Highlight • Natural Monument
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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4.06 km
View of Navax Point
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7.12 km
Tehidy Wood
Forest
7.74 km
The Ancient Twisted Beech, Tehidy Country Park
Highlight • Natural
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9.11 km
Tehidy Country Park
Highlight • Historical Site
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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11.4 km
End point
Bus stop
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
7.09 km
2.13 km
1.27 km
500 m
387 m
Surfaces
6.36 km
2.48 km
1.37 km
923 m
206 m
< 100 m
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Highest point (90 m)
Lowest point (10 m)
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