Carnon Viaduct – Devoran Quay loop from Portreath

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Carnon Viaduct – Devoran Quay loop from Portreath

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Carnon Viaduct – Devoran Quay loop from Portreath

02:57

43.4km

330m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 27, 2026

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Temporary access restrictions

Includes segments with temporary access restrictions.

After 445 m for 56 m

Customers only

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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239 m

Portreath Harbour Entrance

Highlight • Beach

Portreath has an inner and outer harbour. The harbour was historically an important port and was one of the earliest industrial ports in Cornwall. Cornwall's first railway, the Portreath Tramroad, …

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1.03 km

Portreath Mining Trail and Tramroad

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Bit of a bouncy ride between Portreath & Bridge but the Tramroad is a great route to follow.

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17.0 km

Twelveheads Cafe

Highlight • Cafe

Lovely food, great service. We came across this cafe just at the right time in our ride!

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18.2 km

Bike Chain Bissoe Café

Highlight • Cafe

Nestled in the Poldice Valley by Bissoe village, the Bike Chain is a great little cycling shop with a brilliant cafe too. Get everything you need for a ride around …

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18.5 km

Point Hills Arsenic Refinery Chimney

Highlight • Historical Site

Point Hills Arsenic Refinery was run by the British Arsenic Company, which became the Cornwall Arsenic Company. The arsenic works closed at the beginning of World War Two after being …

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20.4 km

Carnon Viaduct

Highlight • Historical Site

This Old Rail & Road Bridge is an amazing part of Engineering work, people just walk, run, bike ride or horse ride under neath this strucktour & dont and notice, a great pity.

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22.7 km

Devoran Quay

Highlight • River

Devoran is the end, or start of the Cornish off road coast to coast trail which journeys from (or to!) Portreath. There is a pub, The Old Quay Inn, for …

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