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Perranporth Railway Walk

3.1 miles (5 km)

Ordnance Survey Map Open Streetmap This walk from Perranporth takes you to Goonhavern along the old Truro and Newquay railway line.
The route runs for about 3 miles following the Saints Trail east along the dismantled track. On the way you will pass Bolingey, Cocks Viaduct and the old railway bridges. There's some nice views over the Cornish countryside to enjoy too.
To extend your walking in the area you could pick up the Perranporth to St Agnes Walk.

Perranporth Railway Walk OS Map Ordnance survey map - Mobile GPS OS Map with Location tracking

Perranporth Railway Walk Open Street Map Open Streetmap - Mobile GPS Map with Location tracking

Photos

Walkers at Perranporth - geograph.org.uk - 172896

Walkers at Perranporth

Old railway bridge at Bolingey - geograph.org.uk - 2969193

Old railway bridge at Bolingey

Houses at Cocks - geograph.org.uk - 66046

Houses at Cocks. This small hamlet lies on a minor road called Cocks Hill which runs up a steep coombe off the main valley. This photograph was taken looking northeast down the coombe with the steeply wooded side of the main valley in the distance.

Cocks Viaduct - geograph.org.uk - 1115688

Cocks Viaduct. Central arch of the viaduct constructed in 1903 to carry the Chacewater - Newquay line, now long closed.

Old railway bridge abutment - geograph.org.uk - 1710722

Old railway bridge abutment. The bridge went long ago but the stone abutments still remain as a relic of the Newquay-Perranporth line.

Goonhavern - geograph.org.uk - 66136

Goonhavern

GPS Files

GPX File

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