- Difficulty
- Challenging
Severe. This is one of the toughest sections of the entire Path, due to the rocky and sometimes boggy ground, and so progress is slower than you may anticipate - but the views make up for it.
- Start
- St Ives
- Finish
- Pendeen
- Length
- 13.7 miles (22.0 km)
- Summary
A fairly gentle walk out of St Ives to Clodgy Point soon becomes a strenuous journey of roller coaster climbs as the Coast Path plunges down towering cliffs into beautiful coves and back up again. This is a particularly difficult section and there is a real feeling of remoteness here, unlike any other part of the Coast Path.
The landscape is beautifully wild and rugged and the area around the parish of Zennor is designated both an Environmentally Sensitive Area and an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The path can be narrow and rough in places and all amenities require inland detours, so it is advisable to allow plenty of time and stock up on provisions at the beginning of the day.
- Public Transport
The nearest train stations are St Ives and Penzance. Buses go to Pendeen from both towns. For timetable information, zoom in on the interactive map and click on the train station and bus stop symbols, visit Traveline or phone 0871 200 22 33.
- Nearest car park
St Ives (Postcode for Sat Navs: TR26 1TG), inland from Bosigran Castle and Pendeen.
- Nearest toilets
St Ives, inland in Zennor, Boswednack and Pendeen.
- Nearest refreshments
It would be a good idea to stock up on refreshments at the beginning of the day in St Ives as there aren’t any stops on the route to Pendeen. If you run short of supplies, you may want to take a detour to one of the pubs and tearooms in Zennor or Boswednack, or perhaps try The Gurnard’s Head Hotel near Treen, off the B3306. Otherwise continue walking inland to the village of Pendeen at the end of your walk.
