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This is a Slow Ways route connecting Helston and Falmouth.
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This is a Slow Ways route connecting Helston and Falmouth.
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Route status - Live
Reviews - 2
Average rating -
Is this route good enough? - Yes (2)
There are currently no problems reported with this route.
Downloads - 17
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Geography information system (GIS) data
Total length
Maximum elevation
Minimum elevation
Start and end points
Helston
Grid Ref
SW6593727488
Lat / Lon
50.10125° / -5.27447°
Easting / Northing
165,937E / 27,488N
What3Words
petition.husky.lawyer
Falmouth
Grid Ref
SW8072932988
Lat / Lon
50.15629° / -5.07111°
Easting / Northing
180,729E / 32,988N
What3Words
shine.whips.globe
Helfal One's land is
| Helston | |
|---|---|
| Grid Ref | SW6593727488 |
| Lat / Lon | 50.10125° / -5.27447° |
| Easting / Northing | 165,937E / 27,488N |
| What3Words | petition.husky.lawyer |
| Falmouth | |
|---|---|
| Grid Ref | SW8072932988 |
| Lat / Lon | 50.15629° / -5.07111° |
| Easting / Northing | 180,729E / 32,988N |
| What3Words | shine.whips.globe |
| Arable | 58.3% |
| Pasture | 9.0% |
| Urban | 23.2% |
| Woods | 9.5% |
Data: Corine Land Cover (CLC) 2018
reviews
Andrew Davies
18 Jun 2023This is a very nice route, also recommended in summer! It is a mix of off-road and country lanes, with the last part following the coast and so having very good signs from the South West Coast Path. Gweek has a good village shop.
Paul Haines
01 Mar 2022A lovely varied walk on a fine day, although being in the winter months there were times when one had to avoid puddles and on occasion, slurry, close to at least two farms. A farmer suggested wellington boots would have been better!
A number of footpaths aren't signed and an OS Map is necessary. There are a mixture of footpaths and minor roads to walk and occasional places where one has to be careful with traffic on roads.
Interestingly, having walked in a direction from Helston to Falmouth, there were more footpath signs better suited to walking from Falmouth!
Good facilities in Helston, especially the Coffee Hut, also in Greek and Constantine, including The Potager Garden at High Cross.
There are obvious limits for those that can't manage stone and wooden stiles and some fields occasionally contain cows.
One section close to Mellangoose had a metal gate that was padlocked and had to be climbed over.
This route differs from the other two routes from Helston to Falmouth with the section close to Falmouth using the South West Coast Path.
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Paulcooper
21 Apr 2022Gweek not Greek. Probably autocorrect caught you out.
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