Connect Falmouth with Slow Ways
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Many Slow Ways have several route options. Some will be better than others, or good for different reasons.
Our goal is for each Slow Way to have at least one route that is verified and surveyed. To be verified – and get its snail badge – a route needs at least three positive reviews.
Give a hike and help get a for every one of Falmouth’s Slow Ways.
Walk to Falmouth from further afield
| Slow Way | Route | To do | ||||||||
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Coverack—Falmouth
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Covfal one |
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U U |
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Double check | Distance 21km/13mi | Ascent 530m | Descent 521m | |
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Coverack—Falmouth
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Covfal two |
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U U |
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Pioneer me | Distance 30km/19mi | Ascent 735m | Descent 730m | ||
Coverack—Falmouth
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Covfal three |
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4 X |
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Enjoy me | Distance 21km/13mi | Ascent - | Descent - | ||
Falmouth—St Mawes
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Falstm one |
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2 X |
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Enjoy me | Distance 5km/3mi | Ascent 10m | Descent 7m | ||
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Helston—Falmouth
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Helfal one |
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U U |
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Verify me | Distance 22km/14mi | Ascent 549m | Descent 576m | ||
Helston—Falmouth
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Helfal two |
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U U |
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Double check | Distance 21km/13mi | Ascent 506m | Descent 470m | |
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Helston—Falmouth
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Helfal three |
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U U |
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Pioneer me | Distance 22km/14mi | Ascent 473m | Descent 438m | ||
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Penryn—Falmouth
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Penfal one |
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U U |
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Review me | Distance 3km/2mi | Ascent 89m | Descent 77m | |
Penryn—Falmouth
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Penfal two |
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U U |
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Survey me | Distance 4km/3mi | Ascent - | Descent - | ||
Penryn—Falmouth
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Penfal three |
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U U |
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Verify me | Distance 3km/2mi | Ascent - | Descent - | ||
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Penryn—Falmouth
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Penfal four |
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U U |
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Review me | Distance 3km/2mi | Ascent 19m | Descent 20m |
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Collective progress
57% of Falmouth’s four route options are drawn, reviewed, surveyed and/or verified
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15 people have contributed to Falmouth’s Slow Ways
3 people have pledged to walk and review a route
2 people have surveyed a route in Falmouth
104km out of 155km have been walked and reviewed
254km of reviews have been shared in Falmouth
Latest Updates
Great and easy way to get from Falmouth to Penryn. Lovely views and for most of it you are not on busy roads....
Tom Mainwaring-Evans
Love this walk, it is a bit uneven and goes through rough terrain, you couldn't do this in a wheel chair for example. Lovely walk though with great views and a mix of great scenery. You can get a ferry in to Falmouth or simply stop at Flushing....
Tom Mainwaring-Evans
A quick and easy way for all to get from Penryn to Falmouth, it doesn't take much longer if you walk the route adjacent to the estuary though and that has less traffic and has better views....
Tom Mainwaring-Evans
Louis Parkerson added Penfal four, a new walk from Penryn to Falmouth
Walk this routeI really enjoyed this walk, such varied landscape and terrain. Definitely a couple of steep and challenging sections, which weren't too long though....
Misty Wood
Some of the paths were a little overgrown, but passable...
Katy Shorten
My top tip is that there is a signal to tell the ferry man that you would like to catch a ride -yellow to call him over....
Lara
Super easy and picturesque route between Penryn and Falmouth. Falmouth is such a great destination too....
Slow Ways Darren
Cute little ferry route across Falmouth Bay. Really simple and easy although you'll have to pay and check the timetable....
Slow Ways Darren
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...
Andrew Davies
There are two locations to hop onto the ferry from Falmouth to St Mawes....
Lara
We walked this route, really enjoyable, some steep challenging sections after st. Keverne. Also there's a section after helford passage (after the ferry) that is impassable and we had to re-route to get down to durgan....
Misty Wood
Public transport options: I got to the start of the walk by train to Penryn station; you could then get the train back from Falmouth Town or Penmere stations. You can also reach Penryn and Falmouth by bus....
Georgie
The ferry from Falmouth is cheap and regular, but the last one is at 5 o’clock, so the alternative route along roads is definitely required....
panifex
Excellent short walk with beautiful scenery echoing much of what has been written in the previous two reviews. The only update is that as of May 2023 the fare for the Flushing Ferry is £4....
Paul Haines
Lovely short walk on the north side of the river Penryn to Flushing, where you can catch a ferry to Falmouth (£3.50 in May 2022). Plenty of public transport options back to the start point....
Charles Hedley
Interestingly, having walked in a direction from Helston to Falmouth, there were more footpath signs better suited to walking from Falmouth!...
Paul Haines
At high tide these may not be passable but alternative route sections are available. The Flushing Ferry runs 7 days a week, hourly in the winter and every 30 minutes in the summer until 4pm winter/ 5pm summer....
bennsal
This was an enjoyable slow way, taking a relatively direct route between Falmouth and Helston. A particular highlight was the selection of small, wooded valleys the route passed through....
everydayduffy
However the route does include some significant sections of country road without pavement where care is needed....
JTinsley
The route starts at the Prince of Wales pier in Falmouth ending at the Helston information centre. This route took about 5 hours to complete with a lunch break and a snack break and takes you through the centre of Falmouth, Budock Water, Constantine, Gweek and Helston, providing a number of opportunities for those wanting to stock up on food/water supplies....
otinsley
However access is limited by stairs (4-30 dependant on the tide) at both ports and on the ferry itself Phone ahead to discuss help with access...
bennsal
Falmouth’s Slow Ways starting point
Grid ref
SW8072932988
Lat / Lon
50.15629° / -5.07111°
Easting / Northing
180,729E / 32,988N
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Fancy stretching your legs a bit more?
If you’ve polished off all of the routes between Falmouth and its neighbours, how about walking its whole web?
This includes the great ring of routes that join its neighbours to each other!
Facilities
Users have reported that the following facilities can be found within 1km of Falmouth's meeting point
Public toilet
Wheelchair accessible toilet
Supermarket or convenience shop
Restaurant, cafe or pub
Accommodation
Accommodation for under £50 a night
Campsite
Bothy
Free wifi
Mobility scooter hire
Off-road wheelchair hire
Disabled Parking
Train station
Bus stop
Ferry
Official ‘Walkers are Welcome’ town
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