Progress towards triple-checked route options for Penryn’s five Slow Ways: 50%
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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.
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Walk to Penryn from further afield
| Slow Way | Route | To do | ||||||||
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Camborne—Penryn
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Campen one |
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U U |
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Pioneer me | Distance 20km/13mi | Ascent 389m | Descent 310m | ||
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Helston—Penryn
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Helpen one |
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U U |
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Pioneer me | Distance 20km/12mi | Ascent 390m | Descent 402m | ||
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Penryn—Falmouth
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Penfal one |
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U U |
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Double check | 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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Verify me | Distance 4km/3mi | Ascent - | Descent - | ||
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Penryn—Truro
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Pentru one |
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U U |
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Pioneer me | Distance 18km/11mi | Ascent 374m | Descent 390m | ||
Penryn—Truro
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Pentru two |
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U U |
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Survey me | Distance 18km/11mi | Ascent 522m | Descent 540m | ||
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Redruth—Penryn
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Redpen two |
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U U |
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Survey me | Distance 14km/9mi | Ascent 423m | Descent 323m |
Collective progress
46% of Penryn’s routes are drawn, reviewed, surveyed and/or verified
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6 people have contributed to Penryn’s Slow Ways
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0 people have surveyed a route in Penryn
40km out of 99km have been walked and reviewed
108km of reviews have been shared in Penryn
Latest Updates
There are a few sections which are on roads, particularly leaving Calenick and walking along the bypass between Playing Place and Carnon Downs which are the reasons for three stars. There were opportunities to get food from the petrol station by Playing Place and you go past the Norway Inn pub in Perranarworthal. I would walk this route again....
otinsley
Stithians and Lanner, which are passed through on the route also have shops and other useful facilities if required. After descending into Lanner, there is another fairly steep climb on quiet roads, before a more gentle finish heading into Redruth....
everydayduffy
A couple of road sections without footpaths and with potential for fast travelling traffic require caution and combined with the general reliance on roads over footpaths this is why I ultimately have given it three stars. But overall route choice makes sense balancing directness with everything else and the majority is pleasant and enjoyable walking....
JTinsley
Very enjoyable route taking in some picturesque and quite country lanes especially around Kennall Vale, and rewarding height gained with some impressive views, particularly of Carn Brea when coming in to Redruth....
JTinsley
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
Overall a very pleasant, fairly easy walk on lanes, tracks and open fields. Train travel back to start point via Truro available....
Charles Hedley
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
There is a pub in Perranarworthal, shop and pub in Perranwell, pub in Devoran and shop in Playing Place on the route, so plenty of options for refreshments....
everydayduffy
Penryn’s Slow Ways starting point
Grid ref
SW7846134414
Lat / Lon
50.16825° / -5.10364°
Easting / Northing
178,461E / 34,414N
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