This is not a walking route....

Jacob Blackett

I walked this route from Penzance to Newlyn, on a grey evening, but found it to be a perfectly good walk. Leaving the station at Penzance the route takes you beside the car park on Wharf Road, and then across the Quay where you have to cross to the town-side of the road as there is only a footpath on one side. The route misses Newlyn Art Gallery but instead runs along the narrow road and over the bridge over a small river before ending at the War Memorial and bus stop....

JurassicWayfarers

we walked Pensti 3 over 2 days late May 2023 in good weather, largely dry underfoot. it is not a route for wheelers once you reach the outskirts of either Penzance or St Ives/Carbis Bay. The route follows the St Michaels Way (approved UK branch of the Camino pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compostela)....

Andrew Morrish

There are hard surfaces most of the way, but there is a section of sand dune and beach approaching Marazion which would not be wheelchair friendly (photo). The road into Marazion along the road has narrow pavement, and you may prefer to stay on the beach a bit further to avoid....

Jane Taylor

On paper this looked a good flat coastal route, but I found it rather dull compared with Newpen One (which I awarded 5 stars), and the last half mile along Quay Road, between the swimming pool and the end point at the station, was not great - lots of traffic, including some heavy port traffic, and disappearing pavements. Most of my downmarking for this route is from not enjoying the road walk in the last section....

Jane Taylor

My walk coincided (not entirely coincidentally) with St Piran’s day festivities, highlight being the Furry Dance which was performed along the route through central Penzance. I enjoyed walking the Penzance streets, some quirky shops, twists and turns, and several good footpaths....

Jane Taylor

It then continues along the seafront, with excellent views of Mount's Bay, until reaching Penzance Lido, and then follows the roadside pavements through Penzance harbour passing pubs, restaurants and cafes until arriving at Penzance train station....

Berkshire Walker

There is pleasent Georgian architecture around Penlee Park where you pass the excellent Penlee Museum and Art Gallery (the café is also worth a visit), before a bracing walk along the seafront to the centre of Newlyn with its pubs, shops and cafes (also passing the brilliant Newlyn Art Gallery)....

Berkshire Walker

The map seems to show that it follows roads and railways but it is really not busy with noise, and your eyes are inevitably turned out to sea....

Andrew Davies

I too walked this route with JTinsley (review on 09/10/2022), and agree that the route needs to be reworked. Given that St Michael's Way was generally very walking friendly, I agree that following it to Carbis Bay may well be the best alternative. This route also had some issues with short but un-safe feeling stretches of road, and unmarked, complicated or blocked rights of way intersecting between farms and open access land....

everydayduffy

Walked this route from Penzance to St Ives and though the initial section following the St Michaels Way was very enjoyable, once the route deviated from this established trail we encountered numerous rights of way issues where landowners had removed, blocked or not maintained access which resulted in large portions of the middle third being inaccessible and requiring significant detours or travel along busy sections of road. This route and PenStI 1 therefore both need to be replaced by an alternative as they share the same problematic sections. A sensible alternative may well be simply following the St Michaels way for the majority of the route....

JTinsley

This is a great route, don't worry about leaving that iconic view of St Michaels Mount - dive into the easy leafy paths and bustle of Penzance. The streets and roads may be crowded in the city centre so be mindful if you step off the (steep) path. Penzance has a practical and varied shopping centre....

Edensyard

Access the path at the bottom of the car park below Penzance station, that bit looks a bit dull but you soon pass the station and get out onto brighter paths....

Edensyard

This review has not covered the whole route because of time constraints and will be undertaken in two stages by doing this route starting from Penzance and in the first stage finishing at Madron....

John Pestle

On leaving A road after Crowglas, the path through the farm is awful. On reaching the lane after the farm I stuck with cycle route lane avoiding the next farm path and rejoined slow way just before st erth....

James Slowey Slowey

Path runs parallel to the railway line and road so can be a bit noisy....

Caroline Stead

Path runs parallel to the railway line and road so can be a bit noisy....

Caroline Stead

This route doesn’t make sense because the bulk of the journey is on a ferry boat...

John Pestle

At low tide many walkers will choose to walk along the beach as an alternative as often the path gets very busy....

John Pestle

The first part of this route was difficult to navigate over fields and then there was quite a long stretch along the road to Sancreed. From Sancreed, the route was lovely and very easy to follow....

Lesley Underwood

This route is fine to walk but misses a lot of the promenade, walkers could follow the road along the seafront or cut down either Morrab Road or Alexandra Road to meet the promenade sooner....

Jo

By diverting into the town the walker will miss the opportunity of walking along the whole of the promenade or at low tide walking part of the way on the beach....

John Pestle