Gurnard’s Head to Cape Cornwall

It has taken me a bit of time to write this. When we finished last night, I was exhausted. It was another hard 12 miles. And 40mph winds and rain all day. To add to the fun, this section of trail has mines dotted all over the landscape. By that, I mean open holes in the ground grown over with bramble. We found a couple to be within a couple feet of the trail, which was a bit scary. So it was so much.

We walked through a lot of mine sites, some from the Iron Age. Tin and copper mostly. We wanted to enjoy the history a lot more, but the wind was just too horrid and it was hard to enjoy. But we have been watching some you tube videos of people who explored those mines which gives Ric his history fix.

On top of all that, our technology died so we don’t have a accurate elevation or mileage for the day. At the end of the day, we pulled out the map, our waterproof map, and navigates the old-fashioned way! Luckily, we carry a real map too.

So we finished our walk in St. Just, the most westerly town in England.

Gurnards Head to Cape Cornwall

Mileage: 12 miles