Walks in the Bodmin moor area

The walk starts on Bodmin where tarmaced roads give way to farm tracks. The route passes the Stannon stone circle and heads west up Louden hill passing prehistoric settlements and a burial chamber. The walk then heads towards Rough Tor to the remanants of a settlement on its slopes. From here the walk heads south to the Fernacre stone circle before swinging west passin numerous cairns and another stone circle along the flanks of Steping Hill and Candra Hill. Once the route reaches the Middle Moor wayside cross it turns north passing more cairns as it completes the circle.

The walk starts at the old market town of Camelford and follows the river Camel through woodland and climbs through fields onto the edge of Bodmin Moor. The route then circles through Watergate with its Neolithic hut circules and Moorgate where there is a large standing stone. The route joins Roughtor Road at Tregoodwell with excellent views of Roughtor before returning to Camelford.

The walk starts out from the Blisland Inn around Blisland village green to the church and heads down into the Lavethan valley where it departs from the lane across passing a wayside cross to the river confluence at Waterloo. From here it climbs out of the valley to Trehudreth Downs which it crosses to Newton Downs before dipping into the river valley and returning to Blisland through fields to Metherin and lanes through Carwen, finally passing Blisland Manor before reaching the saxon village green.

5.25 miles/8.5 km

Wenfordbridge to Blisland

The route starts at Wenfordbridge at the start of the Camel Trail and heads up De Lank valley passing the De Lank granite quarry and crossing the De Lank river to Pendrift Downs. Here the route passes Jubilee Rock - a large granite boulder with carvings to celebrate the Royal Jubilee. The walk follows lanes into Blisland - a moorland village with a strong Anglo-Saxon influence including a village green. The route leaves the village via the pub along lanes to Tregenna and to Poley's Bridge where the Wenford Driers once loaded china clay onto the railway to Padstow.

4.25 miles / 6.75km

Blisland and Pendrift Downs

The walk starts at Blisland along lanes to the farmstead at Pendrift where it heads onto the moor. The route descends into the wooded valley along the DeLank river, crossing the river to the Delank granite quarries. The walk skirts the edge of the quarry pit before climbing onto the Pendrift downs and crossing the downs to Jubilee rock - a huge granite boulder with a number of carvings. The walk then returns to Blisland via lanes and fields passing the impressively ornate church before ending at the Blisland Inn.

The walk starts in St Breward at the church and heads west out onto Bodmin Moor. The route then turns north crossing the Little Camel and following the gorge at Devil's Jump before heading through fields to the wayside cross at Tresinney. The walk reaches its northernmost point at Advent Church turning back through Tresinney and heading south along the edge of the Camel valley to the remains of the medieval village at Carwether. The walk continues along the Camel valley before skirting the Hamatetly woods and returning to St Breward through Tuckingmill.