Walks in the Camelford area

1.4 miles

The Camelford Way

The walk runs along the length of Camelford's Fore Street before heading across fields to Valley Truckle where it reaches the River Camel. The route then follows the River upstream along a wooded valley alongside Camelford before emerging back onto Camelford's Fore Street.

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 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.