- Distance: 2.5 miles
- Walk grade:moderate
- Start from:Park Farm
- Recommended footwear:wellies or walking boots are recommended as this crosses a farmyard
Highlights
- Pretty wooded valley at Jeffrey's Pit
- Views over Trebarwith Valley and Trewarmett Downs
- Views over Trebarwith Valley from Fentafriddle
- Pretty stream along the valley floor
- Trebarwith Nature Reserve
- Views back across Trebarwith Valley from Treknow
Directions
- Turn right from Park Farm and walk down the lane next to the main road and rejoin the main road at the top of Trewarmett Hill.
- Walk down the right hand side of Trewarmett Hill on the pavement.
- At the bottom of the hill turn right down towards Trebarwith Strand and after about 100 yard cross the road into the picnic area.
- Cross the parking area and walk up the left hand side of the stream, following the path through the woods. After crossing the stream the path forks. Take the right fork which is marked as the public footpath, though you may want to wander a bit further up the left hand path if you don't mind doubling back to this point.
- The path climbs out of the woodland to a kissing gate at the bottom of the field. Climb the steep field, following to the left hedge
- There are a few gates in the top-left corner of the field. Go through the rightmost gate into the farmyard.
- Walk through the farmyard, round to the left and out through the gate onto a farm track.
- Follow the track until it meets a lane.
- Turn right along the lane.
- Follow the lane until you reach a house on the left and a track on the right marked as a public footpath.
- Take the track across the fields, cutting diagonally left across a large field towards Fentafriddle and passing Fentafriddle on your left.
- At the bottom of the fields the path descends to the road to Trebarwith Stand.
- At the road turn left and walk a short distance downhill until you see a public footpath sign on your right.
- Go down the steps to the valley floor and take the left path that goes over a stone bridge.
- Follow the path past a chalet on the right and over a style past some faded notices about private land. Don't be put off by these; this is a public right of way.
- Head for the top right corner of the meadow. It's quite a steeply sloping field to cut across and there is no obvious path so tread carefully.
- At the top-right corner there is a stone stile - climb over this. The path goes up through the Trebarwith Nature Reserve before coming out into a field.
- Head up the middle of the field and you'll see a style at the top of the field which comes out onto a lane.
- Turn right on the lane which brings you back to Trewarmett, turning right at the top to reach Park Farm.
The area of Trebarwith Valley which is now the Nature Reserve was first used as agricultural land in the post-medieval period and it is likely that the path that runs through the reserve dates from this time, perhaps as a churchway linking farmsteads to the parish church. The acidic local soil was fertilised with lime-rich beach sand from nearby Trebarwith Strand. The golden sand on the North Cornish coast is largely composed of sea shells which are mostly composed of calcium carbonate (chemically identical to chalk and limestone). The trade in sand led to road improvements in the early 19th century. The Trebarwith Strand to Condolden road is known as "Sanding Road". The Trebarwith Valley Nature Reserve has a rich diversity of wildflowers and a thriving stream community in its unimproved meadowland.