South West Coast Path: St Ives to Zennor

About

A demanding, rewarding opening stretch of the St Ives-to-Penzance section of the South West Coast Path, running roughly 7.5 miles from Porthmeor Beach out past Clodgy Point and Pen Enys Point to Zennor Head and Pendour Cove, with a short detour inland to Zennor village. Rocky, undulating and sometimes wet underfoot, it trades St Ives' crowds for open granite cliff and moorland with genuine solitude.

Highlights

• ✓Clodgy Point and Pen Enys Point, remote granite headlands
• ✓Zennor Head and Pendour Cove, associated with the Mermaid of Zennor legend
• ✓Genuinely quiet walking once clear of St Ives
• ✓Zennor village and the Tinner's Arms pub as an end point

Tips

• →This is a harder, rockier stretch of the Coast Path than most of St Ives' other walks; wear proper boots.
• →There is no bus back from Zennor on every day of the week; check the current timetable or arrange a return.
• →Carry water and a map; mobile coverage is patchy along the headlands.

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