세인트 아그네스 최고의 워킹 & 하이킹 경로

Close the National Trust car park so if you’re not feeling particularly active you can do the short walk from there.

A very beautiful route on the SWC Path, especially up to Porthtowan. The last few kilometers between Porthtowan and Portreath aren't quite as spectacular and include a few more ups and downs.

Towanroath Shaft pumping engine house was built in 1872, housing a steam engine that pumped water from a shaft that went 185 metres deep - well below sea level. After Wheal Coates was abandoned in 1914, the engine house perched dramatically on the cliff was restored by the National Trust in 1973.

Amazing 360 degree views for very little effort

Chapel Porth is a great beach in a narrow inlet. When the tide comes in it's quite small, but at low tide it's a huge sandy expanse with some caves to explore. On the headland opposite are the remains of some old mining buildings. There is a good little café behind the car park.

Following the river valley of Chapel Combe, this bridleway is a lovely way to walk down to Chapel Porth. The sea gradually coming into view. In the other direction ist makes a great way to loop together Wheal Coates and Chapel Porth on a hike.

Stunning panoramic views, well worth the hike to the top. SH Burton described it beautifully in 1952; 'The view from St Agnes Beacon is breath-taking. The high moorlands, heather and gorse clad; steep valleys and bubbling streams; the bracing winds and the infinite variety of land and seascape...' Or even better, F W L Stockdale called it ‘a remarkable stupendous mountain’ back in 1824.

We saw dolphins jumping from St Agnes Head! I have never experienced something like that.