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Porthgwarra Beach – View of Porthchapel Beach loop from Treen

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Porthgwarra Beach – View of Porthchapel Beach loop from Treen

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Porthgwarra Beach – View of Porthchapel Beach loop from Treen

01:31

13.1km

260m

Running

Moderate run. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Some sure footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 5, 2026

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Cornwall National Landscape

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1.72 km

View of Porthcurno Beach from the Minack Theatre

Highlight • Beach

This is a soft, white beach surrounded by a blue-green sea and granite cliffs.

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1.89 km

Minack Theatre

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The iconic Minack Theater is a unique open-air venue, perched on a cliff. It was created by Rowena Cade, who spent her life designing and building the structures you see …

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2.47 km

Cove with a View of Cornwall National Landscape

Highlight • Natural Monument

3.68 km

Porthgwarra Cove Café

Highlight • Beach

You can eat/drink something here in peace. It has to be done outside on the spacious terrace behind the building.

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3.71 km

Bench with a view of Porthgwarra Cove

Highlight • Beach

One of the most interesting features in Porthgwarra is the cave that runs through part of the cliff. There is a rope to hold on to as it is treacherously …

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3.78 km

Porthgwarra Beach

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Remote, relatively unknown Cornish Cove, largely owned by Lord St Levan (of St Micheal's Mount). Located just under 3 miles south east of Lands End.
There is a small beach …

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10.8 km

View of Porthchapel Beach

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Porth Chapel is a small sandy beach on the scenic West Cornwall coast. The beach can only be accessed via the coastal path from Porthcurno or via a track from St Levan.

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11.7 km

Porthcurno Cable Hut

Highlight • Monument

The Cable Hut is located just above the sandy beach of Porthcurno. In this modest building, built in 1929, telegraph cables from all corners of the world came ashore. The …

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13.1 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.88 km

4.04 km

2.79 km

799 m

495 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

5.94 km

3.14 km

2.14 km

1.62 km

131 m

117 m

Elevation

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Monday 31 August

21°C

15°C

24 %

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Porthgwarra Beach – View of Porthchapel Beach loop from Treen

View of Porthcurno Beach from the Minack Theatre

Minack Theatre

Cove with a View of Cornwall National Landscape

Porthgwarra Cove Café

Bench with a view of Porthgwarra Cove

Porthgwarra Beach

View of Porthchapel Beach

Porthcurno Cable Hut

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