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High Cliff – Crackington Haven Beach loop from St Gennys

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St Gennys

High Cliff – Crackington Haven Beach loop from St Gennys

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High Cliff – Crackington Haven Beach loop from St Gennys

02:27

8.30km

240m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 25, 2026

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Cornwall National Landscape

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Start point

Bus stop

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167 m

View of Pencannow Point

Highlight • Natural Monument

You don't have to get far out of Crackington Haven to find some cracking Views. To the north west is Pencannow Point, which measure up as some of the highest cliffs in Cornwall.

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549 m

View of Cambeak Headland

Highlight • Natural Monument

Jutting out into the ocean is Cambeak Headland. It is worth walking up to it to see the impressive folds and patterns in the rocks, particularly on the other side.

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1.65 km

Spectacular Cliffs of Cambeak Headland

Highlight • Natural Monument

2.17 km

View of Samphire Rock from Saint Gennys Beach

Highlight • Natural Monument

Make sure you find an excuse to take a pew here and enjoy the beautiful views. To Cambeak Headland to the north and The Strangles to the south.

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4.29 km

High Cliff

Highlight • Viewpoint

Standing at 735 feet (223 m) tall, High Cliff, as its name suggests, is Cornwall's highest cliff. After a steep push to the summit, you're rewarded with awe-inspiring views over …

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4.29 km

View of the coastal cliffs in the Cornwall National Landscape

Highlight • Natural Monument

7.13 km

Ludon Wood

Forest

8.25 km

Crackington Haven Beach

Highlight • Beach

It's the flat bit where you can rest, between a very steep downhill and a very steep uphill. (Unless you swam here!)

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8.30 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.37 km

1.90 km

1.73 km

234 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

5.42 km

1.62 km

482 m

417 m

332 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (210 m)

Lowest point (10 m)

Weather

Tuesday 19 May

16°C

12°C

31 %

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Max wind speed: 31.0 km/h

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High Cliff – Crackington Haven Beach loop from St Gennys

View of Pencannow Point

View of Cambeak Headland

Spectacular Cliffs of Cambeak Headland

View of Samphire Rock from Saint Gennys Beach

High Cliff

View of the coastal cliffs in the Cornwall National Landscape

Crackington Haven Beach

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