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Stage 3: Porthleven to Coverack — West Kernow Way

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Stage 3: Porthleven to Coverack — West Kernow Way

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July 13, 2022

Stage 3: Porthleven to Coverack — West Kernow Way

Hard

03:40

51.9km

14.2km/h

530m

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Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route.

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 20.4 km for 162 m

After 24.1 km for 150 m

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1.25 km

Porthleven to Loe Bar Clifftop Bridleway

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Great section of track paved with well compacted fine gravel. A joy to ride. Take the last section above Loe Bar slowly with the switch backs

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3.10 km

Loe Bar Crossing

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Loe Bar is a shingle bar that separates Loe, the largest natural freshwater lake in Cornwall, from the sea.

The beach here is really dangerous, with powerful waves and hidden currents, so make sure you don't swim here.

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8.34 km

Coastal Track Through Cornwall National Landscape

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This is a fabulous coastal track through the open golf course that's best enjoyed on a gravel bike or mountain bike, as it gets pretty rocky and sandy as you …

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16.8 km

Predannack Airfield

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We passed through Predannack Airfield on our last day of the West Kernow Way. This section of bridleway passes you by the old airfield where you will see old military …

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24.2 km

Lizard Point

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Lizard Point is the southernmost tip of Britain. A mild maritime climate and unique geology give the Lizard peninsula a distinctive character and make it ideal for rare and unusual …

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51.5 km

YHA Coverack Hostel

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A brilliant YHA youth hostel on the Cornish coast as you drop down into Coverack. There are rooms in the main house, large teepee accommodation and camping facilities with an outside shower block, loos and a washing up sink.

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51.9 km

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36.0 km

8.38 km

2.33 km

2.14 km

2.01 km

996 m

102 m

Surfaces

25.5 km

13.6 km

9.38 km

1.90 km

1.55 km

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Stage 3: Porthleven to Coverack — West Kernow Way

Porthleven to Loe Bar Clifftop Bridleway

Loe Bar Crossing

Coastal Track Through Cornwall National Landscape

Predannack Airfield

Lizard Point

YHA Coverack Hostel

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