Golitha Falls to Trethevy Quoit

The gate onto Bulland Downs is currently wrapped with barbed wire (Cornwall Council are aware) but this doesn't prevent it being opened.

A circular walk through the Golitha Falls National Nature Reserve, to King Doniert's Stone - a memorial to the last King of Cornwall, and the prehistoric tomb of Trethevy Quoit, returning via St Cleer where the holy well is reputed to cure madness.

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The walk route is described with detailed, regularly-updated, hand-written directions.

Each time there is a new direction to follow, the app will beep to remind you, and will warn you if you go off-route.

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either as a GPS-guided walk with our app (£3.29) or a PDF of directions (£2.79) Example of directions

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The walk starts from Draynes Bridge and loops through the Golitha Falls nature reserve. The route then crosses the Bulland Downs to the hamlet of South Trekieve. The route passes King Doniert's Stone and continues along footpaths and tracks to reach St Cleer, beside the Holy Well. Some small lanes and a bridleway lead to Trethevy Quoit, from which the route cuts back through the centre of St Cleer past the pub to the church. The return route is on a tiny lane through the farms of Treworrick to Redgate.

Highlights

National Nature Reserve at Golitha Falls with beautiful woodland and riverside scenery
King Doniert's Stone - a memorial to the last King of Cornwall
Trethevy Quoit - massive tomb of a prehistoric chieftan
St Cleer Holy Well - reputed to cure madness

Considerations

The path alongside the river at Golitha Falls is quite uneven with boulders and tree roots and can get slippery after heavy rainfall.
The path along the leat at Golitha Falls gets very muddy in the winter months.
Some of the stiles on the route are stone footholds over walls. Some of these are quite high. NB. The route is graded easy-moderate solely in terms of its gradients - the stiles may make it more strenuous for the less gymnastically-inclined.

Dogs

Several of the stiles on the route are not navigable by dogs (see considerations for more info). Lifting dogs above head height would be required. The route includes 400 metres along a road that gets a reasonable amount of traffic. Fields on the route are used for grazing.

The walk is available through the iWalk Cornwall app for Apple and Android for £3.29 which each include everything listed here.

This removes worries about getting lost by tracking you using GPS, reminding you when you need to follow the next direction and warning you if you wander off the route.

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Vital statistics

OS Explorer: 109
Distance: 7.3 miles/11.7 km
Steepness grade: Easy-moderate
Recommended footwear: Waterproof boots
Pub: ✓
Café: ✓

OS maps for this walk

OS Explorer 109

Pubs on or near the route

The Market Inn

Points of interest

Links for this walk

Bodmin Moor AONB info
River Fowey
Short URL: http://iwkc.co.uk/w/132

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