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Camel Trail

Cornwall

29 km / 18 miles
A multi-user trail based on two sections of disused railway line from Padstow via Wadebridge and Boscarne Junction to Bodmin (11 miles), and from Boscarne Junction to Poley's Bridge on the edge of Bodmin Moor (7 miles). The Padstow to Wadebridge section is along the Camel estuary, the rest through densely wooded landscapes.

A further system of Mineral Tramways routes in several linking multi-user trails are being developed across Cornwall to add to the Camel Trail as 'The Cornish Way' by the Countryside Service in partnership with Sustrans, in all some 180 miles. One such is the 11 mile Coast-to-Coast Trail (Cornwall Mineral Tramways) between the historic mining harbours of Portreath in the north and Devoran in the south, both used in the transportation of Cornish copper ore and Welsh coal and Scandinavian timber. Mostly off-road, it passes through ancient woodland, heathland and the historic mining sites with remains of the Trevithick engine houses that provided motive power for the mines. The geology of the Redruth-Camborne area then made it the world's largest producer of tin and copper. The Cornwall Mining World Heritage Site marks the significant mining sites in this and nearby areas.

Maps and route descriptions are available from the websites below.


Details:

Path Type: Paths Marked on OS mapping
Waymark: Named signs
Attributes: Easy
Former Railway
Cycle Route
Coast-to-Coast
World Heritage Site
Start: SW920752 - Padstow, Cornwall View on StreetMap
Finish: SX085751 - Poley's Bridge, Cornwall View on StreetMap
Web Sites: Visit Cornwall - Camel Trail Sustrans - Camel Trail Oliver's Cornwall - Camel Trail

Maps:

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Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2016.
© OpenStreetMap contributors under Open Database Licence.
Rights of way data from selected Local Authorities.
Large scale digital mapping is provided by John Thorn.
At high zoom levels the route is indicative only.
Purchase Ordnance Survey Maps (path is named on OS maps):
OS Landranger 200
OS Landranger Active 200
OS Explorer 106, 107, 109
OS Explorer Active 106, 107, 109

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MemoryMap Route File
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Route Profile:

28.5 km (17.7 miles)
467 m (1,532 ft) ascent
77 m (253 ft)  maximum height

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