Walks Around Bodmin Moor

Bodmin moor features in the south east cornwall walking festival looeguide co uk which runs until 28 september.

Walks around bodmin moor. This page contains 27 round walks on and around the moor all researched between 2010 and 2012. A circular walk over the northern tip of bodmin moor to the prehistoric burial chamber at the top of buttern hill and source of the river fowey returning via farm tracks and country lanes to the tributary streams of the river inny. The bodmin area has a range of walking opportunities some within the town and some in the surrounding countryside and moorland. Much of the unspoilt high moorland has open access status which means that members of the public have the right to walk freely within designated areas without having to stick to paths which is clearly of great benefit to walkers who wish to explore hitherto inaccessible places.

Bodmin moor walks this large area of granite moorland in northeastern cornwall has some good hill climbs two large lakes woodland and waterfalls. Mostly between 5 and 10 miles in length they contain description diary interest statistics useful info and a pdf file of route directions with a few grid references to help locate significant features. Highlights include the climb to rough tor and brown willy the two highest points in cornwall. For serious walkers there s the coast to coast trail the saints way that passes through the parish of lanivet which is just three miles from bodmin or indeed the wild landscape of bodmin moor has hiking opportunities.

Walks are grouped under area. There are family friendly walks like the way marked trails at cardinham woods which also make good cycling routes and the traffic free camel trail which spurs just outside of bodmin and goes to the edge of bodmin moor nearby the villages of blisland and st breward. There s something magical about bodmin moor that s hard to put your finger on. Walking on bodmin moor.

A circular walk along the river camel from dunmere through bluebell woods and fields to penhargard and along an ancient route lined with wildflowers to bodmin s historic jail. Click here to find hotels in bodmin moor. Bodmin moor walking the copper trail bodmin moor remains one of cornwall s few true wilderness areas.