Wheal Glynn Walk, Cardinham Woods
2.8 miles (4.5 km). About 1½ hours, easy.
Start: SX 107 676. Finish: SX 106 675. OS grid.
Take it with you: download the GPX file of the part mapped so far (it opens in OS Maps, Komoot, Outdooractive or a GPS unit) or open the start in OS Maps.
Map incomplete. Forestry England’s line for this walk is about 1 mile of the 2.8 miles its page gives, so the map falls short of the real thing. See the whole route on the publisher’s page.
Up and down
About 72 m of climbing and 71 m of descent; highest point 138 m.
Facts
- Code
- SW 1342
- Distance
- 2.8 miles (4.5 km). We measure 1 mile along the mapped line
- Publisher’s page
- forestryengland.uk
- Walking time
- About 1½ hours
- Difficulty
- Easy (how we grade)
- Designation
- Regional route
- Region
- South West
- County
- Cornwall
- Total ascent
- About 72 m. Highest point 138 m
Getting there
No bus stop or station within a kilometre of the start. Nearest: the bus stop at Telephone Box, 2 km away (Directions); Colesloggett Halt station (heritage railway), 2 km away (Directions).
Getting back
We found no bus stop within 3 km of the finish and no station within 10 km (from OpenStreetMap), so plan a lift or a taxi back.
What to expect
Steepest climb: about 71 m in a kilometre (1 in 14), from the start.
From OpenStreetMap, where mappers have recorded it: check before you go.
Pubs and cafés
OpenStreetMap records no pub or café within a quarter of a mile of the way: take food and drink with you.
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Connecting routes
- SW 1337Deviock Trail, Cardinham WoodsThis route starts and finishes on it at Cardinham Woods car park.
- SW 1348Lady Vale Walk, Cardinham WoodsThis route starts and finishes on it at Cardinham Woods car park.
Walks nearby
- SW 1341Lidcutt Loop, Cardinham Woods3 miles, circular. Starts in the same place
- SW 1343Callywith Wood Walk, Cardinham Woods2.7 miles. Starts 0.8 miles away
- SW 175North Cornwall TrailLong-distance route, 40.5 miles, one way. Starts 2.5 miles away
- SW 1197Lanhydrock Great Wood and Beech Avenue walk2.5 miles, circular. Starts 2.8 miles away
- SW 1152Lanhydrock Parkland walk3.1 miles, circular. Starts 2.9 miles away
- SW 1004Camel Trail18 miles, one way. Starts 2.9 miles away
Sources
Checked against forestryengland.uk on 12 October 2026.
- Route line: Forestry England, Recreation routes, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 (Forestry England).
- Facts: forestryengland.uk
Something wrong or missing?
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