Circular walk from Coverack
to Black Head (about 5 miles)
Crousa
Downs
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Kerrier District Council,
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Polcoverack
Penhallick
Bay O
Hotel
P Start
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V
Map artwork:
Serpentine Design
Trevothan
Ponsongath
Little
Pednavounder
Harbour
O
Paris
O
Hotel
Dolor
Point
The Oxen
V
V
Youth hostelO
School O
Coverack
Chynalls
V
V
Pednavounder
Perprean
Cove
Cliff fort
Trewillis
Arrowan
V
Treleaver
Downas
Cove
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½ mile
N
V
Ebber Rocks
V
Beagles
Point
Carrick
Lûz
Chynalls Cliff
V
O
Cliff fort
Porthbeer
Cove
Chynalls
Point
V
Lankidden
Cove
V
Downas
Valley
Lankidden
O
Treleaver
Cliff
O
Dinas
Cove
Lookout
Black Head
The Bees
The South West National Coast Path south of Coverack takes you from Dolor Point to Chynalls Point,
past the small beach at Porthbear Cove, to Black Head and Beagles Point with their spectacular views.
You can take a detour further west to the sandy Lankidden Cove, and the return route is a level walk
from Treleaver through fields and farmyards.
Along the way you can explore the Iron Age cliff forts at Chynalls and Lankidden, and enjoy the
seascape from the former coastguard lookout at Black Head. According to legend, the cliffs at Beagles
Point are where the pirate John Avery buried a treasure hoard, stolen from the Great Mogul of India’s
ship the Gang-i-Sawai in 1695 – but no-one has ever found it.
Refreshments are available at pubs and cafés in Coverack. Parts of this walk can be muddy in
winter, and the route includes some steep sections at Chynalls Cliff and above Beagles Point.