Day 3 - Newquay to St Agnes

Day 3 - Newquay to St. Agnes 16miles
Ascent 600m

I set off at 0645 this morning and had to negotiate my way out of Newquay. It was complicated because of the high tide. This added a few miles onto my journey today.
I managed to cross the Gannel estuary via a footbridge on the outskirts of town. The path then followed the estuary to the sea unfortunately part of the way was blocked by the tide.
I eventually made my way to Crantock Bridge and up onto the first headland of the day.
The views were stunning. There were lots of day walkers and runners on the trail.

After 6 miles, I reached the sandunes north of Holywell. The tide was going out so I managed to walk along the beach. The awkward bit was climbing the huge sand sun at the end of the beach to get to my first stop of the morning for coffee and a cream scone.
I carried onto Penhale Point and pass an old military base before arriving at Perran Sands. The beach is over 3 miles long. I walked the entire length of it which saved my time and energy not having to walk through the dunes.
I arrived in a very busy Perranporth. It was only 11.30am so I had a quick break and back out on the trail.
This section to St. Agnes was fantastic. The trail looked like a lunar landscape. This is the effects of tin mining in the area. There were lots of warnings not to leave the trail. There were mine workings and mine shafts all round.
I finally arrived at the Blue Hills Touring Park and found another walker there. The site had only one backpackers pitch and the warden tried to charge me £25 for a normal pitch. I negotiated him down to £20 which still feels ridiculous for a backpackers tent.
Tomorrow’s walk will be beyond Portreath and described as spectacular scenery of the Tin Coast. It will be a tough day!Read more