A RAMBLE THROUGH CORNWALL Land’s End to Launceston, in easy 9-mile stages, on minor roads and footpaths Day 4 – Four Lanes to Truro – 11.40 miles (18.34 km) OS Explorer Map 104 [email protected] 1 John Downs
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A RAMBLE THROUGH CORNWALL Land’s End to Launceston, in easy 9-mile stages, on minor roads and footpaths
Day 4 – Four Lanes to Truro – 11.40 miles (18.34 km) OS Explorer Map 104
John Downs
Day 4 – Four Lanes to Truro General directions : Exit Four Lanes (altitude 819 ft) towards Redruth and immediately head east to Ivy Farm on minor road. Then carry on downhill on minor roads past Chapel Hill, Badger Hill and Govorrow to Burncoose Farm and A393. Cross the A393 and take minor road eastwards to Pulla Cross, Frogpool and on to Perranwell Station. Cross the Carnon River and climb footpath to Carnon Crease and Carnon Downs village. Then take the Quenchwell Road north and after passing fields containing ancient burial mounds (tumuli) turn right onto minor road which follows the railway line past Penwethers and up to the A390 at County Hall, Truro.
Set off from Four Lanes towards Redruth at around 11.00. Fine and dry day with a cool wind. Altitude at start (according to Garmin): 819 ft . Turned right onto minor road after leaving Four Lanes. Turn right at T-junction (although I took a detour left for around half a mile to see the view west to Carn Brae) near Ivy House and then left down to Middle Tretharron. Kept on downhill past Badger Hill and Govorro, with views across Lanner and Lanner Moor on the left. Reached the A393 at Burncoose Farm (321 ft) after 1 hour and 52 minutes of walking.
Day 4 – Four Lanes to Truro
Day 4 – Four Lanes to Truro Took a small detour west after Four Lanes to see view over to Carn Brae
DAY 4 – Four Lanes to Truro View left over Lanner and Lanner Moor on the road down from Four Lanes to Burncoose
Day 4 – Four Lanes to Truro
View on the left further down the road from Four Lanes to Burncoose
Day 4 – Four Lanes to Truro Typical view of the quiet minor road descending from Four Lanes to Burncoose and the A393 crossing.
Day 4 – Four Lanes to Truro Crossed A393 and walked down through Pulla Cross and Frogpool (246 ft). At the cross roads just before Greensplat I made a mistake, turning right to Peranwell Station instead of going straight ahead to cross the River Carnon at Treliever. Reached Peranwell Station (178 ft) 3 hours after setting off from Four Lanes. The wrong turning near Greensplat added a couple of extra miles to my walk.
Day 4 – Four Lanes to Truro Crossed the Carnon River after Perranwell, then took an interesting sunken footpath called Carnon Crease up to top of hill. Took a right past a farmhouse onto a track running into Carnon Downs village. Note that my intended (shorter) route for the day would have taken me across the river on the road shown at the top of the map (see below) avoiding Perranwell and Carnon Downs. Turned left onto main road running through Carnon Downs, then took another left up Quenchwell Road. Walking time now 3 hours 53 minutes and back up at 291ft altitude.
Day 4 – Four Lanes to Truro Sunken footpath up the hill from Carnon River to Carnon Downs, with streamrunning down the middle
Day 4 – Four Lanes to Truro After passing fields dotted with ancient burial mounds (tumuli) I turned right off the Quenchwell road onto another minor road (altitude now 291 ft) heading north towards Truro. Followed the road, now running alongside railway line and got within about 1 mile of County Hall and A390, on the outskirts of Truro, where I stopped after walking for 4 hours and 49 minutes. Distance walked was longer than usual (11.4 miles) because of my wrong turning back near Greensplat.
Day 4 – Four Lanes to Truro The turning right off the Quenchwell Road onto a minor road going to Truro and the A390
Day 4 – Four Lanes to Truro Woodland on right of road after turning off Quenchwell Road
Day 4 – Four Lanes to Truro Then drive back to the beach at Maenporth for a swim….
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