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Walked 6.7.1997: Ascent
1448 ft : Descent 1721ft : Distance 6.61 miles: 4 hrs |
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Today we started our walk late in the afternoon as both Helen
and Dot were working in the morning. It was still a very hot
day as we parked John's car at Porthtowan in the village hall
car park. We had to walk down past all the holiday makers in
swimwear, with all our walking gear on to get to the slope that
led up and onto the headland. Soon we left the sounds of the
beach behind us. We walked for over a mile across the headland
and then we came to the top of the drop down to Chapelporth and
stopped and looked at the view spread out below us. The car park
was full up and we had an ice cream from the cafe. On and up
we went again past Wheal Coates mine with its engine house on
the edge of the cliffs and then out towards St. Agnes Head. Here
we stopped on a seat to have our tea. It was so hot the melon
slices we brought along were very welcome.
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Above
- the view down to Chapel Porth: The onward footpath can be seen
top left
Below
- from the same place, looking towards Wheal Coates
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The path up to here was very rough and Honey was very
slow as she was picking her way along. She welcomed the stop.
The views up here were lovely, the gorse was out and butterflies
were everywhere. We watched a trio of army cadet's trudge up
the slope and go past us. One of them was bright red with the
sun. Cars were parked up here very close to the edge unfortunately
a couple of months later here a car went over and a life was
lost. The path to Trevaunance Cove was a little bit smoother
and we strode along. We caught up with the cadets down where
the path turns towards the cove; they were taking a rest. We
walked down a long road past old fishing cottages now modernised
and then past a crowded car park, we turned away from the beach
and then followed the coast path up a steep rough path beside
the Driftwood Spars Hotel. We climbed to the top and sat on a
seat to admire the view, saying hello to the cadets who passed
us by again. We carried on over the rough ground and came to
the famous Blue Hills where a car rally is held each year. It
was quite treacherous walking down here. We eventually reached
Trevellas and found a way up the cliffs to the top. The path
was not signposted at all down here and the cadets had gone another
way.
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Walking
up to St Agnes Head |
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Once we reached the open cliffs we all sat down, as it was
so hot. In fact the evening had been getting hotter and hotter.
We passed quite a few people now, in fact there was quite a crowd
of people all about here, then we realised that there was a platform
of divers in Hanover Cove looking for treasure from the wreck
of "The Hanover". We stopped and looked down but saw
no movement of divers only water being pumped out. The sea was
turquoise blue and the sun was low and with all the crowds on
the cliff we could have been in France. The paths up here were
still very rough, in fact all the area was rough, there were
even two scramble bikes going around. They tried to pass us on
a narrow path but we wouldn't give way to them. Honey was getting
slower and slower now and in the end she had to be picked up
as her feet were so sore from the constant stones and shale from
this walk. When we reached the car she jumped in and didn't move
till we got home. We all agreed that walking in the evening was
very pleasant..
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Trevaunance
Cove
Hanover
Cove |
