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Walk out of the car park, past the cafe and other buildings
and continue up the side of the cliff. I used to sit here in
the 60's reading books on Sundays: The scenery looks the same,
but I don't! When you get to the top, there's a handy seat; take
a look over the edge, down below you will see a sea pool: It
fills up when the tide comes in - great fun for the kids. Follow
the path towards Chapel Porth, you'll notice the remains of mine
workings everywhere: Not very pleasant to walk on.
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After a while, you come to Chapel Porth, a long, steep path
downwards leads you to the car park and the shop selling ice
creams (in summer!); then up the road for a short while, turn
off left, and carry on towards St Agnes Head. Stop for a while
at Wheal Coates, very scenic! We found the path to have a sharp
ascent to the Head, but again there are seats to rest on for
a while. Onwards, past the old CG lookout and eventually down
to Trevaunance Cove, after walking past a lot of mining history.
Following the Coast Path signs, you have a steep exit from the
cove followed very soon by the steep path down to Blue Hills.
If you wonder why the lane is in such a state, it's because Hill
Climbs are held here on a fairly regular basis; although I've
never been to one, it must be quite a spectacle
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You'll probably lose the path, but don't worry, just head
to the sea and turn right, up the very steep and interminably
long path to the top of the cliff.You will now find yourself
in mining country again, the paths are all made from mine waste,
and not pleasant; but the cliff views do make up for this. Soon
you'll come to Hanover Cove, named after the ship that foundered
here, and where there is (or maybe was) a determined and
not-unsuccessful attempt to recover the considerable fortune
hidden on the sea-bed. After a short while, you'll see the large
buildings where you parked the car, head down any path in the
general direction to gratefully sit down (or collapse, in our
case!).
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