GPS Cycle and Walking Routes

Cawsand Walks - Mount Edgcumbe and Cawsand Circular Walk

5.59 miles (9 km)

This circular walk explores the beautiful Kingsand Beach, Cawsand Bay and Mount Edgcumbe Country Park on the border of the Cornwall and Devon coast.
The walk starts at the car park at Cawsand where you can pick up the coast path and follow it north east along the bay and the shingle beach to Mount Edgcumbe. In the expansive park there's a deer park, the historic Mount Edgcumbe House and excellent views over to Plymouth on the other side of the water. After exploring the park you can follow a section of the National Cycle Network south west to return to Kingsand and Cawsand.
You can continue your walking in the area by exploring Rame Head. Here you can enjoy some pleasant coastal woodland paths and visit the mediaevel Rame Chapel, one of the historic highlights of the area.

Postcode

PL10 1PA - Please note: Postcode may be approximate for some rural locations

Cawsand OS Map - Mobile GPS OS Map with Location tracking

Cawsand Open Street Map - Mobile GPS Map with Location tracking

Pubs/Cafes

The twin villages of Kingsand and Cawsand have plenty of pubs and cafes for post walk refreshment. The Halfway House sits in a lovely spot on a stream which once marked the border between Cornwall and Devon. They serve good quality food and also provide rooms if you'd like to stay over. There's a beer garden out back to relax in on warmer days too. You can find them in Kingsand on Fore Street at postcode PL10 1NA.

Dog Walking

Cawsand beach is dog friendly except between the 1 July - 31 August when a seasonal dog ban is in place during the daytime.

Further Information and Other Local Ideas

At the eastern end of the walk you could catch the Cremyl Ferry to Plymouth and pick up Plymouth's Waterfront Walkway.

Photos

Cawsand village and beach - geograph.org.uk - 116444

Cawsand village and beach

Kingsand Clock Tower - geograph.org.uk - 1537863

Kingsand Clock Tower

Maker with Rame, Kingsand beach - geograph.org.uk - 498662

Maker with Rame, Kingsand beach

Drinking fountain in The Square - geograph.org.uk - 1609243

Drinking fountain in The Square of Cawsand village. Erected by Caroline, Countess of Mount Edgcumbe, 1871. Grade II listed. In the background is the Cross Keys Inn, similarly listed but under its earlier name of the Smugglers Inn

Cawsand Bay - geograph.org.uk - 847499

Cawsand Bay

Minadew Brakes near Kingsand (2) - geograph.org.uk - 224359

Minadew Brakes near Kingsand. Fort Picklecombe can be clearly seen in the centre of the photograph. This is another military building converted into apartments. There are three footpaths along this large open space: the bottom path in the trees nearer the sea; the South West Coast path from which this photograph was taken and the top path which leads directly from Kingsand to Grenville Battery.

Mount Edgcumbe House - geograph.org.uk - 1682519

Mount Edgcumbe House

Cannon, Mount Edgcumbe Battery (geograph 4902663)

Cannon, Mount Edgcumbe Battery

Video

GPS Files

GPX File

Cawsand.gpx (On Desktop:Right Click>Save As. On Ipad/Iphone:Click and hold>Download Linked File)