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St Mawes Walks - Walk to Hidden Hut and Portscatho

4.97 miles (8 km)

Ordnance Survey Map Open Streetmap This walk from St Mawes explores the Roseland Peninsula visiting the lovely Hidden Hut Cafe in Portscatho.
The walk runs for about 5 miles with the option of catching the bus back from Portscatho to St Mawes. Along the way there's lovely coastal paths, beautiful beaches and some splendid countryside to enjoy.
You can start the walk from St Mawes Quay where you can catch the Place Ferry over the harbour to Place Creek on the Roseland Peninsula. Here you can pick up the epic South West Coast Path and follow it north to Portscatho and the lovely Porthcurnick Beach where you will find the Hidden Hut. The hut serves a delicious and wide range of meals from an outdoor beach kitchen.

St Mawes OS Map Ordnance survey map - Mobile GPS OS Map with Location tracking

St Mawes Open Street Map Open Streetmap - Mobile GPS Map with Location tracking

Walks near St Mawes

  • St Mawes to St Just - This walk takes you along a lovely stretch of coast on the Roseland Peninsula in Cornwall
  • Roseland Peninsula - Explore the beautiful Roseland Peninsula on this 10 mile walk on the Cornish coast
  • Falmouth - A coastal walk around the Cornish town of Falmouth visiting Pendennis Point, Pendennis Castle and the pretty Swanpool lake nature reserve
  • South West Coast Path - This incredible 600 mile walk follows the coast from Minehead in Somerset, through Devon and Cornwall and onto the finish point at Poole in Dorset
  • Portloe - This pretty Cornish village includes a picturesque harbour and some fine walks into the surrounding Cornwall Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
  • Argal Reservoir - This walk visits the lovely Argal Reservoir near Penryn and Falmouth in Cornwall
  • Penryn - This Cornish based town has some lovely river and coastal walks to try
  • Falmouth to Swanpool and Maenporth Walk - This walk visits some of the local highlights near the Cornish town of Falmouth.

Photos

St Mawes - geograph.org.uk - 2101474

St Mawes

St Mawes - on board the Place ferry - geograph.org.uk - 1476083

On board the Place ferry

The Slipway at Place - geograph.org.uk - 131149

The Slipway at Place. The slipway at Place with St Mawes in background with Place Foot Ferry

Porthcurnick Beach - geograph.org.uk - 561820

Porthcurnick Beach. Quiet beach with very limited parking on the lane leading down to it. Here viewed from the coast path leading from the car park north of Portscatho. Nare Head in the distance.

Boats in Portscatho - geograph.org.uk - 2095899

Boats in Portscatho

Portscatho - geograph.org.uk - 236853

Portscatho

St Mawes, harbour side-8985-87

St Mawes, harbour side-8985-87

St Mawes Castle Entry

St Mawes Castle Entry

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GPS Files

GPX File

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