Day Eighteen - Hayle to St Ives 10.8km (6.7 miles).
Time on route 3:20hrs, walking time 3:00hrs.
Sunday 10 May 2015
After my long walk yesterday it was a late start and a pleasant stroll from Hayle to St Ives.
I walked through the town of Hayle smiling at this little fella.
And the furry benchmark on the bridge strut.
I got a little lost on Carnsew Road.
No doubt distracted by cannon and boundary stones.
A redevelopment has blocked the coastpath which, in itself, is fine. But the diversion signs are only clear for those walking from the west. I had to double back and make up a bit of route (involving a cut across a small field and a hop over a hedge) before rendezvousing with it again.
It was a lovely walk around the Hayle Estuary with its mud flats and birds. A twitchers paradise for sure. Heading north up the west side of the estuary this sign amused me.
It was another wonderful day and the spring flowers were heavenly.
St Michael's Church is perched up on the hill overlooking the estuary and with views of the Godrevy Lighthouse. This is near the start of St Michael's Way, a 19 km walk down to St Michael's Mount. I'll do this too one day.
The walk to Carbis Bay is back in towans alongside the railway.
The dunes were easier to navigate and shorter than yesterday and it didn't take long for Carbis Bay to appear.
Followed afterwards by a wonderful view of St Ives.
St Ives is a quaint, beautiful and touristy (the latter a consequence of the former) town: the last main staging post on the north coast of Cornwall. It has heaps of holiday homes such as this one. However I did wonder at the accuracy of their geographic coordinates...
I thought perhaps a passing geodesist had scraped off a digit for a laugh. But, no, it really looks like a genuine error.
Lovely alleyways.
And independent shops.
So that's the touristy north Cornwall part done. The next few legs will be a lot more remote, which I'm really looking forward to. And then I round the Lands End over development and in a few more walks I'll be heading east. Golly - it's still a long way to go...
Time on route 3:20hrs, walking time 3:00hrs.
Sunday 10 May 2015
After my long walk yesterday it was a late start and a pleasant stroll from Hayle to St Ives.
I walked through the town of Hayle smiling at this little fella.
And the furry benchmark on the bridge strut.
I got a little lost on Carnsew Road.
No doubt distracted by cannon and boundary stones.
A redevelopment has blocked the coastpath which, in itself, is fine. But the diversion signs are only clear for those walking from the west. I had to double back and make up a bit of route (involving a cut across a small field and a hop over a hedge) before rendezvousing with it again.
It was a lovely walk around the Hayle Estuary with its mud flats and birds. A twitchers paradise for sure. Heading north up the west side of the estuary this sign amused me.
It was another wonderful day and the spring flowers were heavenly.
St Michael's Church is perched up on the hill overlooking the estuary and with views of the Godrevy Lighthouse. This is near the start of St Michael's Way, a 19 km walk down to St Michael's Mount. I'll do this too one day.
The walk to Carbis Bay is back in towans alongside the railway.
The dunes were easier to navigate and shorter than yesterday and it didn't take long for Carbis Bay to appear.
Followed afterwards by a wonderful view of St Ives.
St Ives is a quaint, beautiful and touristy (the latter a consequence of the former) town: the last main staging post on the north coast of Cornwall. It has heaps of holiday homes such as this one. However I did wonder at the accuracy of their geographic coordinates...
I thought perhaps a passing geodesist had scraped off a digit for a laugh. But, no, it really looks like a genuine error.
Lovely alleyways.
And independent shops.
So that's the touristy north Cornwall part done. The next few legs will be a lot more remote, which I'm really looking forward to. And then I round the Lands End over development and in a few more walks I'll be heading east. Golly - it's still a long way to go...
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