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The Cornish Way is a cycle route which is part of the
National Cycle Network The National Cycle Network (NCN) is the national cycling route network of the United Kingdom, which was established to encourage cycling and walking throughout Britain, as well as for the purposes of bicycle touring. It was created by the cha ...
that links
Bude Bude (; kw, Porthbud) is a seaside town in north east Cornwall, England, in the civil parish of Bude-Stratton and at the mouth of the River Neet (also known locally as the River Strat). It was sometimes formerly known as Bude Haven.''Corn ...
to
Land's End Land's End ( kw, Penn an Wlas or ''Pedn an Wlas'') is a headland and tourist and holiday complex in western Cornwall, England, on the Penwith peninsula about west-south-west of Penzance at the western end of the A30 road. To the east of it is ...
. The route is via
Padstow Padstow (; kw, Lannwedhenek) is a town, civil parishes in England, civil parish and fishing port on the north coast of Cornwall, England. The town is situated on the west bank of the River Camel estuary approximately northwest of Wadebridge, ...
or
St Austell St Austell (; kw, Sans Austel) is a town in Cornwall, England, south of Bodmin and west of the border with Devon. St Austell is one of the largest towns in Cornwall; at the 2011 census it had a population of 19,958. History St Austell wa ...
and is 180 miles in length.


Trails

;The First and Last Trail From Land's End to
Hayle Hayle ( kw, Heyl, "estuary") is a port town and civil parish in west Cornwall, England. It is situated at the mouth of the Hayle River (which discharges into St Ives Bay) and is approximately seven miles (11 km) northeast of Penzance. ...
;The Engine House Trail Part of the
Mineral Tramway Trails The mineral tramways trails are a series of trails located in mid west Cornwall, The trails are as follows: Current trails The Coast to Coast trail 17.5 km From Devoran to Portreath following disused tramways The Great Flat Lode trail 12 km A ...
from Hayle to
Truro Truro (; kw, Truru) is a City status in the United Kingdom, cathedral city and civil parishes in England, civil parish in Cornwall, England. It is Cornwall's county town, sole city and centre for administration, leisure and retail trading. Its ...
;The Coast and Clay Trail Truro to Bodmin via St Austell ;The North Cornwall Trail Bodmin to county boundary near Bude ;The St Piran Trail Truro to Padstow via
Newquay Newquay ( ; kw, Tewynblustri) is a town on the north coast in Cornwall, in the south west of England. It is a civil parish, seaside resort, regional centre for aerospace industries, spaceport and a fishing port on the North Atlantic coast of ...
;The Camel Trail This offroad section leads from Padstow to Bodmin.


See also

*
Mineral Tramway Trails The mineral tramways trails are a series of trails located in mid west Cornwall, The trails are as follows: Current trails The Coast to Coast trail 17.5 km From Devoran to Portreath following disused tramways The Great Flat Lode trail 12 km A ...
- the mineral tramways trails are a series of trails located in mid west Cornwall. *
Clay Trails The Clay Trails are a series of bicycle trails located in mid Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The trails pass through the St Austell moorland which for over two centuries has been extensively quarried for china clay, hence the name. The tr ...
- cycleway near St Austell and the
Eden Project The Eden Project ( kw, Edenva) is a visitor attraction in Cornwall, England, UK. The project is located in a reclaimed china clay pit, located from the town of St Blazey and from the larger town of St Austell.Ordnance Survey (2005). ''OS ...
*
Sustrans Sustrans is a United Kingdom-based walking, wheeling and cycling charity, and the custodian of the National Cycle Network. Its flagship project is the National Cycle Network, which has created of signed cycle routes throughout the United K ...
- a charity promoting sustainable transport in the UK


References


External links


Cornwall County Council pagesSustransNational Cycle NetworkMap: National Cycle Network 2008Alternative National Cycle Network map
(using
OpenStreetMap OpenStreetMap (OSM) is a free, open geographic database updated and maintained by a community of volunteers via open collaboration. Contributors collect data from surveys, trace from aerial imagery and also import from other freely licensed g ...
data) {{cycling-stub Cycleways in Cornwall