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Porthminster Beach – Zennor Head loop from St Ives

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Porthminster Beach – Zennor Head loop from St Ives

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Porthminster Beach – Zennor Head loop from St Ives

06:50

54.1km

1,200m

Running

Hard run. Very good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 16, 2026

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Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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157 m

Porthminster Beach

Highlight • Beach

With golden sands, clear waters, palm trees blowing in the breeze and one of the warmest climates in Britain, you can easily forget you’re in England at Porthminster Beach. The Blue Flag awarded beach is renowned for safe swimming and is a firm favourite among locals and visitors alike.

Tip by

759 m

Harbour Beach

Beach

2.92 km

Hellesveor Cliff

Highlight • Viewpoint

The stretch of coast west of St. Ives is full of rugged Cornish gems, including Hellesveor Cliff. Its proximity to the hustle and bustle of St Ives makes it the ideal place to escape for a clifftop run.

Tip by

5.53 km

View of Pen Enys Point

Highlight • Natural

Look east across Polgassick Cove to Pen Enys Point, another stunning stretch of Cornish Coastline.

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7.00 km

View of Seal Island (Western Carracks Reef)

Highlight • Viewpoint

Fantastic view over Seal Island, the most northern rock of the Western Carracks Reef.

The rocks have been home to a colony of Grey Atlantic seals for over 70 years.

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8.68 km

Viewpoint

10.6 km

Zennor Head

Highlight • Natural Monument

Zennor Head is a 750 meter long "promontory" between Pendour Cove and Porthzennor Cove. With views of the Atlantic, it is 1 km northwest of the village of Zennor and 1.6 km east of the nearest promontory, Gurnard's Head.

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Tip by

20.5 km

View of Portheras Cove

Highlight • Beach

Stunning views over the sea and Portheras Cove. This is the wildest and possibly the most beautiful stretch of the coast around the Land's End peninsula.

A ship ran aground on the beach in 1963. Sharp pieces of wreckage meant that the area was dangerous for beachgoers. The wreck was cleared up in 2004.

Tip by

23.5 km

Arsenic Calciner

Ruins

26.6 km

View of Cape Cornwall

Highlight • Natural Monument

Look south west and I'll be rewarded with fantastic views of Cape Cornwall across the bay of Porth Leddon. Cape Cornwall is one of only two capes in the UK. You can walk all the way up to the chimney stacks.

Tip by

27.2 km

Kenidjack Arsenic Works

Ruins

52.4 km

Man's Head Rock Formation

Highlight • Natural Monument

Man’s Head is a rocky outcrop that, as you may expect, bears a striking resemblance to a man’s head, especially from the seaward side. As well as quirky geology, you are afforded a wonderful view out to sea and over Porthmeor Beach.

Tip by

54.1 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

38.1 km

8.31 km

4.16 km

1.36 km

1.16 km

1.03 km

Surfaces

38.2 km

5.78 km

4.51 km

3.83 km

1.18 km

657 m

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Highest point (110 m)

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Tuesday 9 June

14°C

11°C

20 %

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Porthminster Beach – Zennor Head loop from St Ives

Porthminster Beach

Hellesveor Cliff

View of Pen Enys Point

View of Seal Island (Western Carracks Reef)

Zennor Head

View of Portheras Cove

View of Cape Cornwall

Man's Head Rock Formation

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