Mevagissey Harbour – Pentewan Beach and Village loop from St. Goran

Mevagissey Harbour – Pentewan Beach and Village loop from St. Goran

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Mevagissey Harbour – Pentewan Beach and Village loop from St. Goran

04:39

81.4km

1,300m

Road cycling

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 10, 2026

Tips

The surface along some of this route may not be suitable

Some segments of your route comprise a surface that may not be suitable for your chosen sport.

After 10.3 km for 572 m

After 72.4 km for 1.20 km

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

Get Directions

3.27 km

Portmellon Cove

Highlight • Viewpoint

Portmellon is a very small village and cove. The road closely hugs the sandy beach, which is completely covered by the sea at high tide.

There is a snack shack in the beach carpark and a pub next door if you are in need of sustenance.

If you approach Portmellon from the South West you will see the 'Beware Waves' sign on your left. Take heed on stormy days as the waves crash right over the road and can even hit the houses.

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4.56 km

Mevagissey Harbour

Highlight • Historical Site

In the narrow streets of Mevagissey you find myriad shops, workshops, galleries, cafes and pubs, as well as many old buildings made of cob and slate. There are plenty of traditional fish and chip shops to try here, too. The picturesque town was once the centre of Cornwall’s pilchard fishery and, even today, still has a small working harbour with a few dozen fishing boats.

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7.95 km

Pentewan Beach and Village

Highlight • Beach

Lovely seaside village to stop off at for refreshments during your ride. Great coffee and cakes available from Little Bay Cafe or if you fancy a beer there's the Ship Inn with its beer garden. Personally I love a Flat White on the bench looking out over the beach listening to the sea 💝

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10.4 km

Pentewan Railway Trail

Highlight • Trail

Between London Apprentice and Pentewan runs the disused Pentewan Railway Line. It is now a flat traffic free trail of around 4.5km in one direction so makes the perfect place to run at a consistent pace.

It also makes a great way to link St Austell with the coast path for a longer run. As it is so flat it is either a great warm up or warm down after a hilly coast run.

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22.0 km

Cornish Wood

Forest

32.3 km

Lostwithiel Milestone to St Austell and Truro

Highlight • Monument

This is a very old road sign in Lostwithiel noting the distance markers to St Austell & Truro

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32.8 km

Lostwithiel Medieval Bridge

Highlight • Historical Site

Pronounced Lost-with-ee-ul, this is Cornwall's antiques capital. The name is believed to come from the Cornish 'lostwydhyel' or 'the place at the tail of the forest'.

On the bike, you will cross over the medieval bridge, the lowest crossing point of the river Fowey.

There are plenty of places to eat in Lostwithiel as well as quirky shops and riverside parks if you want to rest your weary legs.

Despite being a small town, there is a mainline train station here for trains to Plymouth or Penzance.

Tip by

49.2 km

Lanhydrock Cycle Hub & Café

Highlight • MTB Park

Cycle hire centre & great mtb trails in nearby forest

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54.2 km

View of Helman Tor

Highlight • Summit

The granite rocks of Helman Tor are the peak of the surrounding nature reserve which was created by centuries of tin streaming.

At the top of the tor on a clear day you can see both the Atlantic and the English Channel.

Archaeological surveys have shown evidence of a Neolithic enclosure of the tor. The naturally existing outcrops were connected by a series of walls to create a settlement.

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81.4 km

End point

Bus stop

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