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Code of Conduct The Cornish Way With over 200 miles of inter-linking Trails The To all users – please be considerate to other users Cornish Way is a great way to explore Cornwall’s particularly young families and people in wheelchairs. fantastic countryside. It is a network of mainly quiet rural roads and traffic-free off-road routes that connect Bude to Lands End. Many off-road ROUTE MAP Walkers – if you are walking with a dog please keep it routes are also accessible to horse riders and the under close control and clear up any mess. Cornwall’s mobility-impaired. Whatever you choose to do there is so much to be enjoyed... distinctive Horse riders – please proceed at a walk when passing landscapes, historic towns and villages, sandy beaches, local other users, and at no more than a trot at any time to festivals, museums and a host of other visitor attractions. The Clay Trails protect the trail surface. Cornish Way also forms part of the National Cycle Network. Cyclists The National Cycle Network • give way to walkers, wheelchair users and horse riders The Clay Trails are part of the Cornish Way and are links to and from the National Cycle Network, a Network of attractive places Bugle, Wheal Martyn, and leave them plenty of room to cycle throughout the UK. Millions of people live near to the • please don’t expect to use the paths at high speeds Network, one third of which is traffic-free, the rest follows quiet Par and the Eden Project • be prepared to slow down or stop if necessary lanes or traffic-calmed roads. The National Cycle Network is co- • be careful at junctions, bends and entrances ordinated by Sustrans, the UK’s leading sustainable transport • remember that some people cannot hear or see well – charity, with the support of over 450 local authorities and other don’t assume that they can partners. • fit a bell and use it – don’t surprise people Partners Motorbikes – are not permitted on any traffic-free trails. The Clay Trails have been made possible by the Cars – if you need to bring your car please park in support of the designated car parks. following organisations: If you enjoy the Clay Trails and are interested in learning more about Sustrans and how to support us please call or visit: 0845 113 00 65 www.sustrans.org.uk For further maps, guides and more information on cycling in Cornwall: Sustrans Tel 0845 113 0065 www.sustrans.org.uk Cornwall County Council Tel 01872 222000 www.cornwall.gov.uk www.claytrails.co.uk www.visitcornwall.co.uk Photography credits: Cover photograph by Richard Kalina from Tim Smit's book ‘Eden’. Clay workers 1905 © China Clay Country Park. Other photographs Sustrans. Registered charity number 326550 CORNWALL see overleaf for details of the Clay Trails. Clay the of details for overleaf see Network, all forming part of the Cornish Way. Please Way. Cornish the of part forming all Network, The Clay Trails are links to and from the National Cycle National the from and to links are Trails Clay The Park Licence No: 100019713. May 2007. May 100019713. No: Licence Lost Gardens of Heligan, China Clay Country Clay China Heligan, of Gardens Lost All rights reserved Sustrans. Sustrans. reserved rights All St Austell Brewery, Eden Project, Eden Brewery, Austell St Attractions All maps in this leaflet: © Crown copyright. Crown © leaflet: this in maps All Pentewan Valley Cycle Hire 01726 844 242 844 01726 Hire Cycle Valley Pentewan Barlows Cycles, St Austell 01726 73117 01726 Austell St Cycles, Barlows (National Trust), Camel Trail Camel Trust), (National Bike Hire Bike Eden Project, Lanhydrock Project, Eden Attractions Mevagissey 0870 443 2928 443 0870 Mevagissey Bodmin Bike Shop 01208 73192 01208 Shop Bike Bodmin St Austell 0870 445 0244 445 0870 Austell St Bodmin Jail 01208 76292, 76292, 01208 Jail Bodmin Hire Bike Tourist Information Centres Information Tourist Lostwithiel 01208 872 207 872 01208 Lostwithiel St Austell to Eden Project 3 miles 3 Project Eden to Austell St Length Bodmin 01208 76616 01208 Bodmin Cycle, walk or horse-ride. or walk Cycle, Mode Tourist Information Centre Information Tourist Bodmin to Eden Project 9 miles 9 Project Eden to Bodmin Length and the Eden Project Eden the and Cycle, walk or horse-ride. or walk Cycle, Mode Mevagissey to St Austell St to Mevagissey Bodmin to the Eden Project Eden the to Bodmin or the Eden Project. 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You can You . 000 222 01872 Council County Cornwall or 0065 Sustrans 0845 113 0845 Sustrans call Way, Cornish the as such maps For 3 from Bodmin or St Austell. See the two maps below. maps two the See Austell. St or Bodmin from 3 part of the National Cycle Network. Cycle along National Route National along Cycle Network. Cycle National the of part The Clay Trails are links to and from the Cornish Way which is a is which Way Cornish the from and to links are Trails Clay The By Bike and Foot and Bike By overleaf show each individual Clay Trail. Clay individual each show overleaf The maps below show National Route 3 and the maps the and 3 Route National show below maps The 0870 608 2608. 608 0870 information contact Traveline: www.travelinesw.com or www.travelinesw.com Traveline: contact information as well as bike hire and car parks. For all your rail and bus and rail your all For parks. car and hire bike as well as The map to the left shows the rail stations and bus stops bus and stations rail the shows left the to map The How do I get to the Clay Trails? Clay the to get I do How The Trails are easily accessible by public transport public by accessible easily are Trails The Great for cycling Great Great for walking Great Great for a family day out Great Eden Project, Eden Project, China Clay Country Par Beach, Jungle Cycle Hire, 4 miles 5 miles 3 miles Cycle, walk or horse-ride. Cycle, walk or horse-ride. Cycle or walk to St Blazey. Cycle or walk to St Blazey. Bugle to the Eden Project the heathland of the old mining village of Bugle through From weaves past the tranquil woods and lakes Downs, this Trail Treskilling many scenic views and chances landscape and offers of the restored to observe wildlife. Mode Length Attractions Cafe at start of trail Bike hire 01726 852 204 Bugle Tel: Length Attractions Park, Eden Project Wheal Martyn to the Eden Project the leads you through This Trail unique landscapes of the clay woodland and From country. heathland in abandoned valleys to stunning views over active mines the history of the china clay industry is laid out under your feet. Mode Par Beach to St Blazey Par was developed as a minerals port in the 1830s. China clay was local leads you through the globe. This Trail to all around here shipped from towns as well as the marshes of the old river estuary to St Blazey. Mode Join a walking only footpath to the (this is not a Clay Trail) route The entire Eden Project. is unsuitable for horse-riding. Length Attractions Park and Local St Andrews Reserve Nature China Clay Leave the traffic behind The story of China Clay began with the Industrial Revolution in which Cornwall was to play a significant role. 120 million tons of China Clay have been produced since seen today. You can take the Trails at your own pace, Whether you cycle, walk or horse ride, these William Cookworthy’s first discovery of clay at Tregonning tranquil, mostly traffic-free Trails, 3 – 5 miles and because they are surfaced they are accessible all Hill, in 1746. long are perfect for you and your family. Explore year round. Cornwall’s Clay Country on the Bugle, Wheal Today China Clay is Cornwall’s most important extractive The Trails connect with local towns, bus stops, railway industry and you will see various sites along the Clay Trails Martyn and the Par Beach Trails. The Wheal stations and with National Route 3 of the National Cycle that Imerys Minerals Ltd use in the China Clay mining Martyn and the Bugle Trails both lead to the Network, part of the Cornish Way linking Bodmin and St process. A majority of the clay is exported through the Eden Project too. Austell. local port of Fowey. Did you know that China Clay has many uses today: You’ll discover the stunning colours of mica dams, This leaflet is a guide to the Trails, which are all clearly Paper, ceramics, paint, rubber, pharmaceuticals, crayons peaceful lakes, clay tip peaks reaching to the sky and sign-posted.