www.cornishmining.org.uk What to see and do on Responsible use of the trails The & Chasewater Please take litter home with you and use public transport the Mining Trails where possible. Take extra care at road crossings where Railway Trail traffic is present. Please stay on the paths waymarked Use the map to plan your route, inform with an engine house symbol. Many of the trails are on your travel choices and enjoy what the public bridleways where the unauthorised use of motor vehicles is not permitted. area has to offer. Be considerate to other trail users and residents. Cyclists – give way to walkers and horses, warn other users of your On the way you will find historic mining towns and villages Photo: Barry Gamble set within a fascinating historic landscape. You will approach and if in doubt, slow down. Dog owners – take also be able to hire bikes, use riding centres and enjoy a bag with you, use dog bins and keep your dog under The Redruth & Chasewater Railway was the refreshments in pubs and cafes, many offering quality local control; which means either on a lead or in sight and able first in to use wrought-iron rails and to come to heel when called. produce. wagons with flanged wheels when it opened Please play your part to help protect the environment by using public transport systems where possible . Main History of the trails in 1826. Initially horse drawn, the railway line trains run to both and Redruth stations The mining trails were created by the Mineral Tramways conveyed wagons from mines around (enquiries 08457 484950) and bus information is available Heritage Project and, where possible, follow the routes of and Redruth to the port of Devoran. The line Cornwall’s historic tramroads and railways. These were on www.travelinesw.com or call 0300 1234 222. was successful and in 1854 it was converted Some mining trails are largely traffic-free and flat, so constructed to transport ore and vital supplies from and perfect for walkers who prefer gentle gradients and to the mines and the ports of and Devoran for steam locomotives. The decline in Cornish families with children learning how to ride bikes. Others and lace their way through one of the world’s greatest mining fortunes eventually led to its closure in have steeper sections and offer a more challenging concentrations of historic mine buildings. Use the mining 1915. experience. trails to transport yourself into the past in a refreshingly different way and discover the crucial part played by the 7.7 miles (12.4km) All are linked to provide a great choice of journey options, Length of trail: Photo: Barry Gamble mines and the people who worked in them. including circular detours to special places like the Nature of trail: It is mostly level and off road, and summits of Carn Brea and . cornwalltrails.net occasionally crosses the public highway. Welcome to the Mining Trails guide Where to park: Limited parking is available near The formerly rich mining area of Cornwall’s Mining District is home to a 60km-plus network of multi Twelveheads, at Seleggan near Carnkie and at the activity trails. Routes such as the Coast to Coast and the Trails while being mainly Other useful information Sustrans and The National Buller Hill section near Lanner Hill. traffic-free, offer improved and safer access to schools, places of work, local facilities, historic Cycle Network Links with: The Great Flat Lode Trail, the Tresavean Active Travel Maps Trail and the Coast to Coast Trail. settlements and visitor attractions. The network of trails also offers people a unique opportunity to The Mining Trails form part of the National Cycle Network, access our internationally important mining heritage. These maps provide sustainable travel info for nearby towns more than 16,000 miles of traffic-free quiet lanes and on Points of interest: The Redruth & Chasewater Railway

including walking, cycling and public transport information road walking and cycling routes around the UK. Trail branches off from the Coast to Coast Trail at mining heritage mining together in one place. www.cornwall.gov.uk/activetravel Much of the trails network closely follows the tramway and The Mineral Tramways Heritage Project was a £6 million NCN Route 3 (The Cornish Way) connects with Lands Twelveheads and follows a route of contrasting

railway routes once used to transport ore and vital supplies to Regeneration Project managed by . This or horseback and discover Cornwall’s Cornwall’s discover and horseback or End via , , , Redruth, Camborne and scenery (woodland and moorland) with spectacular

and from the area’s many tin and copper mines to ports such was funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund, SW Regional . views across Cornwall. Following as closely as possible Explore 60km of trails on foot, bike bike foot, on trails of 60km Explore as Devoran and Portreath. Development Agency, Objective One, Cornwall Council, and

Maps of the trails that make up the Cornish Way are the original railway route the trail bypasses the villages Parish and Town Councils in the project area. Whether you are a walker, cyclist or horse-rider, the expanded available at of Carharrack and Lanner. Gwennap Pit is close by and Mining Trails Mining www.cornwall.gov.uk/cornishway network offers extensive opportunities to exercise both mind To read more about the mineral tramways search for the The NCN is co-ordinated by Sustrans, the charity making it Carn Marth can be accessed from the trail. The trail and body. It combines better access to the carefully conserved “mineral tramways” pages at www.cornwall.gov.uk. easier for people to walk and cycle. then continues to the west of Lanner before connecting remains of this unique mining area with spectacular views and exceptional wildlife. in to the Great Flat Lode Trail and Tresavean Trail at Photo: Emma Parkman Buller Hill.

The Portreath The Great Flat The Coast to Coast Trail The Tresavean Trail The Tolgus Trail Branchline Trail Lode Trail The northern section of the trail follows the Opened as part of the Railway, the route of the first tramroad, or plateway, in Tresavean branch was built to serve Tresavean In 1836 the Hayle In the 1860s, when many copper mines were Cornwall, which opened in 1812 to link the Copper Mine and originally hauled copper ore Railway was closing, a ‘lode’ of tin ore was discovered to the lucrative Gwennap mines with the north coast and Welsh coal along its entirely horse-drawn constructed to link South of Carn Brea in an area that previously Photo: Ainsley Cocks port at Portreath. The southern section of the section from the top of Buller Hill. A series of the engineering worked copper deposits. This lode, over 2 trail includes the Gwennap mines themselves granite setts for its 4’ 8½” gauge rails can still works and harbour miles long, was also flatter than most, lying and follows the route of the Redruth & be seen in places along the former track bed. quays at Hayle with at an angle of about 30 degrees instead of the Cornwall’s Mining Photo: Barry Gamble Chasewater Railway to Devoran. The line closed in 1936. the copper mines usual 70 degrees from the horizontal – hence Trails Network around Camborne and Redruth. It had two its name, the “Great Flat Lode”. The tin mines Length of trail: 11 miles (17.5km) Length of trail: 1.1 miles (1.8km) major branches, the one up to the Tresavean here were some of the most successful in the Nature of trail: generally level and mostly off-road. Nature of trail: Generally level and off-road. The mining trails network centred around There are some busy roads to cross on this trail so Mine above Lanner and the other down to the late 19th Century. Where to park: Lanner village or Buller Hill car park. Photo: Courtesy Sustrans Camborne and Redruth offers 37.5 miles (60km) of please be aware of your surroundings and take care Links with: Easy circular detours on footpaths adventure and discovery for walkers, cyclists and port of Portreath. The steam hauled section to The mines here closed about 1920. when crossing roads. The trail connects Cornwall Gold and Tolgus in to the village centre and back again or join the horse riders. Enjoy: Portreath terminated at the top of the hill and Where to park: Portreath Beach Car Park, Elm Farm Cycle Mill with the Coast to Coast Trail, just west of was connected to the port by a massive incline. Length of trail: 7.5 miles (12km) Redruth & Chasewater Railway Trail and link in to the • Days out discovering something new at every Centre (Cambrose), Bike Chain at Bissoe, Carnon Valley extended network of trails. Cambrose and follows the floor of the Portreath Nature of trail: A circular route with some steep Car Park and Devoran or Cornwall Gold and Tolgus Mill. turn - varied landscapes, amazing views, The Portreath branch continued as a successful sections. Mostly off-road taking you through a mixture Points of interest: The Tresavean Trail follows the Valley where tin lost from the dressing floors exceptional wildlife and remarkable remains of freight line until its closure in 1936. of farmland, heathland and through an area with Links with: The Tolgus Trail, the Redruth & Chasewater branch line route from the top of Buller Hill, it passes of the mines upstream was trapped and re- the largest concentration of Trail and The Portreath Branchline Trail. the area’s 19th century mining heyday Length of trail: 5.5 miles (8.8km) through an area of abundant wildlife and skirts the treated. Prior to this tin was recovered from • Fresh air and outdoor exercise for healthy bodies Cornish-type engine houses Points of interest: This trail now connects the two village of Lanner providing expansive views across alluvial gravels below the valley floor. Nature of trail: The trail connects Portreath on the anywhere on earth. former mineral ports of Portreath and Devoran, on the the valley to nearby Carn Marth. A recreated section and minds north coast with Brea Village and Leats, and This activity was recorded in the valley from as Where to park: South Wheal north and south coasts respectively, with the historic of railway can be viewed close to the remains of • Green, sustainable, traffic-free travel to school links with the popular Great Flat Lode Trail. It includes Gwennap Mining District, once described as ‘…the Tresavean Mine. early as 1602. An 1818 estate plan of the Manor of or work some sections of highway and one main road crossing Frances, or at Museum richest square mile in the Old World.’ A loop from this Tolgus shows many water-powered stream works • Wheelchair and buggy-friendly access to which is unsuitable for horses. trail takes in the extensive Great Wheal Busy site. along this valley floor. (with café and mining Photo: Barry Gamble countryside and historic sites Parking is available at Portreath and Where to park: exhibition). Length of trail: 0.8 miles (1.2km) there is easy access to the trail from Tehidy East Lodge Links with: The Portreath Branch Line Trail and the Nature of trail: The trail is level and off road, with one car park. Where to park: East Lodge Car Park, Tehidy Country Redruth & Chasewater Railway Trail and on to the rest road crossing. It is easy to access from the Coast to Links with: The Coast to Coast Trail, the Tehidy Trail The Tehidy Trail Park or in Portreath. Cornwall and West Devon of the trails network. Coast Trail. Mining Landscape inscribed on the World Heritage List in 2006 and the Great Flat Lode Trail. The Tehidy Trail is based on the existing network Links in with: The Portreath Branchline Trail and the Points of interest: The Great Flat Lode Trail follows Where to park: In Portreath, Elm Farm Coast to Coast www.sustrans.org.uk of tracks and trails through Tehidy Country Coast to Coast Trail. Points of interest: The trail links the coastal village part of the line of the Basset Mine Tramroad. The Cycle Hire (Cambrose) or at Cornwall Gold and Tolgus Park, former home of Sir Francis Basset, Lord de of Portreath with , passing under the Portreath remains of Seleggan, Cornwall’s last tin smelter, Points of interest: This multi-use trail through the Mill. For more information visit: www.cornwall.gov.uk Incline and using the route of the Portreath Branch can be visited near Carnkie. Carn Brea, once an Dunstanville, whose memorial crowns Carn Brea. parkland setting of Tehidy links with the Portreath Phone: 0300 1234 100 Links with: The Coast to Coast Trail. Line where possible. Quiet roads and off-highway links ancient fortified hill settlement, can be climbed for 2.5 miles (4km) Branchline Trail and enables users to either visit Cover photo: Paul Watts Length of trail: extend the trail through to Pool and on to Tuckingmill superb panoramic views which include the tall steel Portreath and pick up the Coast to Coast Trail or head Points of interest: Experience the 19th century tin mill We want to ensure your needs are met. If you would like this information in another format or language Nature of trail: Some steep sections but otherwise please contact us at the above address. Valley Park where the trail follows the Valley headframe of Mine; the last Cornish tin towards Camborne and link up with the Great Flat at Cornwall Gold, the former Tolgus tin streams are All content, unless where specified, © Cornwall Council, 2019. relatively flat. to Brea. Lode Trail. also a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI). 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Mountain Bike Hire Cornwall Guide to the trails Cycle service providers 10 07518 603915 www.mountain-bike-hire-cornwall.com 2 01209 315027 www.nationaltrust.org.uk Key to symbols Tehidy Trail 1 Aggie Cycles 07976 186537 www.aggiecycles.com Shed Cycle Service Gwennap Pit 11 3 Primary route Bus station Portreath Branchline Trail 07970 417452 www.shedcycleservice.co.uk 01209 822770 www.visitredruth.co.uk Aldridge Cycles ‘A’ road 2 The Hub Portreath Bike hire 01209 714970 www.aldridgecycles.co.uk 12 Heartlands Tresavean Trail 01209 844666 www.thehubportreath.com 4 ‘B’ road 3 Bike Chain Bissoe Bike Hire 01209 722320 www.heartlandscornwall.com Bike sales Mining Great Flat Lode Trail 01872 870341 www.bikechainbissoe.co.uk The Track - BMX and MTB Dirt Park Road generally more than 4m King Edward Mine 13 Bike repairs 01209 211073 www.the-track.co.uk 5 01209 614681 www.kingedwardmine.co.uk Tolgus Trail 4 Bike Chain Ricci Road generally less than 4m 01209 215787 www.bikechainricci.co.uk West Coast Cycles - Mobile cycle hire in Truro Riding centre 14 Kresen Kernow Trail link Future Coast to Coast Trail 01872 270786 www.westcoastcycles.co.uk 6 5 Clive Mitchell Cycles 01209 614430 www.kresenkernow.org connections Refreshments 01872 276930 www.clivemitchellcycles.co.uk Bridleway under review Redruth & Chasewater Trail St Day Old Church 7 Country park Coastal Trail Cycle Hire Horse riding centres http://stdayoldchurch.org/ Information Trails National Cycle Network 6 01872 857031 www.coastaltrailcyclehire.co.uk Cornwall Riding Academy The Shire Horse Farm & Carriage Museum Harbour or Mooring 8 Parking Cornwall BMX 1 01209 211852 www.cornwallridingacademy.co.uk 01209 713606 For a downloadable map go to: 7 Viewpoint 07843 181279 www.cornwallbmx.co.uk http://shirehorseandcarriagemuseum.org.uk Railway station https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/media/36195878/ Elm Farm Cycle Centre Wheal Peevor mine site and multi-use trail Hospital Notable mine mineral-tramways-mining-trails.pdf 8 01209 891498 www.elmfarm.biz Heritage attractions 9 0300 1234 202 www.cornwall.gov.uk/whealpeevor This map is based upon the Ordnance Survey material with the permission of Ordnance Survey on behalf of the or scan this QR code 50882 08/2021 Halfords Cornwall Gold and Tolgus Mill Controller of Her Majesty’s Stationery Office © Crown copyright. 9 1 Unauthorised reproduction infringes Crown copyright and may lead to prosecution or civil proceedings. 01209 720010 www.halfords.com/stores/camborne 01209 203280 www.cornwallgold.com (100049047) 2009