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The Redruth & Chasewater Railway Trail www.cornishmining.org.uk What to see and do on Responsible use of the trails The Redruth & 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 Cornwall 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 Camborne and Redruth stations The mining trails were created by the Mineral Tramways conveyed wagons from mines around Gwennap (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 Portreath 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 Carn Marth. 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 Great Flat Lode 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 Bude with Lands Twelveheads and follows a route of contrasting railway routes once used to transport ore and vital supplies to Regeneration Project managed by Cornwall Council. This or horseback and discover Cornwall’s Cornwall’s discover and horseback or End via Bodmin, St Austell, Truro, 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 Penzance. 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 Hayle 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.
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