The Cornish Way Code of Conduct With over 200 miles of inter-linking Trails The Cornish To all users – please be considerate to other users Way is a great way to explore Cornwall’s fantastic particularly young families and people in wheelchairs. countryside. It is a network of mainly quiet rural roads and traffic-free off-road routes that connect Bude to Walkers – if you are walking with a dog please keep it Lands End. Many off-road routes are also accessible under close control and clear up any mess. ROUTE MAP to horse riders and the mobility-impaired. Whatever Horse riders – please proceed at a walk when passing you choose to do there is so much to be enjoyed... other users, and at no more than a trot at any time to distinctive landscapes, historic towns and villages, Cornwall’s protect the trail surface. sandy beaches, local festivals, museums and a host of other visitor attractions. Cyclists Clay Trails • give way to walkers, wheelchair users and horse The Clay Trails and this leaflet have been made riders and leave them plenty of room possible by the following organisations: • please don’t expect to use the paths at high speeds • be prepared to slow down or stop if necessary • be careful at junctions, bends and entrances • remember that some people cannot hear or see St Austell, Bugle, Wheal Martyn, well – don’t assume that they can Par and the Eden Project • fit a bell and use it – don’t surprise people Motorbikes – are not permitted on any traffic-free trails. Cars – if you need to bring your car please park in Sustrans is the charity that’s enabling people to designated car parks. travel by foot, bike or public transport for more of This map is reproduced from Ordnance Survey material with the the journeys we make every day. Our work makes it permission of Ordnance Survey on behalf of the Controller of Her Majesty’s possible for people to choose healthier, cleaner and Stationery Office © Crown copyright. Unauthorised reproduction infringes cheaper journeys, with better places and spaces to Crown copyright and may lead to prosecution or civil proceedings. All rights reserved Cornwall Council, 100049047, 2019. move through and live in. It’s time we all began making smarter travel choices. Make your move and support Sustrans today. www.sustrans.org.uk % 0845 113 0065 Facebook “f” Logo CMYK / .eps Facebook “f” Logo CMYK / .eps facebook.com/Sustrans @sustrans For further maps, guides and more information on cycling in Cornwall: Cornwall Council Tel 0300 1234 202 www.cornwall.gov.uk www.claytrails.co.uk www.visitcornwall.co.uk Photographs: Cover photograph by Richard Kalina from Tim Smit’s book ‘Eden’. Clay workers 1905 © Wheal Martyn Clay Works. Other photographs Sustrans. Registered Charity No. 326550 (England and Wales) SCO39263 (Scotland) CORNWALL B 3 2 6 To Bodmin Wheal Martyn 8 Clay Works Bodelva 0 0.5 1 1.5 2 Scale in Miles 0 9 Eden Project 3 A A3 91 Tregrehan Bodmin Mills Lanhydrock Parkway Station A30 (National Trust) Treffry Tregrehan St House Austell Trebyan St Austell 390 A3082 Station A A3058 Bokiddick Charlestown Helman Tor Boslymon Sweetshouse 91 A3 B32 68 B3 Restormel Castle Tregorrick 2 6 (English Heritage) 9 Duporth Polgooth Lowertown Higher London Porthpean Apprentice Mevagissey to St Austell and the Eden Project Lostwithiel Lostwithiel Station ModeRopehaven Cliffs (Cornwall Wildlife Trust) Cycle, walk or horse-ride. A390 Lanlivery Length St Austell to Eden Project 3 miles Bodmin to the Eden Project Nansladron Tourist Information Centres Luxulyan Station Mode B St Austell 01726 879500 32 Black Head Cycle, walk69 or horse-ride. Pentewan Mevagissey(National 01762 Trust) 842 200 Luxulyan Length Bike Hire Bodmin to Eden Project 9 miles Rosemelling Pentewan Valley Cycle Hire Tourist Information Centres 01726 844 242 Treffry Viaduct Bodmin 01208 76616 Lost Attractions Lostwithiel 01208 872 207 Gardens of Heligan St Austell Brewery, Eden Project, Lost Bike Hire Luxulyan Gardens of Heligan, Wheal Martyn Clay Valley Explore By Bike Priory Car Park Works, Charlestown Shipwreck Centre, 07985 586586 Pinetum Gardens, Knightor Winery. Little Attractions Prideaux 0 9 3 Eden Project, Camel Trail, Cardinham A Mevagissey Woods, Lanhydrock (National Trust). The Clay Trails are links to and from the National Cycle Fowey to Mevagissey Passenger Ferry Eden Project Network, all forming part of the Cornish Way. Please see (May to September) overleaf for details of the Clay Trails. Bodelva Portmellon 0 0.5 1 1.5 2 St Par Golant Scale in Miles Blazey Station National Cycle Network traffic-free National Cycle Network on-road Clay Trails on-road route Clay Trails traffic-free route Walking route only National Cycle Network Number Shelter A To Bodmin 38 View point The Trails are easily accessible by public Cycle hire Lanhydrock transport. (National Trust) Bodmin Parkway Parking A30 Station Treffry The map to the left shows the rail stations and bus stops Bus stops as well as bike hire and car parks. For all your rail and bus National Cycle Network traffic-free Level crossing Trebyan information contact Traveline: www.travelinesw.com or National Cycle Network on-road Railway station 0871 200 2233. A30 Clay Trails on-road route Access point Trebell The maps below show National Cycle Routes 2, 3 and 305 Green Clay Trails traffic-free route Take care area B and the maps overleaf show each individual Clay Trail. 3 2 6 Walking route only 8 Tourist information By Bike and Foot 3274 National Cycle B Cafe Network Number Helman Tor The Clay Trails are part of the Cornish Way which forms the B Shelter Refreshments Restormel 3 National Cycle Network in Cornwall. Cycle along National 2 Castle 7 4 View point Toilets Lockengate Route 3 from Bodmin or St Austell. See the two maps below. Cycle hire Tourist attraction 9 For maps such as the Cornish Way, call Sustrans 0845 113 6 2 3 Parking LNR Local Nature Reserve B 0065. You can hire bikes locally. All Trails are wheelchair 1 9 Lostwithiel 3 A accessible. Steeper parts are marked on the maps with a Bus stops Gradient arrow B3268 gradient arrow. Level crossing Lostwithiel Railway station Bugle Station By Rail Station Arrive at St Austell station where onward buses can be AccessBugl epoint Lanlivery caught to points on the Clay Trails or to the Eden Project. Take care area B3 274 Par Beach Trail can be accessed by using Par Station. Tourist information Bugle Trail can be accessed by using the Newquay branch Bowling 0 9 Cafe Luxulyan Station 3 line railway. Green A Refreshments Luxulyan By Bus Toilets B337 Travel by bus to points on the Clay Trails or to the Eden Stenalees 4 Bugle Trail Tourist attraction Treffry Project. Viaduct LNR Local Nature Reserve Carloggas By Car Gradient arrow Downs Use designated car parks to access the Clay Trails or the Penwithick Eden Project. Prideaux To report issues on the Clay Trails Carthew Trethurgy Fort Tel: Cornwall Council 0300 1234 202 B 3 2 Tywardreath 6 Ruddlemoor Wheal Martyn Trail 9 Highway Par Beach Trail Wheal Martyn G Clay Works r B e St e 3 n 2 7 C Blazey Par 4 o r Station rid o Tywardreath r A T 3 r 9 a 1 i l Tregrehan St Blazey 90 Mills Gate A3 St Tregrehan Par Brewery Austell A Beach 3 (tours) House 0 Par 8 2 St Austell 2 08 Station A3 A 3058 Pine Lodge Gardens A39 B 0 34 15 3 7 2 3 0 0.5 1 1.5 2 B Scale in Miles 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 William Cookworthy’s first Whether you cycle, walk or horse ride, these tranquil, can take the Trails at your own pace, and because they are discovery of clay at Tregonning Hill in 1746. mostly traffic-free Trails, 3 – 5 miles long are perfect for you surfaced they are accessible all year round. Today China Clay is Cornwall’s most important and your family. Explore Cornwall’s Clay Country on the The Trails connect with local towns, bus stops, railway extractive industry and you will see various sites Bugle, Wheal Martyn and the Par Beach Trails. The Wheal stations and with National Route 3 of the National Cycle along the Clay Trails that Imerys Minerals Ltd use in Martyn and the Bugle Trails both lead to the Eden Project Network, part of the Cornish Way linking Bodmin and St the China Clay mining process. A majority of the clay too. Austell. is exported through the local port of Fowey. You’ll discover the stunning colours of mica dams, peaceful This leaflet is a guide to the Trails, which are all clearly Did you know that China Clay has many uses lakes, clay tip peaks reaching to the sky and how the china sign-posted. So plan your day and enjoy your time in this today: clay industry has shaped the landscape seen today. You fantastic part of Cornwall. Paper, ceramics, paint, rubber, pharmaceuticals, crayons and pencils, toothpaste and cosmetics. Clay workers 1905 The environment The Clay Trails would not exist without the generosity of Imerys Minerals Ltd in allowing their land to be used in making these Trails possible. Imerys is the world’s largest producer of China Clay. The China Clay industry is part of mid Cornwall’s heritage. The Clay Trails are a key part of Imerys’ large-scale restoration programme. In partnership with English Nature, Imerys is working to provide valuable new habitats for flora and fauna as well as providing a new resource for local people and visitors.