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St Ives to Zennor

Half day7 milesWest PenwithDistance approx

The boulder section. Allow far longer than the distance suggests — two and a half hours is not slow.

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  • TerrainUnverified sample

    Whatever time you think this will take, add an hour. The boulders between Pen Enys and Zennor Head are a scramble, not a run, and they are slower again in the wet.

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  • TransportUnverified sample

    The bus back from Zennor is infrequent and stops early. Check the last one before you set off, or you are walking the lane back in the dark.

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