A description of Day 3 of a 10-day walk through Cornwall from Lands End to Launceston in easy 9 mile stages along minor roads and footpaths. The walk on Day 3 was from Townshend to Four Lanes

1. A RAMBLE THROUGH CORNWALL
Land’s End to Launceston, in easy 9-mile stages, on
minor roads and footpaths
Day 3 – Townshend to Four Lanes – 8.75 miles (14.1 km)
OS Explorer Maps 102, 103 & 104
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John Downs

2. Day 3 – Townshend to Four Lanes
General directions : From Townshend follow the B3280 through Leedstown and onwards to Praze-an-Beeble.
Then break away from the B3289, turning northwards on footpaths and minor roads to Carwynnen, before
climbing up to the top of Copper Hill. From here take further minor roads to join up again with the B3280 near
Dowha and Hangmans Barrow. Turn left on B3280 and continue up to Four Lanes, just south of Redruth.
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3. Set off from Townshend at around 11.30. Yet another fine dry, sunny warm day. Altitude : 228 ft. Followed the B3280 for 40
minutes to Leedstown, climbing to 342 ft . Straight across the B3302 and onwards for another 1 hour on the B3280 past the
Clowance Estate to Praze-an-Beeble. On the way out of Praze took a footpath on the left up to Gernick at 432 ft. Taken 2 hours to
get from Townshend to Gernick.
Day 3 – Townshend to Four Lanes
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4. Day 3 – Townshend to Four Lanes
On the B3280 between Leedstown and Praze-an-Beeble
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5. DAY 3 – Townshend to Four Lanes
On the B3280 just before Praze-an-Beeble, with the Clowance Estate
on the right
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6. Day 3 – Townshend to Four Lanes
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A Cornish Pasty shop in Praze-an-Beeble

7. Day 3 – Penzance to Four Lanes
At Gernick I took right onto a minor road to Hallegan and then down into Carwynnen @350 ft. Total walking time so far : 2
hours 25 minutes. Turned right onto pleasant tree-lined footpath at Carwynnen, up to Chapel Hill Farm @ 495ft . Joined a
minor road leading up to Copper Hill @ 608ft and entrance to Experimental Test Mine.
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8. Day 3 – Townshend to Four Lanes
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Footpath up the hill from Carwynnen to Chapel Hill Farm

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On top of Copper Hill at the entrance to the Test Mine

10. Day 3 – Townshend to Four Lanes
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View from top of Copper Hill

11. Day 3 – Townshend to Four Lanes
Turned right at T-junction after Copper Hill onto another minor road (altitude now 620ft). Turned left at another T-junction and
then right onto the Troon New Road over High Downs @ 775ft. 3 hours and 30 minutes into the walk I joined back onto the
B3280, turning left, and after another 30 minutes of road walking arrive in Four Lanes.
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12. Day 3 – Townshend to Four Lanes
View from High Downs (670 ft) across to Four Lanes. I should have taken one of
the footpaths across to Four Lanes from here, to avoid the busy B3280.
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13. Day 3 – Townshend to Four Lanes
Joining the B3280 again after High Downs. Elapsed walking time 3 hour 30 minutes.
Another 30 minutes road walking to get to Four Lanes. Highest point of walk (775 ft)
near here
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14. Day 3 – Townshend to Four Lanes
Entering Four Lanes. Combination of narrow road, high hedges/walls and fast-moving traffic
on B3280 made last the 30 minutes walking quite unpleasant. If I did this walk again I’d take
one of the footpaths from High Downs across to Four Lanes.
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15. Day 3 – Townshend to Four Lanes
Walk statistics (Garmin)
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