A description of Day 4 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 4 was from Four Lanes to Truro - and I took a wrong turning, so it became an 11 mile walk

1. A RAMBLE THROUGH CORNWALL
Land’s End to Launceston, in easy 9-mile stages, on
minor roads and footpaths
Day 4 – Four Lanes to Truro – 11.40 miles (18.34 km)
OS Explorer Map 104
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2. Day 4 – Four Lanes to Truro
General directions : Exit Four Lanes (altitude 819 ft) towards Redruth and immediately head east to Ivy Farm
on minor road. Then carry on downhill on minor roads past Chapel Hill, Badger Hill and Govorrow to Burncoose
Farm and A393. Cross the A393 and take minor road eastwards to Pulla Cross, Frogpool and on to Perranwell
Station. Cross the Carnon River and climb footpath to Carnon Crease and Carnon Downs village. Then take the
Quenchwell Road north and after passing fields containing ancient burial mounds (tumuli) turn right onto minor
road which follows the railway line past Penwethers and up to the A390 at County Hall, Truro.
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3. Set off from Four Lanes towards Redruth at around 11.00. Fine and dry day with a cool wind. Altitude at start (according to
Garmin): 819 ft . Turned right onto minor road after leaving Four Lanes. Turn right at T-junction (although I took a detour left for
around half a mile to see the view west to Carn Brae) near Ivy House and then left down to Middle Tretharron. Kept on downhill
past Badger Hill and Govorro, with views across Lanner and Lanner Moor on the left. Reached the A393 at Burncoose Farm (321
ft) after 1 hour and 52 minutes of walking.
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4. Day 4 – Four Lanes to Truro
Took a small detour west after Four Lanes to see view over to
Carn Brae
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5. DAY 4 – Four Lanes to Truro
View left over Lanner and Lanner Moor on the road down from Four
Lanes to Burncoose
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View on the left further down the road from Four Lanes to Burncoose

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Typical view of the quiet minor road descending from Four Lanes to
Burncoose and the A393 crossing.

8. Day 4 – Four Lanes to Truro
Crossed A393 and walked down through Pulla Cross and Frogpool (246 ft). At the cross roads just before Greensplat I
made a mistake, turning right to Peranwell Station instead of going straight ahead to cross the River Carnon at Treliever.
Reached Peranwell Station (178 ft) 3 hours after setting off from Four Lanes. The wrong turning near Greensplat added a
couple of extra miles to my walk.
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9. Day 4 – Four Lanes to Truro
Crossed the Carnon River after Perranwell, then took an interesting sunken footpath called Carnon Crease up to top of hill.
Took a right past a farmhouse onto a track running into Carnon Downs village. Note that my intended (shorter) route for the
day would have taken me across the river on the road shown at the top of the map (see below) avoiding Perranwell and
Carnon Downs. Turned left onto main road running through Carnon Downs, then took another left up Quenchwell Road.
Walking time now 3 hours 53 minutes and back up at 291ft altitude.
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10. Day 4 – Four Lanes to Truro
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Sunken footpath up the hill from Carnon River to Carnon Downs, with stream
running down the middle

11. Day 4 – Four Lanes to Truro
After passing fields dotted with ancient burial mounds (tumuli) I turned right off the Quenchwell road onto another minor road
(altitude now 291 ft) heading north towards Truro. Followed the road, now running alongside railway line and got within about
1 mile of County Hall and A390, on the outskirts of Truro, where I stopped after walking for 4 hours and 49 minutes. Distance
walked was longer than usual (11.4 miles) because of my wrong turning back near Greensplat.
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The turning right off the Quenchwell Road onto a minor road
going to Truro and the A390

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Woodland on right of road after turning off Quenchwell Road

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Then drive back to the beach at Maenporth for a swim….

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Walk statistics (Garmin)
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