A description of Day 5 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 5 was from Truro to St Stephen

1. A RAMBLE THROUGH CORNWALL
Land’s End to Launceston, in easy 9-mile stages, on
minor roads and footpaths
Day 5 – Truro to St Stephen – 10.0 miles (16.09 km)
OS Explorer Map 105 & 106
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John Downs

2. Day 5 – Truro to St Stephen
Until now I have kept up with Mark Moxon’s Lands End to John O’Groats progress mainly because he was carrying a
massive rucksack, and he stopped for a full day in Helston (http://www.landsendjohnogroats.info/search/site_map.html ) .
But from now on our ways part - he heads north to cross Bodmin Moor- and with his daily 15-20 mile walks he gets to
Launceston a full day ahead of me. One thing we have is common is that we both have painful blisters by this stage.
General directions : Climb over St Clements Hill out of Truro and join the A390 again near Tresillian. Turn north off the
A390 and climb up to Probus (300 ft) then follow the Ladock road for a while before bearing north-east on minor road to
Grampound Road village. Keep heading north east on minor road, climbing to 362 ft, and finish on the A3058 just west of St.
Stephen village.
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3. Another fine warm sunny day with a westerly wind. I decided not to walk through Truro city from yesterday’s finishing point.
Instead I started from the Tesco car park in Truro centre, leaving the A390 to climb over St Clements Hill on a minor road –
climbing to 270 ft, to get me warmed up. This minor road brought me back down to the A390 and the Tresillian River at Kiggon.
Walked through Tresillian village and then took a left up Truck Hill on the B3275 to Probus (304 ft altitude). Walking time so far : 2
hours 25 minutes
Day 5 – Truro to St Stephen
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The view east over the Tresillian River valley towards the
coast (Mevagissy) from the top of St Clements Hill
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5. DAY 5 – Truro to St. Stephen
Coming down from St Clements Hill to the A390 and Tresillian. A very
typical Cornish road - high banks on both sides
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The Wheel Inn by the river at Tresillian on the A390

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Northwards on Ladock road, climbing to 354ft, before taking a right after 20 minutes past Helland Barton. Just before
Grampound Road village, after walking for 3 hours and 10 minutes, I took a footpath left over the railway line and across the
village cricket ground in the village. Took road north out of Grampound Road, reaching high point of 362 ft and turned right at
Snellsgate with the River Fal valley on my right.
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8. Day 5 – Truro to St Stephen
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View back over Probus and the Tresillian River valley from
Ladock Road leaving Probus

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Through Carnwinnick and on to Trelion on a minor road . Skyline dominated by large wind turbines around here. Then
carried on north, down the slope of the west side of the River Fal valley. I stopped just short of the A3058 road near Terras
Mill, to the west of St Stephen. Another great walking day on quiet roads, in perfect mild sunny weather, but big blister on
right heel now a problem.
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10. Day 5 – Truro to St Stephen
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Looking northwards from Probus towards the St Stephen at the foot of the
China Clay workings - the “Cornish Alps”

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Looking northwards from Grampound Road with the white hills of
the “Cornish Alps” getting closer

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Nearing St Stephen, with the white “Cornish Alps” behind

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Walk statistics (Garmin)
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