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[title] => Cheesewring and Craddock Moor
[content] => Distance: 6 miles (9.5km)
Ascent: 660ft (200m)
Our walk through the south-west corner of Bodmin Moor takes us past several Bronze Age stone circles, burial mounds, and farming settlements across the open moor. We’ll trace disused tramways to Tregarrick Moor for fabulous views over Siblyback Lake, Dartmoor and, on a clear day, the Lizard Peninsula.
We’ll continue to the famous Cheesewring, a fascinating formation of 7m-high granite rocks caused by weathering during the ice age. We’ll return to our starting point via Liskeard and Caridon Railway and past the Phoenix United Mine, once the largest producer of tin in Cornwall.
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[title] => Cheesewring and Kilmar Tor
[content] => Distance: 9 miles (14.5km)
Ascent: 1,340ft (410m)
We’ll initially follow the option one route to The Hurlers standing stones and Cheesewring, part of a hilltop Neolithic fortification. We’ll continue northwards across open moorland, passing ancient field systems and quarries, to an eye-opening ridge of granite tors.
Once we’ve ascended Kilmar Tor*, the third highest summit in Cornwall (396m), we’ll be able to soak up the views in all directions, even as far as Lundy Island on a clear day. Completing the figure-of-eight walk is an old tramway that takes us to rejoin the option one walk past an old working mine back to our starting point in Minions village.
* Kilmar Tor and to a lesser extent the Cheesewring is surrounded by ‘clitter’ (boulder-like stones) which could be a challenge for some. It’s less of an issue for option one where there are more gaps between stones, which can be negotiated relatively easily with time and care. The option two walk involves clambering over more rocks.
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Option 1 - Cheesewring and Craddock Moor
Distance: 6 miles (9.5km)
Ascent: 660ft (200m)
Our walk through the south-west corner of Bodmin Moor takes us past several Bronze Age stone circles, burial mounds, and farming settlements across the open moor. We’ll trace disused tramways to Tregarrick Moor for fabulous views over Siblyback Lake, Dartmoor and, on a clear day, the Lizard Peninsula.
We’ll continue to the famous Cheesewring, a fascinating formation of 7m-high granite rocks caused by weathering during the ice age. We’ll return to our starting point via Liskeard and Caridon Railway and past the Phoenix United Mine, once the largest producer of tin in Cornwall.
Option 2 - Cheesewring and Kilmar Tor
Distance: 9 miles (14.5km)
Ascent: 1,340ft (410m)
We’ll initially follow the option one route to The Hurlers standing stones and Cheesewring, part of a hilltop Neolithic fortification. We’ll continue northwards across open moorland, passing ancient field systems and quarries, to an eye-opening ridge of granite tors.
Once we’ve ascended Kilmar Tor*, the third highest summit in Cornwall (396m), we’ll be able to soak up the views in all directions, even as far as Lundy Island on a clear day. Completing the figure-of-eight walk is an old tramway that takes us to rejoin the option one walk past an old working mine back to our starting point in Minions village.
* Kilmar Tor and to a lesser extent the Cheesewring is surrounded by ‘clitter’ (boulder-like stones) which could be a challenge for some. It’s less of an issue for option one where there are more gaps between stones, which can be negotiated relatively easily with time and care. The option two walk involves clambering over more rocks.
