Roger's Walkabout : SW Coast Path Coverack to Falmouth

Day 2. 25th September

Some heavy rain overnight but it had eased to blustery showers by the morning.

I was happy to have the wind behind me when the showers came through, it was quite nasty. The way continued in much the same way, up and down, sometimes on good paths.

Past a big quarry that doesn't seem to be working anymore to Porthallow where there doesn't seem to be much except a few houses and a plaque.

Porthallow

Unfortunately it was high tide when I got to Gillen Creek so it wasn't possible to wade across. It was a lovely walk around the head of the creek with private jetties and swans. A little shop provided a cup of tea at St Anthony-in-Meneage.

Head of Gillan Creek

Suitably refreshed I continued the Path which has a few inland detours to avoid eroded cliffs to Helston and a ferry across the river to Helston Passage.

Helston ferry

The path was through progressively more agricultural land as I rounded the headlands to Maenporth.

The path from Maenporth is a good rolled stone track which soon took me to Swanpool beach where it was quite tempting to take a shortcut and not walk around Pendennis Point.