Walk co136 Minster Wood from Boscastle

This 3¼ mile, Grade 2 (Easy), easy-to-follow, hand-crafted walk, complete with GPS Waypoints, starts at Boscastle & will take you about 2 hrs to complete.
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Vital Statistics:

Length: 7 miles (11km)
Ascent: 2,373ft (723m)
Time: 5hrs
Grade: Walk Grade 5 (Moderate) Icon
Walk Type: High mountains
Start: Cow Bridge car park*
Grid Ref: NY403134
Sat Nav: N54.5122   W2.9241
What3words: scarecrow.generals.fire
Postcode: CA11 0NS‡
Car Park Fee: Pay and display. Free parking for National Trust members
Car Park Size: Small. Only room for 22 well-parked cars
Location: On the A592 between Hartsop and Patterdale
Stiles: None
Dogs: Permitted under close control
Terrain: Good paths in the valley, thin mountain paths higher up
Gear Needed: Full mountain gear including boots, warm layers, waterproofs, food & water, and good weather

 

 


Route outline for this walk:

 

Boscastle  -  River Valency  -  Minster Wood  -  Jordan Valley  -  Upper Boscastle  -  Boscastle Harbour  -  Boscastle

 


Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:

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Wainwrights
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Nuttalls
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Deweys
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Free-to-access Interactive Walk Planning Maps:


1:25,000 scale OS Explorer Map (orange/yellow covers):

An Interactive Walk Planning Map for OS Explorer 111 Bude, Boscastle & Tintagel is not currently available


1:50,000 scale OS Landranger Map (pink/magenta covers):

An Interactive Walk Planning Map for OS Landranger 190 Bude and Clovelly is not currently available



Some Photos and Pictures from Walk co136 Minster Wood from Boscastle

In no particular order . . .

Boscastle Harbour from Penally Hill

Boscastle Harbour from Penally Hill

Photo: Ken Howson (7)

'Boat Seat' in Boscastle Harbour

'Boat Seat' in Boscastle Harbour

Photo: Ken Howson (4)

Bridge over the River Valancy in Boscastle Harbour

Bridge over the River Valancy in Boscastle Harbour

Photo: Ken Howson (3)

Boscastle Harbour

Boscastle Harbour

Photo: Ken Howson (6)

The River Valancy in Boscastle Harbour

The River Valancy in Boscastle Harbour

Photo: Ken Howson (2)

Harbour Light Tea Garden, Boscastle

Harbour Light Tea Garden, Boscastle

Photo: Ken Howson (1)

Boscastle Harbour at low tide

Boscastle Harbour at low tide

Photo: Ken Howson (5)

The view from the top of a hill in Boscastle

The view from the top of a hill in Boscastle

Photo: Jackie Lucas (1)

The River Valency approaching Boscastle

The River Valency approaching Boscastle

Photo: Jo Knight (4)


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And so when life is dull, or when my heart is full, because my dreams frowned. I wander up the rills, to stones and tarns and hills, I go there to be crowned: 1814-1863
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