Saints Way & Ricochet
Mid Cornwall · Trail
Coast to coast on the Saints Way, Padstow to Fowey — 28.5 miles one way, 57 for those who turn round and run back.
Sat 5 Sep 2026 · Padstow to Fowey
Confirmed · last checked 2026-07-12
- Date
- Sat 5 Sep 2026
- Distances
- 28.5 mi / 57 mi (Ricochet)
- Entry
- Not yet open
- Price
- See organiser
What to expect
The old pilgrim route across Cornwall's middle: creeks, farm tracks, churchyards and stiles instead of cliffs. Navigation and gate-latches cost more time than the climbing does. The Ricochet does the whole thing in both directions, which turns a long day into an examination.
Train on the ground it covers
Routes from the directory on or near this race’s terrain, with mapped lines, elevation profiles and GPX downloads.
Mapped route line
Multi-use path
Camel Trail: Wadebridge to Padstow
A flat out-and-back on the old railway line beside the Camel estuary, built for steady miles.
- Distance
- 17.2 km
- Gain
- 66 m
Desk-researched
Mapped route line
Woodland
Fowey Hall Walk
Two ferries and a wooded horseshoe above the river: the Hall Walk from Bodinnick round to Polruan.
- Distance
- 5.2 km
- Gain
- 181 m
Desk-researched
Mapped route line
Trail
Lanhydrock and Respryn Loop
Beech avenues, parkland tracks and a medieval river bridge, sheltered from whatever the coast is doing.
- Distance
- 6.2 km
- Gain
- 155 m
Desk-researched