Camel Trail: Wadebridge to Padstow

North Coast · Multi-use path · Out and back · Easy

1 hr 20 min – 1 hr 55 min · Wadebridge, Trail car park off Southern Way → Wadebridge, Trail car park off Southern Way

Desk-researched

Desk-researched — not yet run on the ground

Elevation profile

66 m gain · high 12 m

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0 m – 12 m

Line mapped on a filtered walking graph that keeps to paths and quiet lanes and treats fast or classified roads as cross-only (scripts/walk-graph.mjs); elevation from EU-DEM 25 m. Not from a recorded run.

Mapped from OpenStreetMap footpaths on the OpenTopoMap contour map — a planning line, not a recorded run.

Distance: 17.2 km
Climb: 66 m
Per km: 4 m
On foot: 1 hr 20 min – 1 hr 55 min
Line: Mapped

The Camel Trail follows the trackbed of the old Bodmin and Wadebridge railway along the tidal estuary to Padstow. Wide, level and well used, it is the route to reach for when you want distance without a fight.

Getting there and back

Wadebridge and Padstow are both served by regional bus routes. Check current timetables before planning a one-way finish.

Parking

The main Trail car park in Wadebridge is signed off Southern Way and fills up on warm weekends.

Conditions

Compacted crushed stone the whole way, flat enough to hold pace but not immune to standing water after prolonged rain.

Navigation

Impossible to get lost. One trail, one estuary, both ends signed.

Season

A year-round route. Useful in winter when the coast path is too exposed, though shorten your expectations of pace on a busy Saturday in August.

Dogs

Straightforward on a lead. The surface is kind and the route is flat, though it gets crowded with other dogs on peak days.

Good for

Steady long runs
Beginner-friendly distance
Recovery miles away from traffic

Watch for

Shared with cyclists and dog walkers, narrow in a few stretches
Can be busy to the point of congestion in summer holiday weeks
Compacted stone surface holds puddles after heavy rain

On the ground

Pay and display parking in Wadebridge
Toilets, shops and cafes at both ends
Water tap at Wadebridge trail car park

GPX download

The line on this page is mapped from OpenStreetMap paths, not a recorded run. Treat the file as a planning aid and check it against conditions on the ground.

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