Fowey Hall Walk

South Coast · Woodland · Point to point · Moderate

40 min – 1 hr 5 min · Bodinnick, ferry slip → Polruan Quay

Desk-researched

Desk-researched — not yet run on the ground

Elevation profile

181 m gain · high 102 m

Hover or use arrow keys to read the profile

16 m – 102 m

Line mapped from OpenStreetMap footpaths (OSRM foot routing); 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: 5.2 km
Climb: 181 m
Per km: 35 m
On foot: 40 min – 1 hr 5 min
Line: Mapped

The classic Fowey circuit run as a point-to-point: over on the Bodinnick ferry, along the wooded Hall Walk high above the harbour, around the creek at Pont and out to Polruan for the ferry back. The running is short; the logistics are the adventure.

Getting there and back

Fowey has buses from St Austell and Par station. The two ferries do the rest; check both timetables, especially in winter.

Parking

Park in Fowey's main car park and start with the Bodinnick ferry — both ferries land you back in town at the end.

Conditions

Earth path under oaks, stone steps and short board sections, greasy wherever the canopy keeps the ground damp.

Navigation

Signed as the Hall Walk throughout. Around Pont creek the path doubles back on itself by design — trust the signs, not your sense of direction.

Season

Runs year-round, but winter ferry hours shrink at both ends — the timetables are part of the route planning, not an afterthought.

Dogs

Good on a lead; both ferries take dogs, which for most dogs is the highlight of the entire county.

Good for

A run built around two boat rides
Estuary views without estuary mud
Rainy-ish days under the oak canopy

Watch for

Roots and worn steps on the creek-side drops
Miss the last Polruan ferry and it is a very long way round
Slippery boards and stone where the path crosses springs

On the ground

Pubs at Bodinnick and Polruan placed exactly where needed
Everything else across the water in Fowey

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.

Download GPX