Lanhydrock and Respryn Loop

35 min – 55 min · Respryn Bridge car park → Respryn Bridge car park

Desk-researched

Desk-researched — not yet run on the ground

Elevation profile

155 m gain · high 113 m

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21 m – 113 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: 6.2 km
Climb: 155 m
Per km: 25 m
On foot: 35 min – 55 min
Line: Mapped

A loop through the Lanhydrock estate: over the River Fowey at Respryn Bridge, up the avenue to the house, then back through riverside woodland past Bodmin Parkway. The route Mid Cornwall runners reach for when the coast is being difficult.

Getting there and back

Bodmin Parkway station sits on the loop itself, so the route can be run straight off a train.

Parking

Small National Trust car park directly at Respryn Bridge. The main Lanhydrock car park is larger but adds distance to the loop.

Conditions

Compacted estate track and parkland grass, holding water in low-lying riverside sections through winter.

Navigation

Well signed National Trust paths. Straightforward, though estate side tracks branch off and are easy to follow by mistake.

Season

A reliable winter and wet-weather route. The estate woods hold enough canopy to take the edge off a downpour that would end a coastal run.

Dogs

Good, on a lead near livestock and around the house. The woodland sections give plenty of room off-peak.

Good for

Sheltered wet-weather running
Short steady loops with gentle climbing
Family-friendly pace

Watch for

Shared estate tracks with walkers and cyclists, busiest near the house
Muddy stretches through the riverside woodland after rain
Short road crossings near Bodmin Parkway approach

On the ground

National Trust car park at Respryn (small, fills on event weekends)
Toilets and cafe near Lanhydrock House

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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