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West Cornwall / Multi-use path

Penzance Prom to Mousehole

An out-and-back from the Jubilee Pool along Penzance promenade, through Newlyn's working fish quays and along the shore road past Penlee to Mousehole's pocket harbour. Never more than a few metres above the sea, which is exactly the point.

55 min – 1 hr 25 min

Penzance, Jubilee Pool to Penzance, Jubilee Pool

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Distance
10.3 km
Elevation
71 m
Start
Penzance, Jubilee Pool
Terrain
Multi-use path
Difficulty
Easy
Route type
Out and back

Practical notes

Best for

  • Flat tempo miles when the cliffs are blown out
  • Winter running with streetlights most of the way
  • An evening run ending at a harbour

Watch for

  • Pavement pinches and fish-lorry traffic through Newlyn
  • Swell breaking clean over the prom in a southerly blow
  • Crowds strolling four abreast on fine evenings

Facilities

  • Toilets and cafes in Penzance, Newlyn and Mousehole
  • The Jubilee Pool for a cold finish in season

Season

The all-weather option: when a gale shuts the coast path, this usually still works — unless the swell is coming over the prom wall.

Parking
The harbour-side car parks in Penzance are large; Mousehole's are tiny, which is another reason to start from Penzance.
Public transport
Penzance is the end of the main line. Buses run to Mousehole if you want to make it one-way — check times.
Conditions
Tarmac prom and pavement, then the shore road with a proper footway most of the way and short pinches where it narrows.
Navigation
Keep the sea on your left until the harbour closes around you. That is the entire briefing.

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