Zennor to St Ives Coast Path

West Cornwall · Coast path · Point to point · Hard

1 hr 45 min – 2 hr 45 min · Zennor, outside the Tinners Arms → St Ives, Porthmeor Beach

Field checked

Recorded on the ground · 2026-07-03

Elevation profile

304 m gain · high 101 m

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9 m – 101 m

Line and elevation from a run recorded on the ground on 2026-07-03.

The real line, recorded on the ground on 2026-07-03, drawn on the OpenTopoMap contour map.

Distance: 10.7 km
Climb: 304 m
Per km: 28 m
On foot: 1 hr 45 min – 2 hr 45 min
Line: Recorded

A point-to-point coast path run linking Zennor's high fields with St Ives, crossing Zennor Head, Pendour Cove, Wicca Pool and Clodgy Point. The distance is short. The ground is not.

Getting there and back

The seasonal Land's End Coaster (A3) bus stops in Zennor. St Ives has a mainline branch station from St Erth. Timetables should be checked before relying on either for a return.

Parking

Limited free roadside parking in Zennor village, plus a small pub car park for customers. Arrive early on weekends.

Conditions

Rocky and uneven for most of the route, with a genuine boulder scramble below Zennor Head. Wet grass on the exposed sections between Wicca and Clodgy Point.

Navigation

Coast path waymarks are consistent, but the boulder field asks you to pick your own line rather than follow an obvious path. Slow down there rather than guess.

Season

Runs better in a dry spell. Wet granite through the boulder field slows everyone down, and westerly gales make the cliff-top sections unpleasant rather than dangerous.

Dogs

Only for dogs used to scrambling. The boulder sections near Zennor Head need hands as much as paws, and sheep fields mean leads are non-negotiable.

Good for

Technical coast path practice
Short, hard efforts
Clear-day views to Pendeen and Godrevy

Watch for

Granite boulder sections around Zennor Head with no clean line through
Exposed cliff-top grass, greasy after rain
Sheep and stone stiles narrow the path in places
Few realistic bail-out points before St Ives

On the ground

Roadside and pub parking in Zennor
Toilets, cafes and shops in St Ives

GPX download

This line comes from a run recorded on the ground on 2026-07-03. The download is resampled from that recording, with timestamps and device data stripped.

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