Helman Tor and Red Moor

There is deep flooding after the footbridge at direction 8 near Higher Trevilmick making the path impassible. See https://www.cornwallwildlifetrust.org.uk/wilderness-trail for more info on work over the winter to fix this. One possibility for bypassing this in the meantime is to use lanes from direction 7 to 10 to re-enter the reserve at 10.

A circular walk to the neolithic enclosure on the summit of Helman Tor and through the woodland of Cornwall's largest nature reserve.

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A circular walk to the neolithic enclosure on the summit of Helman Tor and through the woodland of Cornwall's largest nature reserve.

Highlights

Cornwall's largest nature reserve
Views from Helman Tor

Considerations

This is a wilderness reserve so expect some vegetation encroaching onto paths particularly on the descent from Helman Tor where secateurs are recommended to clear any recent bramble or gorse growth.
This is also a wetland nature reserve so it can get pretty boggy after prolonged wet weather. Select footwear accordingly. The boardwalks obviously rot quite quickly in the damp conditions so expect some wobbles but they do eventually get repaired or replaced by CWT.

Dogs

2 of the wooden stiles might present some challenges with large dogs: for the stile at the bottom of Helman Tor, there's a hole between the slats and if you have something to cover the barbed-wire fence, there's a larger space below it to the left. For the last stile, there is a farm gate to the right of this that medium dogs can squeeze under. Dogs too large to fit under the gate will need lifting over the stile. On Helman Tor, dogs on leads no more than 2m long between 1 March and 31 July (breeding period for ground-nesting birds). Dogs should be under close control in the rest of the wildlife reserve. Some areas of the reserve are grazed by fairly free-ranging cattle.

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Vital statistics

OS Explorer: 107
Distance: 3.2 miles/5.2 km
Steepness grade: Moderate
Recommended footwear: Waterproof boots (even in summer). Wellies in wetter months.

Location

Points of interest

Red Moor

Links for this walk

Cornwall Wildlife Trust
Short URL: https://iwkc.co.uk/w/311

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