This walk takes in a picturesque fishing village, some stunning coastal scenery and the remains of an iron-age promontory fort.

From Coverack village, follow the Coast Path south towards Chynhall’s Point. The small enclosures below the coast path before the point were used during the 19th Century for the cultivation of early potatoes and bulbs.

Chynhall’s Point itself was a defensive promontory fort during the Romano-British or Iron Age. Remains of the ramparts, effectively cutting off the point from the mainland, have recently been exposed by the National Trust, who have also introduced grazing to the Point to control the encroachment of scrub onto the archaeological features.

From Chynhall’s Point, a new section of Coast Path takes the walker from the pretty beach at Porthbeer Cove up the slope to the high cliffs of Chynhalls and Treleaver to the prominent headland at Black Head. The small lookout here was used as a Coastguard lookout until the latter part of the 20th Century. It has been recently restored by the National Trust as a shelter for walkers.

Lookout for some of the rare and beautiful plants along this stretch for which the Lizard is famous. Grazing has been reintroduced along this whole stretch of coast to improve conditions for plants such as Bloody Cranesbill, Spring Squill, the spectacular scarlet Thyme Broomrape and Camomile.

Just before you reach the small valley at Beagles Hole, a small path leads inland towards the small farming hamlet of Treleaver. A public footpath from here takes you across farmland, via Trewillis, back to Coverack where a pub and teashop await you.