This is a lovely winter 'quickie' walk - just 4½ miles long, in beautiful countryside. It includes a church with one of the most glorious settings in Cornwall.The scene would, perhaps, have been still more beautiful had the tide been in, but then we would have missed seeing the abundant wildlife feeding on the mud banks. We paused on several occasions to watch egrets digging for food with their long, slender beaks.
The walk starts in the picturesque village of Lerryn, where the first challenge is to negotiate the stepping stones. They're actually far more secure
than they look in the photo, and nothing to this seasoned walker and aspiring stunt girl.From there, a woodland path follows the shore of the creek before turning north-west beside the River Fowey. This being winter, by the time we arrived at St Winnow our boots were more than a little muddy, so we didn't even check on whether the church was open but instead headed up across the fields, back towards Lerryn. That's when we found real mud - thick, deep and squelchy. "This is so much fun," I kept telling myself, only half believing it.
Before long, h
owever, we were dropping down to a thickly wooded valley and a path that took us back to the creek and Lerryn. Despite the sticky stuff, I can highly recommend this walk. We will definitely return, perhaps linking it to some of the other footpaths in the area for a day's walking.















