Here’s a selection of pictures we took on the St Michael’s way. Click on each thumbnail to see a slightly larger version.
The journey starts here at Lelant station
This path has its own signboards and waymarks, not always deployed to the best effect
Beautifully positioned west of the Hayle Estuary.
The tide’s in – and it looks like a painting from a swish St Ives gallery
The path skims Carbis Bay before turning inland
The top of St Nicholas’ Chapel in St Ives is just visible here
This was intended for the grave of John Knill – but he ended up buried in London instead
You can see the very top of St Michael’s Mount from here on a clear day
From higher ground there is a magnificent view back to St Ives and The Island
Zennor and Land’s End in this direction
Knill made provision for a festival at the monument every five years, still celebrated
Turning inland after Knill’s Steeple
The waymark looks clear – but we lost the path shortly after
If you look very closely, there’s a standing stone here…
Thrown here by a playful giant
We turn to look back towards the north coast
Luckily the path skirts the edge. We’ll return to climb it some day.
We were waiting for Orc raiders to descend on us.
This historic chapel is now a private house beside the footpath
A row of standing stones marks the route to a stile
Trencrom still towers over us
We’re moving off the moorland and onto fertile, recently-ploughed farmland instead
It’s actually quite intimidating – and a tough walking surface, like wet sand
Our first misty glimpse of St Michael’s Mount on the horizon
The path led us past fields and fields of daffodils and narcissi
This steep downhill climb took us underneath a veritable forest of ancient gorse bushes
Strange how bridges over tiny streams always provoke thoughts of steep climbs
Ignore the sheep, it’s the view of St Michael’s Mount you want…
