Walks Published in Here & Now Magazine

My overall approach to exploring an area is to link up all the paths making concentric circles emanating from a central point. 6 circles give you at least 15 different walks. Confused? Read on.

The Durgan and North Helford River footpaths are plentiful. Details, maps and information to give you lots of possibilites of walks, short and long. Get to know the area and you'll want to return and explore all the paths.

We take in 85% of the information about our surroundings with our eyes. Walking is about using all ones senses to appreciate and understand the landscape we are traversing.

The May article is about sensory walks, utilising all ones senses when walking. The area for the walk is Padstow, Stepper point and Trevone Bay.

For me Cornwall has many layers of uniqueness from geology, maritime and industrial heritage to myths and legends. Each physical spot in this county has a unique DNA made up of different mixtures of each layer.

Following the June article and to exemplify the DNA of Cornwall the paths to explore on your walks are around Botallack, Kenidjack valley and Cape Cornwall in Penwith.

Walking in all weathers is important not only to stop one wimping out at the first sign of inclement Cornish weather but also to appreciate the mighty forces that have moulded this special landscape. Knowing the low tides makes for great scrambling along the coast too.

Check the tides before you walk as seeing the coastline at very low tide can bring unexpected and inspiring landscape. The beaches and coast around both sides of the Nare Hotel on the Roseland peninsula is great for low tide walking.

Let flowers teach you geology. What is under your feet influences the soil that the flowers flourish in.

This months walk is around Mullion and the Natural England nature reserve around Mullion cliffs. The variety and mixture of flowers are a reflection of the wonderful change of serpentine to schist underfoot.

Be a landscape detective. How has human intervention and interaction with our land influenced the way it looks now. From the windy roads we drive along to farming settlements, humanity has had centuries of influence on where and how we walk over and utilise the land.

The Fal River Autumn Walking Festival. Why it is a wonderful area to celebrate walking.

Walks through towns and around the surrounding areas, often linking urban areas across the county, are historical stories waiting to be told. Great walks too. Here are a few you might not have heard about.