The Camel Trail follows the line of the old railway from Padstow to Bodmin, one of the first in the world. The Padstow to Wadebridge stretch runs right along the Camel estuary, flat and wide, with views of the water and its birds; beyond Wadebridge it climbs gently through the wooded valley towards Bodmin.
There's bike hire in both Padstow and Wadebridge, and the trail is very popular in summer, so start early. At Boscarne Junction it meets the Bodmin & Wenford heritage steam railway.
Turn-by-turn directions
St. Edmunds Lane20 yd0.0 mi
Turn right onto Riverside100 yd0.0 mi- Continue straight onto Parking aisle20 yd0.1 mi
Bear left onto Parking aisle140 yd0.1 mi- Continue straight onto South Quay80 yd0.2 mi
- Continue straight onto Station Road10 yd0.2 mi
Bear right onto Station Road10 yd0.2 mi
Turn left onto Station Road10 yd0.2 mi- Bear left onto Station Road0.3 mi0.2 mi
- Continue straight onto NCN National Route 320.5 mi0.5 mi
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- Continue straight onto Camel Trail50 yd1.0 mi
- Turn right0.2 mi1.1 mi
- Bear right0.8 mi1.3 mi
- Bear left0.8 mi2.1 mi
- Bear right onto The Camel Trail3.4 mi2.9 mi
- Continue straight onto NCN National Route 3240 yd6.3 mi
- Bear left onto Eddystone Road0.2 mi6.3 mi
- Continue straight onto The Platt0.1 mi6.5 mi
- Turn left onto Jubilee Road80 yd6.6 mi
- Bear right onto Southern Way0.1 mi6.6 mi
- Bear left onto Guineaport Road0.2 mi6.8 mi
- Bear left onto The Camel Trail0.5 mi6.9 mi
- Continue straight onto Camel Trail0.4 mi7.4 mi
- Continue straight onto NCN National Route 32160 yd7.8 mi
- Continue straight onto Camel Trail1.2 mi7.9 mi
- Turn left0.1 mi9.1 mi
- Continue straight onto Polbrook Bridge40 yd9.2 mi
- Turn left0.9 mi9.2 mi
- Turn left170 yd10.1 mi
- Turn right onto Camel Trail120 yd10.2 mi
Turn around onto Camel Trail120 yd10.3 mi- Turn left170 yd10.3 mi
- Turn left0.3 mi10.4 mi
- Bear left1.4 mi10.8 mi
- Turn left0.2 mi12.2 mi
Sharp right onto Camel Trail0.5 mi12.4 mi- Turn around onto Camel Trail0.1 mi12.9 mi
- Turn left70 yd13.0 mi
- Bear right0.2 mi13.0 mi
- Turn left0.3 mi13.2 mi
- Continue straight onto Stony Lane0.4 mi13.5 mi
- Continue straight onto Boundary Road80 yd13.8 mi
- Turn right onto Boundary Road0.4 mi13.9 mi
- Turn right onto Westheath Avenue, A38930 yd14.3 mi
- Turn left onto Westheath Road0.3 mi14.3 mi
- Turn left onto St Mary's Road80 yd14.6 mi
- Turn right onto Bawden Road80 yd14.6 mi
- Turn right onto Bawden Road0.5 mi14.7 mi
- Sharp right onto Crabtree Lane40 yd15.2 mi
Sharp left0.4 mi15.2 mi- Bear left onto Halgavor Road0.2 mi15.6 mi
- Bear right onto Harleigh Terrace60 yd15.8 mi
- Turn right onto Beacon Road30 yd15.8 mi
- Turn left onto Harleigh Road0.2 mi15.8 mi
- Turn right onto St Nicholas Street, B326850 yd16.0 mi
- Bear right30 yd16.0 mi
