St. Gennys church
Bridge over unnamed river
PoE 6 St. Gennys loop a 7.5 miles
PoE 6 St. Gennys loop b 2.5 miles
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PoE 6 is a long, tough eight with varied and beautiful landscape. It is one of my personal favourites.
The start point - St. Gennys - is a tiny somewhat remote village that is cosy or exposed depending on the weather. A 12th century church dedicated to *St. Genesius snuggles into the contours of its terrain. Views over the Atlantic from the churchyard are breathtaking.
The landscape of this eight is nothing if not varied. Woodland features large with inland ancient broadleaf forest and cliff edge sissal oak woods. Meadows provide rare and valued nurture for wild fauna and flora; there is farmland, beach and cliff.
Crackington Haven is a small seaside village with a thriving if transient summertime population. The removal of pebbles from Crackington Haven's beach is vigorously policed in a casually alarming manner. I was once asked to return a few rocks to their rightful place after having been followed to the car park by a muscular and assertive local.