Connect Looe with Slow Ways
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Give a hike!England / Cornwall / Looe
Looe’s five Slow Ways are 50% checked
Help connect Looe
Many Slow Ways have several route options. Some will be better than others, or good for different reasons.
Our goal is for each Slow Way to have at least one route that is verified and surveyed. To be verified – and get its snail badge – a route needs at least three positive reviews.
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Walk to Looe from further afield
| Slow Way | Route | To do | ||||||||
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Fowey—Looe
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Fowloo one |
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U U |
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Review me | Distance 19km/11mi | Ascent 839m | Descent 839m | |
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Fowey—Looe
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Fowloo two |
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U U |
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Pioneer me | Distance 19km/12mi | Ascent 747m | Descent 738m | ||
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Liskeard—Looe
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Lisloo one |
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U U |
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Double check | Distance 20km/12mi | Ascent 515m | Descent 645m | |
Liskeard—Looe
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Lisloo two |
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U U |
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Review me | Distance 17km/11mi | Ascent - | Descent - | ||
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Looe—Saltash
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Loosal one |
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U U |
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Pioneer me | Distance 33km/20mi | Ascent 1,054m | Descent 1,077m | ||
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Looe—Torpoint
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Lootor one |
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U U |
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Pioneer me | Distance 24km/15mi | Ascent 941m | Descent 941m | ||
Looe—Torpoint
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Lootor two |
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U U |
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Survey me | Distance 23km/14mi | Ascent 1,319m | Descent 1,310m | ||
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Looe—Torpoint
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Lootor three |
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U U |
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Verify me | Distance 23km/14mi | Ascent - | Descent - | ||
Lostwithiel—Looe
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Losloo one |
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U U |
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Double check | Distance 24km/15mi | Ascent 661m | Descent 662m |
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Collective progress
44% of Looe’s five route options are drawn, reviewed, surveyed and/or verified
9/9
6/9
0/9
1/9
9 people have contributed to Looe’s Slow Ways
4 people have pledged to walk and review a route
0 people have surveyed a route in Looe
126km out of 202km have been walked and reviewed
251km of reviews have been shared in Looe
Latest Updates
We hired a boat in Looe and sailed up the river that I would have run along and I was gutted not to have been able to make it down to Looe as the scenery and wildlife is stunning. I think at the right time of year this would be a fab route down into Looe, but late August possibly too late as everything has grown up so much!...
Katie M
I thought this an excellent walk combining some cross country walking with a good stretch of the Coastal Way....
Simon Alistair Coates
If also planning on stopping over the night looe would be the ideal place for the night and a swim in the sea. A nice simple walk....
amber russell
Some pics of the walk done on 1st July 2023. Including one of the fallen trees....
Tim Ryan
The trees fallen across the riverside path need to be cleared before it gets the 5* it deserves....
Tim Ryan
The vehicle gate from Tregantle car park to Tregantle Fort was locked, and I suspect it usually is. The access point for pedestrians is on the Military road where you follow a marked path up near the other side of the locked vehicle gate....
Tim Ryan
The only difficult section is along the B3247 at the end of Sunwell Lane - this is a short section along a relatively busy road and so some caution is needed....
panifex
The section from Lostwithiel to Lerryn was already familiar to me and takes down the steep bridleway from Newham Farm and across fields and woodland to. From Lerryn the route progressed through some lovely woodland with stepping stones over some mud. Didn’t really feel comfortable going through the crops so we went round the edge of the next field which took us off route a little. We turned on to a lane but this seemed to lead us through a complex of holiday cottages and there was no obvious route so we walked along the roads to Pelynt via the B3359 ( so we completely missed the route)....
Caroline Stead
My son and I walked this route at the winter solstice (2021 Dec 21), with one notable difference from the route on the Slow Ways web-site: we stayed in the West Looe valley, whereas the Slow Ways route suggests an entirely unnecessary climb and deviation to Duloe before returning to the valley. If this deviation were removed, I would recommend this route. We took 4h23m including two pauses for sustenance....
Ken George
This route follows the coast path for a significant portion of its length, with all the attendant pluses (well waymarked, lovely views) and minuses (steep and hard work in places, not great in poor weather)....
panifex
While this scores full marks for scenery it's a tough schlep for even an experienced walker and in my mind isn't ideal for the Slow Ways network, which predominantly is a means of getting from A to B....
anton
You'll also find food and water at Polperro (endless shops, cafes) and Talland (at most, two). It's flatter between Polperro and Looe, but the other half is demanding on the calves! Otherwise beaches at Lanteglos (with smugglers' cart tracks still visible!) and Talland are nearer the route and gorgeous....
spadgershat
Looe’s Slow Ways starting point
Grid ref
SX2544753633
Lat / Lon
50.35665° / -4.45527°
Easting / Northing
225,447E / 53,633N
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Facilities
Users have reported that the following facilities can be found within 1km of Looe's meeting point
Public toilet
Wheelchair accessible toilet
Supermarket or convenience shop
Restaurant, cafe or pub
Accommodation
Accommodation for under £50 a night
Campsite
Bothy
Free wifi
Mobility scooter hire
Off-road wheelchair hire
Disabled Parking
Train station
Bus stop
Ferry
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