I thought I’d do one of my favourite 5-6 mile walks starting at Selworthy Church today. This takes in Selworthy Beacon, as well as part of the South West Coast Path.
Starting at the church car park, there are already lovely views out towards the west and south-west.
The bonus (if you’re inclined) is that you can get refreshments before or after your activation at Periwinkle Tea Rooms.
Head north from there, and it’s a lovely start to the walk as you head towards Selworthy Combe, and Selworthy Beacon.
It’s only 1.5 miles to the top - so quite a short distance to activation. From the beacon, there are lovely views towards Wales.
I started setting up and various helpers arrived, although they weren’t particularly useful.
I spotted myself and called CQ on 20m. This bagged me 15 QSOs, with one in Indonesia. I had varying signal reports, but there were no issues with my audio/modulation.
I tried 10m, and the one QSO I had pointed out that I had modulation/audio issues. So, I think my main problem is on 10m. Good to know.
I chased MM0CBC on GM/ES-009 on 40m, before calling CQ bagging a few more QSOs.
Finally, I chased @HB9IJS on HB/OW-025 but it was very difficult on 40m. Thank you for being so patient Oliver.
24 QSOs in total, with one new country to the list. I can’t complain.
I headed towards my favourite bit (Hurlstone Pont) and it was lovely.
You can just see some cows a the tip of the hill - this is ‘The Balcony’, so turn right here. There is an alternative route heading straight downhill, however I find it steep and slippery. Worth doing a different time of year to see a particular butterfly (I can’t remember which), else the path to Hurlstone is the most rewarding in my opinion.
Going this way, there are lovely views of the coast, and from here you can take the ‘rugged’ zig-zag path down towards the watch tower… or if you’re adventurous, you can descend along this mini ‘dragon’s back’ on the right hand side of this photo.
From the bottom, it’s not far to Bossington. From there, there are various ways back however I prefer to take the path to the back of Lynch. From there, head towards St Agnes Fountain, and follow signs to Selworthy. Keep climbing, and eventually you’ll see a sign pointing you towards Selworthy Green which is where the tea room is located.
Here’s a map courtesy of OpenStreetMap
