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The most accessible entrance has a very steep ramp/slope and a gate.
This entrance is located opposite the car park entrance, across the road.
The following are also available: a large map in the car park and an information board in the car park.

At this location the following are free to access for all visitors: all of the site.
Parking is free for National Trust members but chargeable for all other visitors.

There is not a bus stop within approximately 150m of the site.
The nearest train station is St Austell.
St Austell Station is approximately 11 miles away.
There is not a bus which travels regularly from St Austell Station to the nearest bus stop.
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This site has a car park.
The vehicle route from the main road to the car park includes: potholes.
This is an open air car park with a compacted gravel surface.
Parking is free for National Trust members, but charges apply for all other visitors.
There are clearly presented payment signs.
Maps and information boards are available.
There are no Blue Badge parking bays available.
Obstacles from the car park include: uneven surfaces, slopes/ramps, a road crossing and a lack of pedestrian walkways to cross the car park.
There are not parent and child parking bays available.
There is not a designated drop-off point.

This information is for the access point located opposite the car park entrance, across the road.
Access into the area is via a very steep ramp/slope.
The slope is over 150cm wide, with no handrails.
There is a gate at the surveyed access point which opens both ways.
The gate is not self-closing.
The width of the gap is 130cm.
The following outdoor facilities are available: farmland and open countryside.
The outdoor spaces include the following surfaces: grass and compact earth.
Footpaths are available in all of the outdoor spaces.
The majority of the paths are wide enough for wheelchair users.
There is no step-free level access around the area.
There are steep ramps/slopes without handrails and less than 3 steps without handrails in the main areas .
There are slopes throughout. There is one step approximately halfway around the walk.
There are not any bench seats situated along the paths for people to rest.
The paths have gates and easy open gates which may create obstacles for some users.

The hike is approximately 3.5 kilometres.
Turn left from the car park and go through the gate via the steep slope.
Follow the track passing through two gates.
Follow the track around to the left after the second gate following the signposts.
Keep to the track closest to the sea.
Approximately 2.5 kilometres in, pass through the gate on the left. You will briefly be on the road.
Take another left almost immediately onto a path.
At the end of the path re-join the road and the car park will be on the right.
The hike is open 24 hours.
None of the paths are lit at night.
The route includes the following surfaces: tarmac and grass.
Some of the route contains steep gradients, steps and very uneven surfaces.
These are found in the following areas: on reaching the first gate after leaving the car park.
There are no alternative routes to avoid these areas.
The route is clearly signposted.
The route has information boards with large maps.
Seating is available on the route.
There are no toilet facilities along the route.