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Mineral Tramway Trails

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498: 472: 27:. The network comprises over 60 kilometres (37 mi) of trails, which largely follow the routes of former tram and railway lines for transporting goods and materials to and from the many copper and tin mines which historically operated in the region. 263: 258: 539: 405: 48: 457: 443: 123: 151:
A circular trail following part of the route of the Basset Mine Tramroad through farmland, heathlands and historic former mining sites.
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Exploring Cornwall's Tramway Trails, vol. 2: Coast-to-coast Trail - Portreath to Devoran and Beyond
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Valley, an area historically significant for tin mining. There are plans to extend the trail to
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Tolgus Trail, Redruth & Chasewater Trail, Portreath Branchline Trail, as well as the
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Portreath Branch Line Trail, Redruth & Chasewater Railway Trail
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Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape UNESCO World Heritage Site
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Great Flat Lode Trail, Tresavean Trail, Coast to Coast Trail
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with the Coast to Coast Trail, following the floor of the
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Coast to Coast Trail, Tehidy Trail, Great Flat Lode Trail
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are a series of public leisure trails located in mid west
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From the north coast, the trail follows the route of the
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Cornwall County Council's Mineral Tramways website:
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The Mineral Tramways Heritage Project was set up by
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Index

Cornwall
Cornwall County Council
National Lottery Heritage Fund
Objective One
South West Regional Development Agency
Kerrier
Coast to Coast Trail
Portreath Tramway
Gwennap
Redruth & Chasewater Railway
Devoran
Carrick Roads
Wheal Busy
Redruth and Chacewater Railway Trail
Redruth and Chacewater Railway
Great Flat Lode Trail
Tehidy Trail
Tehidy Country Park
Tresavean Trail
Tresavean
Hayle Railway
Portreath Branchline Trail
Portreath branch of the Hayle Railway
Tolgus Trail
Tolgus Mount
Portreath
Redruth railway station
Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape UNESCO World Heritage Site
British quarrying and mining narrow-gauge railways
Rail trail

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