Camel Trail

Camel Trail
The trail beside the Camel Estuary, near Trevanson, 1987
Length18.3 miles (29.5 km) as of 2024
LocationCornwall, England, United Kingdom
TrailheadsPadstow
50°32′16″N 4°56′05″W / 50.5377°N 4.9347°W / 50.5377; -4.9347 (Camel Trail (Padstow trailhead))
Wenford Bridge
50°32′41″N 4°42′14″W / 50.5447°N 4.7039°W / 50.5447; -4.7039 (Camel Trail (Wenford Bridge trailhead))
UseHiking, Cycling, Horseriding
Grade0.23%

The Camel Trail is a permissive cycleway in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, that provides a recreational route for walkers, runners, cyclists and horse riders. As a rail trail, the route has only a slight incline following the River Camel from Padstow to Wenford Bridge via Wadebridge and Bodmin, at a total of 18.3 miles (29.5 km) long.

An estimated 400,000 people use the trail each year, generating approximately £3 million year for the local economy.[1][2]

The trail is jointly managed by Cornwall Council and the Camel Trail Partnership.[3]

  1. ^ North Cornwall District Council (June 2003). "North Cornwall Matters - Partnership Improves The Trail" (PDF). North Cornwall Matters. North Cornwall District Council. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 October 2007. Retrieved 11 October 2007.
  2. ^ Vergnault, Olivier (17 September 2020). "Huge cycle route would link the Camel Trail with north Devon". Cornwall Live. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  3. ^ "The Camel Trail". www.cornwall.gov.uk. Retrieved 15 June 2024.