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Covington walk in the Fowey estuary, Mid and SE Cornwall

In River Fowey

Local route1.6 km · 1.0 miBest Apr–Nov

Next nearby hike: Gribbin Head walk at Fowey Estuary, Lantic Bay 0.8 mi · 1.2 kmExplore River Fowey →

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Best time to hike

Best months: Apr–Nov · highs 11–19 °C (52–66 °F)

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  2. F8°5°99
  3. M10°6°96
  4. A11°6°75
  5. M14°9°74
  6. J17°12°69
  7. J19°14°76
  8. A19°14°76
  9. S17°13°90
  10. O14°10°134
  11. N11°8°134
  12. D9°6°142

Average high °C · low °C · precipitation mm per month. Highlighted: best months.

How we pick months

Best months are those where the 1981–2010 average daily high is 10–27 °C (50–81 °F), the average overnight low is 0 °C (32 °F) or warmer, and average precipitation is 200 mm (7.9 in) or less. Values are long-term monthly averages for the ~1 km cell at the trail point on the map, from CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al., CC0), not a forecast. Higher or more exposed parts of a route can be colder, wetter or snowier.

About this trail

Covington walk in the Fowey estuary, Mid and SE Cornwall is a local hiking route of about 1.6 km (1.0 mi) in Cornwall, United Kingdom. It is at Fowey. By long-term climate averages, the best months are Apr–Nov.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Length (signed)
1.6 km · 1.0 mi (OSM distance tag)
Mapped length
2.1 km · 1.3 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Stream
River Fowey (GeoNames)
Nearest town
At Fowey (Cornwall, England) · GeoNames
Best months
Apr–Nov
Country
United Kingdom
Region
Cornwall
Continent
Europe
Route type
Local route
Operator (OSM)
National Trust
From / to
Readymoney Beach;50.329673 , -4.6459548;smuggled.invite.hopefully;SX 11775 51098 → Readymoney Beach;50.329673 , -4.6459548;smuggled.invite.hopefully;SX 11775 51098
Shape
Loop (OSM roundtrip=yes)
Route centre
50.3286, -4.6498
Route start
50.3296, -4.6472
OpenStreetMap
relation 19153124
Official info
nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/cornwall/lantic-bay/c
How it’s scored

Hikers can rate difficulty from 1 to 10 (1 = flat, short, easy walk for anyone; 3 = gentle hills, a little effort; 5 = moderate climbs, some fitness needed; 7 = steep or long, solid fitness required; 10 = extremely strenuous or technical; long steep climbing; experienced hikers only). The community average is shown once at least 3 people have rated the trail; until then the official or computed score is used when we have one.

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distance from the trail start

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Fowey Hall Walk, Lantic Bay

1.1 mi · 1.7 km · Cornwall

Hall Walk

1.1 mi · 1.7 km · Cornwall

Blackbottle Rock picnic walk, Lantic Bay

1.2 mi · 1.9 km · Cornwall

Camel Trail

14 mi · 23 km · Cornwall

Saints' Way

19 mi · 31 km · Cornwall

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