a 125 mile walking route from St Germans to St Michael’s Mount

St Michael's Mount

St Michael's Mount, a Remarkable Final Crowning Point

Padstow Constantine Bay St. Mawgan Newquay St. Piran's Oratory Porthcothan Gwithian Lelant Ludgvan St. Michael's Mount Witchiel Helman Tor Gate St. Blazey Polruan Polperro Looe St. Germans
Arriving at St Michael’s Mount, you sense at once that this island is more than a picturesque backdrop. At low tide, the ancient stone causeway invites you to walk to the rock. At high tide, a boat glides over the waves. The tidal island teaches patience, reminding the visitor that it reveals itself only when the sea allows.

As early as the Middle Ages, a monastery stood upon the rock. Legend tells of the Archangel Michael appearing in the year 495, a moment that turned this thin place into a sacred place, a Cornish counterpart to France’s Mont-Saint-Michel.

Through the centuries, St Michael’s Mount has been a Norman abbey, a fortress, a harbour, and later the home of the St Aubyn family, who still reside here. And today, the Mount still rises like a lighthouse over the bay of Penzance, a place where history, legend, and the restless sea converge. A remarkable final culmination of the Cornish Celtic Way, a beacon for all who seek wonder.