Route of the Redruth and Chasewater Railway

Cornwall has a fascinating and extensive mining heritage.

The tramways and railways that linked the mines to the ports for export of copper and tin, and imports of coal and explosives are alas long gone, but many of them have been turned into cycle paths, which take you through the former industrial landscapes.

This one is the route of Redruth and Chasewater Railway which was built from 1825 and linked the town of Redruth and the mines around Gwennap, then the richest copper producing area in the World, to the port of Devoran on the Cornish South Coast.