iWalk Cornwall

Editor's Review

Embark on unforgettable walking adventures in Cornwall with iWalk Cornwall! 🚶⛰️ This app is your ultimate digital walking guide, offering over 300 meticulously crafted circular walks throughout Cornwall. Developed with over a decade of fieldwork and research, iWalk Cornwall provides detailed directions and fascinating local insights, ensuring every walk is both safe and enriching.

What makes iWalk Cornwall special? 🤔

• Extensive Walk Selection: With over 300 walks available, you'll find routes for every interest and ability level. Whether you're looking for a gentle coastal stroll 🌊, a challenging hike ⛰️, or a relaxing pub walk 🍻, iWalk Cornwall has you covered. New walks are continually added, so there's always something new to explore.
• Expertly Maintained Routes: Each walk is designed and developed in Cornwall, ensuring local expertise and up-to-date accuracy. Routes are continually checked and updated with help from the local community, so you can trust the information provided.
• Detailed Directions: Forget getting lost! iWalk Cornwall provides detailed, triple-tested directions that are continually maintained. The app periodically re-walks every route to update directions, ensuring you stay on track.
• GPS-Accurate Maps: See exactly where you are and which way you're facing with the app's GPS-accurate map. This feature provides real-time guidance, helping you navigate with confidence.
• Local Information: Immerse yourself in the history, landscape, and wildlife of Cornwall. Each walk includes a minimum of 25 points of interest, with many walks offering significantly more. The points of interest automatically adapt for the time of year, ensuring relevance to WHEN as well as WHERE you are.
• Smart Features: The app accurately tracks distance traveled, estimates time left, and counts down distance to the next direction point. It also keeps an eye on daylight if you're walking in the evening, enhancing your safety and enjoyment.
• Dog-Friendly Information: Planning to bring your furry friend? 🐾 iWalk Cornwall provides information about the dog-friendliness of stiles and which beaches on the route have dog restrictions. There's even a nearest vet button for emergencies.
• Seasonal Recommendations: Get tailored advice on footwear and seasonally-activated mud warnings for routes that get particularly muddy. The app also provides info on temporary footpath issues such as closures and diversions.
• Pub Recommendations: Discover charming local pubs along your route with links to pub websites for opening times and menus. 🍻
• Tide Times: For coastal walks, the app provides tide times at the nearest observation point for maximum accuracy.
• Walk Planning: Easily plan your walk with an overview including length and steepness grade. Descriptive information about the gradients on the route is also included, so you know what to expect.
• Satnav Integration: Get seamless directions to the start of your walk with integration with driving satnav apps, including Waze and Google Maps.
• Community and Sustainability: iWalk Cornwall helps you report footpath issues to the Cornwall Council Countryside Access Team, contributing to the maintenance and improvement of the path network.

The app is free to download, and individual walks can be purchased for £2.99, which includes ongoing free updates. Try the included "Lanhydrock Gardens" walk for free, and use the simulation mode to explore without even leaving your home! 🏡

Awards and Recognition: iWalk Cornwall was Highly Commended in the Cornwall Tourism Awards, a finalist in the Cornwall Sustainability Awards, and has received 2 community awards, highlighting its commitment to quality and sustainability.🏆

Download iWalk Cornwall today and start exploring the beautiful Cornish countryside! 🏞️

Features

• Over 300 circular walks in Cornwall

• Detailed, triple-tested, maintained directions

• GPS-accurate map showing your location

• Local history, landscape, and wildlife info

• Distance tracking and estimated time left

• Smart off-route warnings

• Dog-friendliness information

• Recommendations for footwear

• Temporary footpath issue updates

• Pub recommendations with website links

• Tide times for coastal walks

• Walk overview with length and steepness

• Satnav integration for driving directions

• Seasonal walk selections

• Countryside tips

Pros

• Extensive, up-to-date walking routes in Cornwall

• Detailed directions and local information

• GPS-accurate maps with off-route warnings

• Dog-friendly info and tide times included

• Seasonal updates and relevant recommendations

Cons

• Walks must be purchased individually

• Requires location access for full functionality