Mineral Tramway Trails

The Mineral Tramways Trails are a series of public leisure trails located in mid west Cornwall. The network comprises over of trails, which largely follow the routes of former tram and railway lines for transporting goods and materials to and from the many copper and tin mines which historically operated in the region.

Development of the trails

The Mineral Tramways Heritage Project was set up by Cornwall County Council in 1989. It received funding from the National Lottery Heritage Fund in 2003, as well as EU Objective One regeneration funding, South West Regional Development Agency funding, as well as funding from Cornwall and Kerrier councils.

List of trails

The trails are as follows:

See also

• Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape UNESCO World Heritage Site
• British quarrying and mining narrow-gauge railways
• Rail trail
• Cornish Way - a cycle route which links to the Mineral Tramway Trails

References

Bibliography

• Acton, Bob - Exploring Cornwall's Tramway Trails, vol. 1: Great Flat Lode Trail, 1996, reprinted 2001,
• Acton, Bob - Exploring Cornwall's Tramway Trails, vol. 2: Coast-to-coast Trail - Portreath to Devoran and Beyond, 1997, reprinted 2000,

External links

• Cornwall County Council's Mineral Tramways website: http://www.cornwall.gov.uk/default.aspx?page=13419