Park your car at Porth National Trust car park.
(S/E) Use the main road between Towan Cottage and The Thirstea and turn right to the public bridleway "Towan Beach 130 yards". In front of the beach, bear right taking the South West Coast path "St Anthony Head 2miles".
(1) Continue straight at the next junction "St Anthony Head 1 1/4miles" along the coast, go past rocky steps and pay attention to the cliff edge close to Porthbeor beach until your reach a fork! Bear left, go through the gate heading to St Anthony battery at the next fork where you can see remains of cartridge hoist, ammunition locker lamp trimmer's room for example.
(2) Go back to the fork and continue for a few meters the coast path until you reach the viewpoint indicator. You can admire the mouth of the river Fal including Pendennis Point in front of you and St Mawes Castle on your right! The path joins a road, go past Tiffy's (National Trust) and the Captain's Quarter. Turn left before a car park next to the information signpost following "Coast path, Place 1 1/2" down the steps.
(3) At the junction, continue straight down the same direction ignoring "Battery Observation Post" to the left until you see a yellow arrow when the path levels at the end of the handrail. Bear sharply right, go past Former Paraffin Store, then cross the wooden footbridge next to Little Molunam beach and go through the gate. Look back, you can see the black and white lighthouse! Then, the coast path offers a beautiful view over St Mawes at Carricknath Point until you go up an open field which leads a track.
(4) Follow this track that joins a first fork where you turn right, then a second where you turn left avoiding private ways. Take the path (yellow arrow) going past the church and the cemetery on your left until you reach a road. Turn left to "Coast path, Place Quay" and go past Place House entrance.
(5) Close to the quay, turn right and left following "Coast path, low tide ferry, Porth Farm 1 1/2m" signpost.
Enter woods next to the low tide ferry quay, Continue this pleasant path along Percuil River following "Porth Farm" signpost (3/4m then 1/2m at junctions), leading to the car park.(S/E)
