The tramroad originally connected the tin and copper mines in the hills around Redruth and Camborne with the sea at Portreath, which has a good harbour for export. It's now converted to a footpath and cycleway, part of an extensive network of old mine roads in the district.
Uploaded to Geograph by Richard Law on 18 September 2012
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