Perhaps a reason for the popularity was that two walks were on offer, one a walk to Cawsand and back for a 6 mile route, led by Pam with another of just over 10 miles adding in the loop from Cawsand to Rame to generate the longer walk.

The sun was shining most of the day; despite the forecast of heavy showers, we didn't have a single shower, luck was with us. The wind was a chilly northerly but since we kept to the south of the Peninsula in the main we were sheltered from the wind.

We caught the 10.15 ferry and gathered at the gates of the Mount Edgecumbe Estate for the 10.30 AM start. There are many routes that we could have taken for the walk, Don had planned for us to walk together up through the park pastureland to hopefully see some deer then via Maker Church and onto Kingsand and Cawsand passing down past an old fort.

At that point the two walks split and those on the longer walk continued on via the coastal path out to near Rame Head before cutting inland to Rame Church and a return to Cawsand via the road.

The map of the Peninsula above shows the route taken in outline form. To follow the walk in good detail you should relate this to a suitable 1:25000 map of the area.

Since various walks in the area are already described on the web site, I am simply including a sample of photographs taken during the walk with brief notes for this walk.

Just inside the entrance to the Mt Edgecumbe Estate was a map of the Rame Peninsula since a significant part of the peninsula is within the Estate boundaries. The two loops of the walks planned have been superimposed on the map as you can see.	From the high pastureland above Mt Edgecumbe House there were superb views back across Plymouth Sound. We did see a herd of deer on the high ground but they shot off before we could close enough for a pictorial record.
Maker Church dominates the skyline from its high location and many people use the car park by the church as a start point for walks in the area. There are many good footpaths from here to Kingsand and Cawsand as well as back into the Mount Edgecombe Country Park.	The sheltered waters of Kingsand and Cawsand can be seen in the photograph below. They are not so sheltered in easterlies and south easterlies though.
Many years ago Kingsand was in Devon and Cawsand was in Cornwall. The border sign for the two counties is clearly marked on the wall of a house between the two villages. Why I had never spotted it during the many walks I've done in the area is a complete mystery to me.	There are some quite imposing churches between and in the villages and this one sits between the two areas. The fact that there are no photographs of the second loop to Rame Head does not imply that I didn't walk to Rame. That area is covered already and will be in another Peninsula walk in May 00.
The gazebo just above Fort Picklecombe was clearly visible in the light afternoon sun. What purpose it served though is unclear, possibly to give a seated area for people to enjoy the views.	This arch also seems to have no direct reason to be on the coastal path in the Mount Edgecombe Estate. It could just be a decorative feature, it certainly never was a railway tunnel!
The coastal path drops right down almost to sea level just in front of Emma Hamiltons' house. The difficulty of passing through the marshy area has now been removed with the recent introduction of a raised footpath bridge over the marshy pool.	Don had advertised the walk as a daffodil walk. Even though Spring and the daffodils had arrived unseasonably early there will still some remaining to please the eye.

 

We were back at Cremyll in plenty of time for the 4 PM ferry and even had time for an ice cream. It had been a good walk with plenty of variety in it and thanks were passed on to Don and Pam for their efforts.

It is of interest to note that of the 42 ramblers 22 chose the short option and 20 the longer.