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| Name: | Tregonning Hill |
| Hill number: | 5412 |
| Height: | 194m / 636ft |
| Parent (Ma): | 2886 Carnmenellis |
| RHB Section: | 40: Cornwall & Devon |
| County/UA: | Cornwall |
| Catchment: | Minor Rivers only (South) |
| Watershed: | Land's End to John o' Groats, Land's End to Dover |
| Class: | Hump, Tump (100-199m), Clem (Hu,Tu,1,Cm) |
| Grid ref: | SW 59926 30048 |
| Summit feature: | trig point |
| Drop: | 102m |
| Col: | 91.8m SW 6173 3025  |
| OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 203 (1:25k) 102 |
| Observations: | rock c 8m N of war memorial at SW 59906 30070 is as high; ground on ramparts 10m SE of trig point at SW 59934 30040 is highest point but not natural ground |
| Survey: | Abney level |
| Change log: | show changes for this hill entry |
| GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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| Logged Descriptions (logged by 103 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
| From free (donations gratefully recieved) chapel car park in Balwest | mart0797 | 25/03/2023 |
| Tregonning Hill and Godolphin Hill from the car park in Balwest. | summitter | 16/01/2023 |
| 3.7 mile circular from small car park at Balwest. We followed path easily onto the summit of Tregonning Hill, then managed to take the wrong path through Herland Croft. Up minor road, then paths not marked on the map up onto Godolphin Hill, descending via Rocky Lane, minor roads and footpaths back to Balwest. Dull and cloudy. Our hills were actually in the cloud. Not a great view today. 190m ascent. 1 person about. | DanTrig | 18/10/2022 |
| Pleasant walk from the Chapel car park. Solo. | Dangerous Dave | 01/07/2022 |
| From the Chapel car park. | NormanW | 29/06/2022 |
| From Balwest, followed RoWs/ descent on path N from memorial to give an anti-clockwise circuit. Very good views from nice summit ridge ona sunny day, visability about 25 miles. With Pete. | pwheeler | 12/06/2022 |
| From Balwest chapel. Easy ascent. No view through mizzle | Longwojo | 25/05/2022 |
| parked in church car park and good path up to summit | grumpy | 25/01/2022 |
| This is a really nice hill. You park at a little church. There is a trig pillar and a monument at the top. I climbed them both. Albie aged 7 | Albie Gradwell | 12/01/2022 |
| A revisit in lovely weather at the end of the walk from Pengelly Cross to visit Godolphin House and climb Godolphin Hill. Good to come back here again. Carried on to Ashton to catch the bus back to Penzance. | thesweetcheat | 24/06/2021 |
| Here for the trigpoint. TP:UK log: Parked in Balwest in the church carpark for a lovely walk up an easy path to the trig point and memorial. | thejackrustles | 21/06/2021 |
| Recently developed parking area for 2 vehicles on junction triangle by start of RoW at SW 5964 3002 (large church car park to N. of junction also available to visitors) - Gentle climb up RoW to the War Memorial & summit trig point. Also stood on the rock NNE of the memorial which is as high. (S) | gerrybowes | 16/06/2021 |
| To mark our first few days away from home after lockdown. Nice little hill with good parking at Balwest and 360 degree views from the top. | Newton Maximus | 27/05/2021 |
| Good parking area in Balwest. Path goes anti clockwise to the summit. Great views. Earth mound looks the highest. | bolton | 25/07/2020 |
| Parking for 3 or 4 cars at west end of PROW SW 59639 30020. Stuck with prow all the way to summit turning left SSE of summit. Easy option on well worn path rather than taking earlier fp that looked very vague on the ground and right tangle of gorse and brambles.War memorial and trig at summit, murky drizzle so no views. | mntainman | 22/01/2020 |
| Parked near the churchyard for an easy up and down to the trig point and cross and rivet near the bench at the bottom. Lots to bag here! | Father Ted | 04/05/2019 |
| Car park at Balwest, good path to trig and war memorial. HP nearby. | PeterD | 20/09/2018 |
| Nice views in good weather. Bagged between bell-ringing appointments on a Sunday morning. With two Crockers and Simon Edwards. | PGCE | 01/07/2018 |
| whilst visiting trig pillar | cjo | 18/06/2018 |
| Visiting friend who lives on north side of hill. Hadn't realised was a jump until after arriving. So sought permission from family for a quick up and down. No view as cloud down. | garyhoney | 10/04/2018 |
| A beautiful day and wonderful views | Poolton123 | 27/08/2017 |
| Easy and up and down for the YSM. | Walker Dan | 18/03/2017 |
| Parking for a few cars at the start of path in Balwest, simple up and down. | rhalstead | 04/03/2017 |
| Trig and War memorial on top. HP is probably a earth mound with bramble nearby. Day walk whilst our boat was moored at Penzance and including Godolphin hill as well. Ruins of tin mines are interesting. | Denise | 15/07/2016 |
| This and Godolphin make a fine pair of hills with lots of mining interest as well. Engine houses in col are well worth a visit as you can stand on gratings and look down the deep shafts. | RichardM | 15/07/2016 |
| Walk up from Ashton in drizzle, stopped off to see the excellent Bronze Age cairn on the southern summit, then past the Preaching Pit up to the hillfort. Sky cleared and sun came out as we sat up at the memorial. Excellent views across West Penwith, St Agnes Beacon, Carnmenellis, etc. Descent to the northeast to visit the Iron Age round then back to Ashton to catch the bus. | thesweetcheat | 21/06/2016 |
| Galltywenallt | 20/05/2016 | |
| Combined with Godolphin Hill, and got drenched. Couldn't find any path from north and ended up walking round roads to find decent way up from south. | Mark Sims | 23/12/2015 |
| With Godolphin Hill from car park at SW 59497 30764 (car park not shown on maps) | David Gradwell | 01/11/2015 |
| With Godolphin Hill in filthy weather | victimofmathema | 05/08/2015 |
| 5/7for a small hill well worth climb for views. well tracked to top from west | Fergalh | 12/04/2015 |
| Parking at Balwest to W of hill. Good RoW to summit, close to trig pillar. | jonglew | 11/09/2014 |
| Easy walk in track and maintained path from Balwest where there is parking space for 2 cars by a bench. | ijpowell | 24/07/2014 |
| Parked at Balwest to bag the rivet then a quick walk up the hill for the trig and monument accompanied by stunning views along the Cornish coast. | CornishGazza | 29/06/2014 |
| W Jenx from the car park by church/WCs (locked). Pleasant lane and track to crest then a stroll along. Possible to cut back down more direct but bit brambly... | nordicstar | 18/04/2014 |
| Pleasant stroll up from Balwest | tim747 | 13/05/2013 |
| . | CreakingHiker | 13/05/2013 |
| Walked up from Balwest - a pleasant stroll. | Chris Peart | 19/09/2012 |
| 15 minute stroll. very pleasant. | destaylor | 29/06/2012 |
| P at start of ROW in Balwest. Nice hill. | chrisbien | 24/05/2012 |
| Lovely memorial on a lovely March Sunday. | Dugswell2 | 11/03/2012 |
| I spent ten days walking in Devon and Cornwall, but as it turned out this was the only HuMP that I bagged for the trip. | Alex C | 08/02/2012 |
| Easy stroll up from Balwest (parking next to toilet). Lovely little hill, high point is probably embankment to W of trig (presumably old enough to avoid the man-made rule...?). | wheresthepath | 18/09/2011 |
| Up at 7am from random campsite near Praa sands – mostly slopey field except for top edge, only 1 shower – queue, but only £10.50 in total. Caravan next to our small tent had a small garden of pot plants , lights, barbecue etc. Tregonning Hill Hump – mist and light rain settled in (for the day). Monument on top. It was here n 1745 that kaolin (china clay) was found after much searching to make porcelain as the Chinese were ding rather than earthenware. Kaolin being a rare type of decomposed granite, finer than most talcum powder. | Chris Pearson | 10/08/2010 |
| Park high up hill at Balwest. On VWDP on zig zag to top. First china clay in Cornwall was found here. | arranc | 24/04/2010 |
| Climbed during Cornish holiday. | Man of Kernow1 | 01/04/2010 |
| Easy approach from the north (inc. Godolphin Hill). Industrial and religious interest sites along the ridge. | Smudge | 06/02/2010 |
| Nice WWI memorial. | clivevilla | 28/10/2008 |
| fine summit & view, TP not marked on OSLR, by Meml. FP SE from Balwest then N to summit | RHW | 25/08/2002 |
| Tom Mundell | 30/12/2022 |