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Mines and Mineral Railways ON-road and OFF-road

Sunday 28th June 2026
Starting from Carharrack
  Organiser Jonathan Butt

A longstanding and popular Cornish randonnée in dual format:

  • 66km off-road route for the mountain bikers, which is 90% off-road. Mountain bike recommended but rideable on a gravel bike – this year’s route has been tweaked to make the event more suitable for gravel bikes
  • 67km parallel route on the tarmac for the roadies

Both trace the now scenic industrial landscape of the Copper Kingdom and the Great Flat Lode, returning to the Carharrack hall twice for refreshment and chat.

Order your choice of pasty and cream tea in advance at https://www.audax.uk/store/audax-kernow/ (Link will be live nearer the date.)

Audax 50km Badge67km
Starts 10:00
no AAA Mines and Mineral Railways (ON-road)
Details and entry from Audax UK site
Audax 50km Badge66km
Starts 10:00
no AAA Mines and Mineral Railways (OFF-road)
Details and entry from Audax UK site
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Change but no change on the Mines and Mineral Railways

Rides at the start of the Mines and Mineral Railwasys AudaxThis year saw new organiser Jonathan Butt take over from Simon Jones to run the Mines and Minerals on-road and off-road audaxes. The old hands were on hand to help, the format and food basically unchanged, but we saw a number of riders new to the event and Jonathan’s introduction of on-the-line card payments helped keep things running smoothly at base – and allowed for some last minute pasty and cream tea sales.

The events raised £700 for the Royal Cornwall Hospitals Charity.

147 riders signed on, including a number of  very determined youngsters who impressed us all with their grit and cycling skill. Clearly the future of Audax in Cornwall is looking good. The results showing all validated finishers are on the Audax UK site:

Mines and Mineral Railways
(ON-road)
AUK results 25-836  42 riders listed
Mines and Mineral Railways
(OFF-road)
AUK results 25-837 53 riders listed
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Mines and Mineral Railways ON-road and OFF-road

Sunday 8th June 2025
Starting from Carharrack
  Organiser Jonathan Butt

A longstanding and popular Cornish randonnée in dual format:

  • 66km off-road route for the mountain bikers, which is 90% off-road and has some technical bits. Mountain bike recommended but rideable on a gravel bike
  • 67km parallel route on the tarmac for the roadies

Both trace the now scenic industrial landscape of the Copper Kingdom and the Great Flat Lode, returning to the Carharrack hall twice for refreshment and chat.

Under new management this year as Jonathan Butt has picked up the baton and takes over from Simon Jones.

Order your choice of pasty and cream tea at https://www.audax.uk/store/audax-kernow/.

Audax 50km Badge67km
Starts 10:00
no AAA Mines and Mineral Railways (ON-road)
Details from Audax UK site
Audax 50km Badge66km
Starts 10:00
no AAA Mines and Mineral Railways (OFF-road)
Details from Audax UK site
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Mines and Mineral Railways Photos

Photos courtesy Chris Rayne

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Mines and Mineral Railways ON-road and OFF-road

Sunday 23rd June 2024
Starting from Carharrack
Organiser Simon Jones

A longstanding and popular Cornish randonnée in dual format – a 67km route on the tarmac for the roadies, and a 66km parallel off-road route for the mountain bikers, which is 90% off-road and has some technical bits. Both trace the now scenic industrial landscape of the Copper Kingdom and the Great Flat Lode, returning to the Carharrack hall twice with the option of enjoying a pasty lunch and a cream tea.

Please order your food in advance. You will be able to do this online via the AUK website store, or by post using the custom postal entry form.

  • Online entry Once you have made your event entry on the AUK site (links below), use the Audax Kernow part of the AUK Store https://www.audax.uk/store/audax-kernow/ to select and pay for your food option. Here you can choose your pasty (meat or veggie), cream tea or rice pudding.
  • Postal entry Download the postal entry form. Complete the entry details and your food choices and return with payment as shown on the form.
Audax 50km Badge67km
Starts 10:00
no AAA Mines and Mineral Railways (ON-road)
Details from Audax UK site
Audax 50km Badge66km
Starts 10:00
no AAA Mines and Mineral Railways (OFF-road)
Details from Audax UK site
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