Gurnard's Head is a dramatic promontory on the B3306 about 2 miles west of Zennor, one of the finest headlands on the Penwith coast. The path from the small car park at the road leads to the point in about 15 minutes, crossing clifftop heath carpeted with gorse and heather. The head drops in near-vertical granite cliffs to the Atlantic on three sides, with views across to the Isles of Scilly on a clear day.
The cliff scenery around Gurnard's Head is among the most dramatic in Cornwall — the rock is striped with ancient geological formations and the water crashes into deep gullies at the base. Choughs (the rare red-billed crow that is Cornwall's emblem) are occasionally seen on the clifftops. The Gurnard's Head Hotel at the road junction is one of the better gastropubs on the Penwith coast and a good lunch stop before or after the walk. Gurnard's Head can be combined with Zennor on a linear walk along the coastal path between the two.