Your boots are made for walking: that’s the message from organisers of the annual dog friendly Fal River Walk who this year are offering walkers two routes around a 15-mile circuit of the Fal Estuary on Sunday, September 17.

The Rotary Club of Truro Boscawen will partner with the National Trust and Fal River Ferries - the former to provide an idyllic location for the start and finish of the walks at Trelissick and the latter to arrange bespoke ferry services for the walkers.

Organisers are hoping to attract more walkers this year by offering a 15 mile route or a six mile route to suit novice, regular and experienced walkers. Last year 145 walkers participated raising over £4,000, and the event has been a successful charity fundraiser for the past nine years, raising many thousands of pounds for a range of good causes.

This year Rotary Club's charity partner will be the Merlin MS Centre, for the second-year running.

Frank Perry, chair of the Fal River Walk committee, said: "We are delighted to be working in partnership with the Merlin MS Centre again on this year’s Fal River Walk and want to raise as much as we can to support this excellent local charity.”

The Merlin MS Centre supports hundreds of people with multiple sclerosis (MS) and other neurological conditions every year. There are more than 1,000 people in Cornwall diagnosed with MS, an incurable and often debilitating condition, which is twice the national average.

Lucy Chappell, community fundraiser for the charity, said: “For many people, walking 15 or six miles will be a real challenge and one that will give them a true sense of achievement. For those living with a long term neurological condition like multiple sclerosis, life can present daily challenges. Cornwall has the highest rate of MS in mainland Britain and every penny raised will make a difference and help us to continue to provide our services to over 1,000 registered users, their carers and their families. We are really excited to be working with the Rotary Club of Truro Boscawen again and are very grateful to have been chosen as their headlining charity for this year’s walk.”

This year, walkers will receive goody bags, certificates and anyone able to raise sponsorship will receive a Merlin buff. Entry fees also provide free car parking at Trelissick and a cream tea at the end of the walk.

Full details are available on falriverwalk.co.uk or facebook.com/falriverwalk