Hard to believe it's 27th January and this is the first entry in my blog for 2015. The reason for this is that we were visiting my daughter in Bordeaux and then I came back home very nasty head cold. An afternoon walk and it is good that the daylight hours are at last getting longer.
I started from the car park at Gutter Tor which was very busy, mainly because the local hunt were out. I took the track up towards Eylesbarrow and very soon came across the hunt who seem to be scattering the sheep in all directions!
I started from the car park at Gutter Tor which was very busy, mainly because the local hunt were out. I took the track up towards Eylesbarrow and very soon came across the hunt who seem to be scattering the sheep in all directions!
Just a little further along the track I bumped into the military. I politely asked the leaders if I could take a photograph as they went past and they were very quickly ordered to form a group for a photograph! Lots of good banter and then off we all went.
Past the remains of the Eylesbarrow tin mine.
I took the fork towards Plym Ford and was passed by two farmers 4x4's obviously a part of the hunt and doing it the easy way.
A very brief interlude of sunshine.
Then down to the ford.
Up the hill through some boggy bits to Great Gnats Head (which is a rebuilt cairn).
A change in direction to find Broad Rock. This is on the Abbotts Way and whilst I must have been past this before I have no recollection of it.
Then down across some really 'hummocky' stuff to Grim's Grave. A deep Cist (an ancient burial chamber) which has had the top rock removed.
I followed the river valley which leads into Deadman's Bottom - this is a small valley with extensive mine workings and this is looking up this small valley.
On to Plym Steps to cross the river, I took the track up.
Looking back at the Plym valley.
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