Tuesday 21st February Clearbrook

Colin planned this walk expecting  the weather was going to be very wet so we stayed fairly low starting from Clearbrook and along the footpath from the bridge.  As it turned out it was just one of those grey days.

Past a very friendly horse.

Towards the various working near the Dewerstone. Some reconstruction work on a tunnel going under the tramway.  The two workers were fast asleep in their van!

 This cutting was originally for horse drawn trams. 

To the bridge by Shaugh Prior...

...next to the Clay Drying Kilns built in the 1880's where china clay slurry was dried out before being transferred to the railway by branch line at Shaugh Platform.

The clay slurry was brought to the Kilns by this pipeline from the china clay workings at Cadover  Bridge.  We followed the pipeline through the woods for about 2 miles to Cadover Bridge.

Then over Wigford Down - the view looking back to Hen Tor and Trowlesworthy Tors...

...to the Cairn at the top...

...and past the locals.

 

Holly who has mastered the art of walking over the cattle grid - but then they are only meant to stop the sheep and cattle - not clever dogs!

Back to The Skylark at Clearbrook where Bud and Brian were waiting having been on their own walk along the cycle track.

On the walk today Colin, Amber, Charlie and Linda.

And we didn't go over one single tor!