To Fernworthy forest in fact, stopping at the car park to check on the level of the reservoir. Well in the middle of a drought after, apparently, the wettest April on record it was very pleasing to see that it is full to overflowing!
On to the end of the road and then up through the forest on one of the better tracks..
...past a clearing with a stone row and ponies.
A typical view through the ever changing forest. A recently cleared area in the foreground, younger trees behind and more mature trees behind them - a sequence repeated all through the forest.
I was looking for Hemstone Rocks which is in here somewhere. On the map the area is shown as a clearing (well it might have been a few years ago). So in and up through this - not my favourite place to go walking...
...to a little clearing and Hemstone Rocks (134) - not a proper tor.
Upwards to this track - no one comes along this one very often.
To the open moor....
...and on to Sittaford Tor (135), with the stone circles of Grey Wethers in the middle distance.
On Sittaford Tor with a single pony who has lost all his mates.
Towards Cosdon Hill.
Sittaford Tor.
Across to the East Dart river and on....
...to Stannon Tor (136)
From here back to the forest and Assycombe Hill - a bit up and down.
Across to Hamel Down.
Around the edge of the forest for a while before going back in to find Lowton Tor (137)...
...surrounded by lots of small trees which, in a few years time will make it impossible to get here...
...so just as well I came when I did!
Forestry has no doubt 'disappeared' many stones.
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