Tuesday 26th June Fox Tor

So back home after nearly two weeks living in a 'bubble'.  Back to Dartmoor and a typical dartmoor day - lots of fog everywhere.  We set off from the car park at Peat Cot and took the road down to Whiteworks.

Across the Strane River and then around the edge of Royal Hill - with some nifty footwork to get over the wall.

Down to Swincombe Intake Works - the very small reservoir that comes out of Foxtor Mires

An ugly utilitarian structure built in 1933 to provide water for Paignton.








From here we crossed the Wheal Emma Leat which is usually dry but today was full of water and went up and around the edge of Ter Hill.  There was some very difficult going under foot (just standing was hard in some places) and progress was slow.

Eventually Fox Tor (218) came into view.  By now it had started raining.

Just along from Fox Tor is Little Fox Tor (219)  - known by some as Yonder Tor.

We continued in the rain for another hour before arriving back at the cars.  A short drive for refreshments at the Prince of Wales with Bud and Brian who had been on a different route.

With Charlie, Brian and Roger.