This was my first Wednesday evening walk for some time and what a wonderful evening walk it turned out to be.
Through the village before taking one of the many green lanes that lead out of this Lydford across the main road and then up the track and out....
...on to High Down - with Brat Tor in the distance.
We bumped into Frank (the landlord of the Fox and Hounds) who took us just off the track to this object embedded in the ground.
Much discussion as to what it might have been but no real conclusions!
Behind us Sharp Tor, Doe Tor and Hare Tor.
We contoured around...
...and then took the footpath through the enclosed land to Nodden Gate.
There were many sheep in this field but the somehow the grasses had got to long for them to eat...
..these long grasses seemed to shimmer with the low sun. Widgery Cross in the distance on Brat Tor.
We took the track down to...
...the Fox and Hounds where it was decided we would stop....
...for a quick drink.
I don't remember us stopping like this before - but then we don't normally walk past any pubs on our Dartmoor walks.
Soon we were walking down the road through this avenue of trees....
...as the sun got lower.
We joined the cycle path (which runs on the old railway line from Okehampton to Tavistock) as the sun got lower and lower in the sky.
Through the gate and out on to Fernworthy Down. I haven't walked across here before - it's always good to find somewhere new!
The sun was almost setting and the glow of the suns rays through the long grass was just magical!
A little later there was this wonderful view as the sun finally disappeared.
And a little later again these superb colours in the sky.
We arrived back in Lydford as the moon became visible above the trees.
With Anne, Stella, Viv, Mike, Charles and Jon
