A huge low loader was in the car park at the start. This had brought in some heavy duty plant to do work on the dam at Burrator.Off across Yennadon Down in glorious warm sunshine
On to view the newly installed bridge across the Yelverton to Princetown road. This was finally put in place last week after months of prepartory work. It is not in use yet - Devon Highways have to carry out a safety audit first. This is where the old railway line crossed the road and it is good to see it has been designed in the style of a railway bridge.
We continued along the track past one of the riddles....
....and then looped up to the top of Peak Hill...
...for a coffee break.
Our leader wanted a team photo.
Down to Lowery Tor and...
...down again through the old workings.
To the leat and then back on the old railway line.
Finally past Burrator reservoir.
On to the Royal Oak for lunch outside in the warm sunshine.
With Tom, John, Terry, Jon, Keith, Sue, Brenda and Anne
With temperatures nudging 20C that day I was running on the moor in shorts and vest, keys in one hand, phone in the other and was still sweating buckets.
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