My Dartmoor Walks: September 2017

Tuesday 26th September 2017 Lee Moor

A very warm autumnal morning. First stop was Whitehill Tor sandwiched between the china clay workings to the north and south.

Below us the old settlement beds now put to good use with vast arrays of solar panels.

Red Admiral in abundance on the ivy below the tor.

An old track through the woods to...

...Blackalder Tor

The view to the south and in the distance the newly opened tungsten mine at Hemerdon

Around a disused settlement pool.

Through the 'moonscape'

No digging

To Luxton Tor

Set above the Dartmoor landscape

Nearby is Saddlesborough Tor marked by the trig point - not much by way of rocks to be a tor.

Back to Hawks Tor....

Where in past times some clever people have swivelled aroud the top layer of the tor to form a shelter.

Down again to Collard Tor

Back down again around the edge of Wotter and across the road to the woods above Lee Moor China Clay Works

Lunch at the Farm Café, where this time all the orders were served on time. With Mike, Stella, Jon, Charlie and Brenda.

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Tuesday 19th September 2017 - From Bennett's Cross

A beautiful sunny morning. There were three walking groups competing for the small car park by Bennett's Cross.

We took the track up towards Birch Tor

Misty

Birch Tor

Back past the dewpond to the Two Moors Way

The bee hives, only one here now. I assume the hives here put here whilst the heather was out.

Down to Headland Warren Farm...

...where the Alpaca lives

Then on to the track which leads to Challacombe for a coffee break as two other walking groups went past - I have never seen so many other groups on one of our walks!

We followed the footpath round to Soussons Farm....

....and then on to Soussons Down

Which way?

On to Vitifer Mine.

Lunch outdoors at the Warren House Inn

With Charlie, Jon, Mike, Brenda, Dianne and Bill

Wednesday Evening 13th September 2017 - Leedon Tor

From the car park up to Leedon Tor in the last light of the day.

Down to the little bridge over the railway track and up to the track by Foggintor

Plymouth in the distance.

Along the railway track, across the main road and then up to Hart Tor. Down and behind Black Tor Falls to cross over the viaduct. Back up tot he cars.

We arrived just after 10.00pm to find the Burrator Inn had closed so it was on the very friendly Rock. With Jon, Mike, Brenda and Stella.