Wednesday 21st August Great Links Tor

Perfect walking weather.  From the Fox and Hounds and up to and along the usual track...

 ...to the points where the trucks would change direction.

On along the track and then up to Gren Tor - not often we come here - with Great Nodden below.

Upwards again to Hunt Tor and then across to...

...Great Links Tor

Looking back to Hunt Tor in the middle distance with Yes Tor on the left and High Willhays on the right - now which one is the highest?

Over to Dick's Well which apparently is this square hole in the ground. A small reservoir with a leat feeding in from the left.

On to Arms Tor...

...and around to the other side....

...before going down...

...to the ford.

A final view of Great Nodden.

To the Fox and Hounds for lunch which wasn't very busy but it seemed to take forever for our baguettes to arrive. Although, they were very good when they eventually did! If you want to know what's in the breakfast baguette - well it's breakfast - simple really.

With Tom, Jon, Keith and Terry

Friday 3rd February Great Links Tor

After a fantastic holiday on a ship with 4000 other passengers it was time for a little solitude and whilst I had been away winter had at last arrived.  The slippery, sloshy mud had been freeze dried and frozen hard so it was at last firm under foot again.  Blue skies, a temperature of minus 2C and little wind (at least away from the moor) were ideal walking conditions. So to High Down for the start.  Down to the ford.

Up through the middle to Arms Tor.

 
Whilst the slippery mud had gone there was lots of frozen water and slippery ice!

To Arms Tor (32) looking across to Great Nodden

 Across to Brat Tor

An indirect route up to the snow and then across to Little Links Tor (33)

From here up to Great Links tor (34)

Where the wind alone makes sculptures the snow.














The view across to Fur Tor...

 ...over to Hare Tor...

...to Hunt Tor and Kitty Tor - and a significant accumulation of snow.

Back towards Brat Tor and past one of the giant girts.

Brat Tor (35)

 
Next across to Doe Tor and on route looking Sharp Tor and Hare To.

Alongside the Doetor Brook there were some beautiful natural ice sculputers

Up to Doe Tor (36) and the view back to Great Links Tor.

Down to the River Lyd and Black Rock (37)...

..with the memorial to Captain Hunter. There is a photo of the memorial on my blog for 5/4/2011 see here

Finally back to the stepping stones with the moon now visible.

Friday 9th December Lane End

Another cold day and wintery showers.

Just after leaving the car and walking towards Ger Tor a rainbow!

Crossing theMine Leat

Looking down to Tavy Cleave from Ger Tor

Hare Tor from Ger Tor

Another rainbow over Amicombe Hill

Tavy Cleave Tor with Lynch Tor on the skyline

From Hare Tor                                        ... across to Fur Tor with the range huts on Amicombe Hill

 ...looking back to Ger Tor

....across to Sharp Tor and Great Links Tor

 ...Doe Tor (extreme left) with Brat Tor and Arms Tor in the distance

....Fur Tor

From Hare Tor with Sharp Tor on the left with Great Links just behind and you can just see the tops of Higher and Lower Dunna Goat and the track leading to Chat Tor towards the right.

On to Sharp Tor

Hare Tor from Sharp Tor

From Sharp Tor looking down on the disused mine house (at 545853) along side Doe Tor Brook

Below Sharp Tor with Great Links Tor in the distance

Doe Tor, Brat Tor and Arms Tor