Wednesday 31st July Cadover Bridge

It was a gloomy evening and raining but we were there at the starting point - top car park Cadover Bridge but, where was the leader?  Just a shame we hadn't checked and read the grid reference properly - we could have been at the right place along with the others. We waited a while and then set off around the very old china clay works which are now fishing lakes which some of us hadn't seen before.

We followed the old workings north of the river and along for a while before crossing the river here.

Back down the other side where we found their cars so we knew they had been here and gone for a longer proper walk.  We went back and on to the pub.  Eventually they came in and there was much amusing banter!

With Charles and David and later Tom, Jon and Mike

Tuesday 15th January Around Shaugh Prior

A bright sunny morning as we set off from the White Thorn in Shaugh Prior. First the the muddy bit on the edge of West Down and down...

....to the car park where Bud and Brian were just about to start their own walk.

We took the disused railway track up...

...on the steeper bit...

...before the final push over the to the top...

...much discussion about the meaning of the words.

Superb views all around ...towards Plymouth

Hen Tor and Trowlesworthy Tors

Across the valley

We headed off towards Cadover Bridge and into a shower

The cross above Cadover Bridge

Back along the pipeline.

To the White Thorn - just a little bit dated but offering excellent value for money lunches with two quality courses for £4.99.

With Linda, Rosemary, Terry, Roger, Chris, Amber, Colin, Charlie, Bud and Brian

Tuesday 21st February Clearbrook

Colin planned this walk expecting  the weather was going to be very wet so we stayed fairly low starting from Clearbrook and along the footpath from the bridge.  As it turned out it was just one of those grey days.

Past a very friendly horse.

Towards the various working near the Dewerstone. Some reconstruction work on a tunnel going under the tramway.  The two workers were fast asleep in their van!

 This cutting was originally for horse drawn trams. 

To the bridge by Shaugh Prior...

...next to the Clay Drying Kilns built in the 1880's where china clay slurry was dried out before being transferred to the railway by branch line at Shaugh Platform.

The clay slurry was brought to the Kilns by this pipeline from the china clay workings at Cadover  Bridge.  We followed the pipeline through the woods for about 2 miles to Cadover Bridge.

Then over Wigford Down - the view looking back to Hen Tor and Trowlesworthy Tors...

...to the Cairn at the top...

...and past the locals.

 

Holly who has mastered the art of walking over the cattle grid - but then they are only meant to stop the sheep and cattle - not clever dogs!

Back to The Skylark at Clearbrook where Bud and Brian were waiting having been on their own walk along the cycle track.

On the walk today Colin, Amber, Charlie and Linda.

And we didn't go over one single tor!