Tuesday 22nd October White Tor

A willd, windy and wet morning as we set off from the little quarry on Smeardon Down taking this track up.

Lower Godsworthy Farm  and the moor above blanked out by the low cloud.

Looking across to Bouters Tor.

We took the track down towards Cuddliptown Town past these trees growing out of the top of the wall...

 ...I am sure the person planting the little saplings in this wall would never have imagined they would get this big!
















Down and back up again to get back on the moor.

An incredibly heavy shower at this point and the sheep ran towards the wall for shelter!  I have never seen them do that before but this time, unusually for sheep, they were being sensible!

We passed Lower White Tor - barely visible in the cloud and...

...on to the top of White Tor.  We reckoned the wind was about force 6 gusting to force 8.

Down to the wall corner crossing Colly Brook and...

...it was just a bit clearer at the lower level.

I think these cattle had been sheltering behind the wall but they were most interested as we went past!

We didn't go to Roos Tor as planned but followed the wall around to the footpath which goes below  Sharp Tor.

Looking back at Sharp Tor.

On to Great Combe Tor...

...down past the disused swimming pool and....

...over the Colly Brook again this time using the little bridge.

On to the Peter Tavy Inn for lunch.  With Terry and Rosemary.

Wednesday Evening 26th June Peter Tavy

By now the sun was out for a beautiful evening walk from Peter Tavy.

We took the footpath up from the village to the old swimming pool - Charles knows someone who actually used this to go swimming (a long time ago)

Then the first steep bit up to Great Combe Tor.

The view across to White Tor...

...and Boulters Tor. 

Ahead of us Sharp Tor and whilst we went around it the wrong way we still ended up in the right place.

Then down again.

White Tor our next destination.

 

Through the ford and looking back at Cox Tor.

Then up the second steep bit with Roos Tor and Staple Tors in the distance.

None of us had seen this particular sign before on top of White Tor. Why is it put up behind the rock.













We stopped here for our break as the cloud suddenly and without warning came in...

 

...but this is what happens on Darmoor!

With Tom, David, Mike S, and Charles.