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

Wednesday 7th August Hare Tor

Another perfect day for walking on the moor and a good group assembled at Lane End.  Ger Tor was our first destination.

Up to the leat.

The view back to White Tor.

At Ger Tor.

Great Mis Tor in the distance.

A lady sitting on the tor finds an empty flare case, talks about it and picks it up - what about all those warning signs telling you not to do that.

The view across to Hare Tor, Sharp Tor and Great Links Tor.

We loop around to Tavy Cleave Tors...

...and Jon of course climbs up to the top!

Then a slightly indirect route across to Hare Tor where we met Peter, a very nice young man on holiday from the Netherlands who offered us all a chocolate biscuit. We stopped for a while to enjoy the fantastic views in every direction.

Sharp Tor and Great Links.

Fur Tor and the upper Tavy valley.

 Doe Tor and Brat Tor.

Back to Ger Tor.

Eventually down to Sharp Tor past the cairn and a view back to Hare Tor.

Hare Tor from Sharp Tor.

Gently down to the Willsworthy firing range.

Past the rifle range and...

...back to the leat.

With a heron nearby after the abundance of fish in the leat and these two ducklings.

On to the Mary Tavy Inn which served  excellent food.

With Sue, Keith, Helen, Ian, Jon and Tom

Wednesday 5th June 20th Anniversary Walk Great Links Tor

On this Wednesday twenty years ago the core members of this group formed the Wednesday Walkers. Over time the group has expanded and this anniversary evening was to be special.

We set off from the Fox and Hounds and took the track along the side of Great Nodden. First of all group photo.

Branching off the track to find a suitable place for a......

...picnic!

Sparkling wine flowed and everyone brought lots of goodies to share.

The sparkly candles on the cake were lit.

 

Then after a while we set off to the top of Great Links Tor.

 

This was a much larger group than normal and split into several smaller groups, all approaching the top from a different direction.

Nigel and Ian climbed to the top.

Some stayed at the bottom.

Soon it was time to go down again.

As the sun set over Cornwall.

Back to the Fox and Hounds where, for some, the beer was well below standard.

With Ian, Sue, Colin, Pete, Anne, Jan, Charles, Cath, Mike, Keith, Helen, Linda, Nigel, Stella, Viv and Jon.