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

Tuesday 6th August White Tor

After the heavy rain of the last two days we had perfect walking conditions, bright sunshine, not too hot, not too cold and a gentle breeze.

Starting from Pork Hill car park we took an indirect route up to Cox Tor to avoid the steepest part.

Across to Great Mis Tor.

Then over Cox Tor and down to the enclosed land and...

...the footpath through the middle.

Up the other side to...

...Stephen's grave.

Up again to Little White Tor and on to...

...White Tor.

Past the ponies...

...with excellent views into the moor and....

 ...time for some refreshment.

Across to Roos and Staple Tor.

We went down toward the Standing Stone but as the farmer was herding cattle towards us we were forced to change direction and that....

...took us through a very boggy area but...

...soon we came out on the ridge which was a lot firmer under foot.

 We nearly trod on this little chap!

















On to Roos Tor for lunch.

The walk was to continue along the ridge and over Staple Tors but we had to leave early and...

...cut down past the dewpond and back to the car park which at this time of the year is always something of a honeypot.

With Roger, Chris, Brian, Amber, Colin, Charlie and Linda

Saturday 3rd August Standon Hill

Starting at Lane End - a recce to an area most of which I am not familiar with. Walking back down the lane to this point where the footpath starts....

...along and down this track with Standon Hill in the distance.

To the footbridge over the River Tavy...

...and this has got to be the longest footbridge on Dartmoor.
















Believe it or not there is a footpath through this area of ferns...

...eventually the open moor - Standon Hill is ahead and is actually much steeper than  it looks in the photograph.

On the way up and there is this view across Tavy Cleave with Tavy Cleave Tors in the middle and Hare Tor on the right.

In the opposite direction is Bagga Tor and White Tor.

Past this group of foals.

Halfway up and this is the view looking back down.

Eventually the range huts on top of the hill come into view - I don't remember ever being on this hill before.  Always good to find a new bit of moor.

The rock at the top of the hill.  But, this is not called a tor and is not in my list of Dartmoor Tors!  Why not?  It looks more like a tor than some of the tors I have visited. Anyhow I have decided -  this  will be known as this as Standon Hill Tor from now on!

In the distance about two miles away is Fur Tor on the left and a bit futher away on the right is Cut Hill.

Across the valley is Lynch Tor - my next destination - but I am not going there directly - no point giving up all that height only to go back up again.

I head off towards Fur Tor to the ridge line past the herd of cows.

On the ridge line I turn right for Lynch Tor - on the right of the photo.

Lynch Tor White Tor and Cox Tor in the distance.

Bagga Tor below.

Hare, Sharp and Great Links Tors on the right.

Time to head down again.

Standon Hill on my right.

Back down to the River Tavy to the stepping stones.

From here back up to the original track at the start.  A lovely sunny warm morning but just as I got back to the car it started to rain and as I got in the car it came became torrential.  I was very lucky to miss it! 

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