Sunday 9th April - Circular Walk to Princetown

A walk I have wanted to do for some time. From home to Walkhampton and up to Princetown and then back past Leather Tor and Yelverton. A 16 mile walk on a beautiful sunny day.

Down through the village and on to Walkhampton.


Spring lambs on the footpath up to......

...Walkhampton Church

Through the fields to the green lane which leads out....

...on to the moor.

Up to the railway line...


...past Ingra Tor....

....and the short cut up to the higher level.

Continuing below the mast on North Hessary Tor.....

...the brewery in Princetown....

...to Fox Tor Café for a well earned breakfast.

Then out on the Eylesbarrow track for a short distance.....

....and over to Hart Tor


The River Meavy just above...

...Black Tor Falls

On past the Aqueduct....

....and the Devonport Leat

To the wall corner and up to...


Leather Tor.

Looking back.

Past Lowry Tor and good to see that the reservoir is again full.

To the woods


And on to Yennadon Down.

To Yelverton and then back home.

Friday 7th April - Rame Head

A beautiful spring morning and a much longer walk with Tom from Mount Edgcumbe to Rame Head and back.

The Cremyll ferry.

Out through Cremyll where the bluebells are already out - it will be another month before they are in full bloom on Dartmoor.

To Embacombe - Torpoint on the other side of the estuary.

Around Palmer Point and what was this man collecting in the mud?

Up to Maker Church - the footpath down to Maker Farm


A hazy view of the breakwater in Plymouth Sound

Into Kingsand for a coffee and then....

...out to Penlee Point with our first view of Rame Head



The little chapel on the top and the Coast Watch station in the distance.

Looking back to Penlee Point

The other way across Whitsand Bay

Tom

Then back again to Cawsand for a lunch stop. Looking back to Kingsand

Fort Picklecombe

Part of the old coast path has been closed for some years but it is clear that it is still well used

Back to Mount Edgcumbe Park and the folly - with Drakes Island and Plymouth behind


Towards the Royal William Yard

A hazy view of the house.

Tuesday 4th April - Around Dartmeet

A rather dull and cool day. We met at Dartmeet which is just now getting a little bit busier. We followed the East Dart north almost to Babeny. Then on the road through Sherwell before cutting up to Cathanger Rock. Up along the ridge to Condon Tor and down past the Penny memorial to Yar Tor. Finally across the main road to find the Coffin Stone. Lunch at Badgers Holt where the peacocks were putting on some fine displays. With Jon, Terry, Charlie, Dianne, Lindsay, Brenda, Anne, Elanor and Jane.

The East Dart


Sherwell

They came to see us but we didn't have any food.

Arriving at Cathanger Rock

Corndon Tor


Yar Tor

Coffin Stone