My Dartmoor Walks

Tuesday 8th August 2017 Buckland Beacon

Starting from Top Tor car park - this was the view towards Chinkwell Tor but we went the other way today. To Top Tor, Pil Tor.....

...and down to Tunhill Rocks

Widecombe-in-the-Moor in the valley below.

Corndon Down in the distance.

Around the edge of Pudsham Down to Ruddycleave Water.

Over Buckland Common to Buckland Beacon.

The view out to Teignmouth

And the recently refurbished Ten Commandment Stones

Back past Wells Tor and good to see the heather coming out.

Past Lucy's spiral and Blackslade Ford

Back to Pil Tor.

Lunch in the very busy Old Inn in Widecombe. Good they were geared up for the volume as the food came out very quickly. With Terry, Brenda, Charlie and Jane.

Sunday 6th August 2017 High Willhays

A cool fresh day and round to the military road north of Okehampton. Left to right Rowtor, West Mill Tor and Yes Tor

Up the track to Row Tor - West Mill Tor in the distance.

Looking south west with Oke Tor and Steeperton Tor in the distance.

The old rifle butts with the target railway in the middle distance.

The large metal target in the distance

The railway used to move the target behind the bank.

The engine shed

Down to New Bridge with the Black-a-ven Brook

Up to East Mill Tor.

Belstone Tor in the middle distance

And, the view the other way to Yes Tor

Then along the military track for a while to Dinger Tor - High Willhays in the distance and...

....Great Kneeset and Fur Tor to the south. A few spots of rain at this point.

Up to the High Willhays - the highest point on Dartmoor and I was surprised to have it to myself on a Sunday morning in August.

On Yes Tor looking back to High Willhays

Across to West Mill Tor, Belstone Tor and Cosdon Hill.

Down the track to the ford with West Mill Tor in the distance.

West Mill Tor

Wednesday Evening 2nd August 2017 Brat Tor

So much rain. All day. A good job we did the Fur Tor walk yesterday because we would not have been able to cross the rivers today. Just 3 of us for the evening walk from High Down as we set out in the cloud and mizzle. To the stepping stones, of course we went over the adjacent bridge.

Then probably the steepest bit of Dartmoor - up to Brat Tor with Widgery Cross on top as it emerged in the mist.

Across to the girt to follow the Doetor Brook down to the old mine cottage.

As we left the cottage the cloud and mizzle lifted as we crossed the Doetor Brook. Now Widgery Cross was visible for miles and I wished I had my proper camera with me.