My adventures on Dartmoor
I did this route many years ago and decided to revisit it. The first time I had to cut it short when a serious Dartmoor mist came in and I couldn’t see 5m in front of me. That time I dumped Cramber Tor and made my way back to the car early. Although I’ve visited Cramber Tor since via another route, I wanted to retry…
Time for something a little more adventurous and ‘off-piste’. In all the years I have lived in this area and with all the walking and Tor bagging I have done, I had never visited the Trowlesworthy Tors close to Cadover Bridge. These two Tors sit on Lee Moor close to Shell Top and Langcombe Hill and adjacent to Legis Tor which is across the other…
So, something a little different this week; not really a ‘Moor walk’ but one that still bagged me a couple of Dartmoor 365 squares. On the edge of the 365 map are a few squares that lie within the Dartmoor National Park boundary but don’t really involve any Moor. Three of these squares contain the old Horrabridge to Tavistock railway line and the resurrected bridge…
This is a nice easy walk of a couple of miles, no real climbing, fairly easy terrain and some stunning views. I parked in a little unmarked car park on the B3212 Dousland to Princetown road with Sharpitor sitting just up above me (SX556706). I had decided to walk around the left hand side of Sharpitor following the contour, however half way around the ground…
I chose something a little more challenging for my second outing. It’s been a while since I have been out doing serious walking on the Moor so I wanted to ease back into it. This walk wasn’t particularly long or hard but offered a reasonable challenge at the time. I parked at Rundlestone close to the gate that leads to the transmitter station (SX575749 /…
I decided on a nice easy walk to kick off my quest. I parked the car at the ‘Scout Hut’ car park close to Gutter Tor (PL20 6PG / SX578673) and took the stone path that runs past the base of Gutter Tor. The old farm house is only about 1.3km from the car park and the track is in good condition as it was…