Friday 22 July 2022

Tor 200!

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Boodown Rocks

 Nice walk from Manaton today up to Easdon Down.  Visited Boodown Rocks, Easdon Tor, Whooping Rocks, Langdon Rocks, Easdon Hill, Figgie Daniel and Manaton Rocks.  Stunning day with amazing views.  

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Easdon Tor
I17 - Whooping Rock
Whooping Rock
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Number 200 - Langdon Rocks
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Langdon Rocks
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Easdon Hill
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Figgie Daniel


Saturday 12 February 2022

Braddon Tor

I have always looked over to Braddon Tor (197) SX622799 and thought that I really should go and visit this area.  It's a puzzle why an outcrop of this size isn't named on the OS Map, and it was only a visit to https://www.torsofdartmoor.co.uk/ that I discovered it's name. It's a beautiful tor with great views. 

  

J10 - Rowter Moor (Braddon Tor)

Monday 1 November 2021

Plan C - Dartmoor North to South

Plan C - Dartmoor North to South

Every year I take part in the Original Mountain Marathon on the last weekend of October.  Last year was cancelled due to Covid and so I was really looking forward to this years race starting from Langdale, Lake District.  Unfortunately nature had other ideas and on Thursday morning a storm ripped through the event centre destroying the marquee and led to the cancellation of the event.  With bags already packed and not wanting to miss the opportunity to catch up with my running partner Oliver, we came up with the plan to do a two day North to South of Dartmoor.  Starting from the Ten Tors start near Okehampton Army Camp.  Full route here.  We managed to find a "suitable" camping spot near Fox Tor and survived a wild night during which we experienced heavy rain and wind.  

New Tors - High Wilhays (1)

Dartmoor 365 - D7 - High Wilhays, P10 - Childe's Tomb

   

Monday 22 March 2021

Rowden Tor

So not the quickest way to get to Rowden Tor (217), I parked near Wind Tor and headed north over Hamel Down. On the run I visited Hameldown Beacon and Tor, Grimspound, Hookney Tor, Birch Tor, Rowden Tor and Wind Tor. It was a beautiful day, and running at this time of the year with the bracken and vegetation down is always nice, add to that the Skylark's doing their thing and all the other wildlife coming to life it was a great run.


Birch Tor, Dartmoor
Pony, Rowden Ball
Rowden Tor, Dartmoor

Tuesday 9 February 2021

Shap Tor

Really cold but beautiful day out.  Lockdown 3 means walking from the house,  and this is the closest tor to me on the list, but still a good 6km walk and a good amount of climb.  The climb out of Bovey Tracey is a shock to the system but once half way up Furzeleigh Lane a lot of the climbing is out of the way and it's a beautiful woodland walk through National Trust and Woodland Trust land.  Shap Tor (177) itself is in thick woodland so getting a photo is difficult but there is an impressive amount rock on show and great views down to Bovey Tracey and over to Haytor Rocks from the obvious summits. I took the path back through Shaptor Farm before winding my way through the lanes and footpaths back to Bovey Tracey and eventually Heathfield.  All in all a stunning day, my only regret is that I haven't thought about doing this before 

  

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Icicles on the lower rock edges

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Western Summit

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View over to Haytor

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Eastern Summit

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One of the many stunning Oak trees that surround the tor

Monday 9 November 2020

South Hessary Tor

 193 .......... and about time too!


Nice walk around Devonport Leat before heading up to (77) South Hessary Tor.  Strange that I haven't been there since I started this list 10+ years ago, it's about time.  The Tor is also Square O8 in the Dartmoor 365 book, so two birds and all that.  Absolutely hammered it down just before I got there hence not many photos, had a very soggy walk back to the car at Whiteworks.  

 

O08 - South Hessary Tor O08 - South Hessary Tor O08 - South Hessary Tor