A lovely walk taking in a film set, a Bronze Age settlement, a couple of tors and an old tin mine! Shame the sun couldn’t shine. This is a cracking place, the history in the area is well worth seeing, especially Drizzlecombe
| Start – Scout Hut Car Park |
| Route – Scout Hut Car Park – Ditsworthy Warren House – Drizzlecombe – Higher Hartor Tor – Eylesbarrow – Eylesbarrow Tin Mine – Scout Hut Car Park |
| Distance – 5 miles Start time – 10.00am Time taken – 3hrs Highest Point – Eylesbarrow 454m |
| Weather – Mainly dry and chilly on the tops. |
© Crown copyright 2014 Ordnance Survey FL 2014 SF
Looking back to the car park by the trees with Gutter Tor on the left
Drizzlecombe with the tallest standing stone on Dartmoor at around 4.5m
Giants Basin to the left of the standing stone, Ditsworthy Warren house near the trees in the distance
Same view from higher up
Sheeps Tor left with Peek Hill on the right
Burrator reservoir surrounded by trees from the climb to Higher Hartor
Higher Hartor Tor
Plymouth Sound gleaming in the distance from Eylesbarrow
The mast at Princetown as seen from Eylesbarrow
Looking north to miles of emptiness from Eylesbarrow.
Large cairn on Eylesbarrow
Plymouth Sound in the distance from Eylesbarrow
Remains of the Eylesbarrow Tin Mine
Heading back down the Eylesbarrow track, car park is behind the trees
Sheeps Tor
Almost back at the car park with Gutter Tor behind
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