A day off from work and a good chance to get out and about. Starting from the car park near the Two Bridges hotel we headed for Beardown Tor and Lydford Tor following part of the Devonport leat. However looping back via Cowsic Bridge brought with it some issues with very boggy ground, between us and the bridge over the Cowsic, luckily we made it across and up to Holming Beam before walking back to Two Bridges
| Start – Two Bridges |
| Route – Two Bridges – Beardown Farm – Devonport Leat – Beardown Tor – Lydford Tor – Cowsic Bridge – Holming Beam – Devonport Leat – Two Bridges |
| Distance – 5 1/2 miles Start time – 9.45am Time taken – 5 hrs Highest Point – Beardown Tor 513m |
| Weather – Cold but sunny, clouded over towards the end |
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Two Bridges
Above Beardown Farm we reach the Devonport Leat with good views back to the mast at Princetown
Into the forest following the leat
Emerging to views to Crocken Tor
Still following Devonport Leat with magnificent views to Littaford Tor right and Longaford Tor left
Heading up to Beardown Tor looking across Wistman’s Wood to Liitaford Tor with Longaford Tor on the left
Longaford Tor again this time with Higher White Tor behind
Beardown Tor comes into view
North Hessary Tor and the mast from Beardown Tor
Military marker post with one of the Beardown Tors
Lydford Tor with the path ahead
Looking across to the other Beardown Tor and the military observation hut. Great Mis Tor in the distance
North Hessary Tor again
Looking back to Beardown Tor from Lydford Tor
Heading for Cowsic Bridge, Holming Beam is the wooded area above
Looking back towards the Head of the Cowsic river, its a bit boggy across here!
Cowsic river, valley and bridge
The head of the Cowsic river catches the sun
The road away from Holming Beam, a little further along this road we headed down to the left
Looking back with Beardown and Lydford Tors in view
Devonport Leat with Holming Beam on the hill above
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