All around the Staple Tors

I hadn’t been out on Dartmoor for around a month and was getting itchy feet for some new granite!! I decided to visit a tor I have been to before in Cox Tor and add on a visit to Roos Tor and the Staple Tors. It was a very pleasant way to spend a few hours and I had a lovely break on Roos Tor looking out the back at the wilderness, a place to visit next time I’m this way.

Start – Pork Hill car park
Route – Cox TorRoos TorGreat Staple TorMiddle Staple TorLittle Staple Tor – Pork Hill car park
Distance – 4 miles    Start time – 11.30am     Time taken – 3hrs    Highest Point – Great Staple Tor 455m
Weather – Mixture of sun and cloud

© Crown copyright 2014 Ordnance Survey FL 2014 SF
© Crown copyright 2014 Ordnance Survey FL 2014 SF
Lovely views across to Cornwall from the start of the walk
Lovely views across to Cornwall from the start of the walk
Cox Tor
Cox Tor
Hazy view with Pew Tor middle right and Plymouth Sound beyond
Hazy view with Pew Tor middle right and Plymouth Sound beyond
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Bit of zoom to capture Brentor
Approaching Cox Tor summit
Approaching Cox Tor summit
Plymouth Sound from Cox Tor
Plymouth Sound from Cox Tor
Cox Tor trig with the Staple tors in the middle distance and North Hessary Tor and the mast beyond
Cox Tor trig with the Staple Tors in the middle distance and North Hessary Tor and the mast beyond
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Views from Cox Tor with Great Links Tor the high point
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White Tor from the back of Cox Tor
Views along the valley to Brentor
Views along the valley to Brentor
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Over the bumps (periglacial mounds) with Great Staple Tor in the centre
Roos Tor summit and military flag post with North Hessary Tor behind
Roos Tor summit and military flag post with North Hessary Tor behind
Great Staple Tor the next destination
Great Staple Tor the next destination
Cox Tor
Looking back to Cox Tor
Wilderness at the back of Roos Tor, heading that way next time
Wilderness at the back of Roos Tor, heading that way next time
The Walkham valley and Great Mis Tor right
The Walkham valley and Great Mis Tor right
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North Hessary Tor
Looking back to Roos Tor
Looking back to Roos Tor
Plymouth Sound from Great Staple Tor
Plymouth Sound from Great Staple Tor
One of the stacks on Great Staple Tor
Silhouetted stacks on Great Staple Tor
Looking back to Great Staple Tor
Looking back to Great Staple Tor
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Great view of Plymouth Sound from Middle Staple Tor
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Views across to Walkhampton common and Sharpitor as I leave Little Staple Tor
Clever aquaduct
Clever aqueduct for the leat near to the car park

4 thoughts on “All around the Staple Tors

  1. Thanks for your recommendation! I did this walk last Friday, superb outing to give a real flavor of Dartmoor. The views out west to Cornwall and the tors themselves were a real highlight.

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