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 Tor – Roos Tor – Great Staple Tor – Middle Staple Tor – Little 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 |
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Lovely views across to Cornwall from the start of the walk
Cox Tor
Hazy view with Pew Tor middle right and Plymouth Sound beyond
That view to Cornwall again
Bit of zoom to capture Brentor
Approaching Cox Tor summit
Plymouth Sound from Cox Tor
Cox Tor trig with the Staple Tors in the middle distance and North Hessary Tor and the mast beyond
Views from Cox Tor with Great Links Tor the high point
White Tor from the back of Cox Tor
Views along the valley to Brentor
White Tor again this time with the tors on the west side of Dartmoor behind.
Over the bumps (periglacial mounds) with Great Staple Tor in the centre
Looking back to Cox Tor
Roos Tor summit and military flag post with North Hessary Tor behind
Great Staple Tor the next destination
Cox Tor
Wilderness at the back of Roos Tor, heading that way next time
The Walkham valley and Great Mis Tor right
North Hessary Tor
Looking back to Roos Tor
Plymouth Sound from Great Staple Tor
One of the stacks on Great Staple Tor
Looking back to Great Staple Tor
Great view of Plymouth Sound from Middle Staple Tor
Views across to Walkhampton common and Sharpitor as I leave Little Staple Tor
Clever aqueduct for the leat near to the car park
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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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Hope you managed to get a cream tea as well!!!
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We did! Stopped in Widecombe at the Cafe on the Green. Excellent place
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