It was the day of the half solar eclipse but to be honest, on Dartmoor, it kind of barely happened. It went a bit darker I guess and a bit cooler, but nothing like a full solar eclipse!! I grabbed a quick photo as it emerged behind a cloud which obscured the glare from the sun as we drove across Dartmoor heading for the Warren House Inn. It was a good walk but one I would do again in order to appreciate the no doubt good vistas which were missing due to heavy haze!!
| Start – Bennet’s Cross |
| Route – Birch Tor – Headland Warren Farm – Grimspound – Hameldown Tor – Hameldon Cross – Broad Burrow – Hameldown Tor – Grimspound – Hookney Tor – Shapley Tor – Bennet’s Cross |
| Distance – 5 miles Start time – 10.30am Time taken – 4 hrs Highest Point – Hameldon Cross 530m |
| Weather – Sunny, and low hazy cloud that meant views were tough to come by!! |
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The part solar eclipse!!
Bennet’s Cross at the start of the walk
One of the tinners trenches from the Vitifer Mine on the ascent to Birch Tor
Birch Tor in the cloud
Top of Birch Tor, you can just make out the white building which is the Warren House Inn
Heading down from Birch Tor
Headland Warren Farm
Have I been walking in the cloud too long and reached Peru?!
Grimspound, Hookney Tor right and Birch Tor distant left
Hameldown Tor
Looking towards Broad Burrow from Hameldown Tor
Hameldon Cross looking back to Hameldown Tor
Broad Burrow….obviously!
Hameldown Beacon in the distance
Looking down to Headland Warren Farm and Birch Tor behind
The gateway into Grimspound
Heading up to Hookney Tor and looking along Challacombe Down
Hookney Tor
King Tor from Hookney Tor
Looking from Hookney Tor across to Hameldown Tor with Grimspound below
The fairly dull approach to Shapley Tor
Shapley Tor looking back to Hookney Tor
Heading back over the shoulder of Birch Tor with Hookney Tor to the right
You can just make out the car park in the haze!
Bennet’s Cross with Birch Tor behind as we reach the car
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