Black Tor

A new one on me, a bus journey to the start of the walk and then a bus back home at the end. As I was a little early getting back I was able to walk the length of Burrator and get an ice cream whilst waiting for the bus!! The walk took some of the lesser known tors around Walkhampton Common, however the views were good and gave me a chance to have a proper look at the Raddick Hill aqueduct before heading down to Crazywell Pool and back to Burrator.

Start – Burrator Reservoir
Route – Norsworthy BridgeLeather BridgeDevonport Leat – Raddick Hill Aqueduct – Black TorHart TorSouth Hessary TorCramber TorCrazywell PoolBurrator Reservior
Distance – 6 1/2 miles    Start time – 11.15am     Time taken – 4 1/2 hrs    Highest Point – South Hessary Tor 450m
Weather – Cloudy
© Crown copyright 2014 Ordnance Survey FL 2014 SF

© Crown copyright 2014 Ordnance Survey FL 2014 SF

Norsworthy Bridge

Norsworthy Bridge

Leather Tor Bridge

Leather Tor Bridge

Climbing on out the woods gives good views to Down Tor

Climbing on out the woods gives good views to Down Tor

Devonport Leat

Devonport Leat

And looking along the leat to Black Tor in the centre

And looking along the leat to Black Tor in the centre

Raddick Hill as the Devonport Leat tumbles down

Raddick Hill as the Devonport Leat tumbles down

Black Tor 7

Leather Tor left with Sharpitor above and the line of the leat running across the picture

Black Tor 8

In the Meavy valley above the Black Tor waterfall

Hart Tor the next objective

Hart Tor the next objective after I have been to Black Tor

Black Tor

Black Tor, Leather Tor back right

North Hessary Tor from Hart Tor

North Hessary Tor from Hart Tor

Hart Tor

Hart Tor

Looking back to Hart Tor

Looking back to Hart Tor and behind that are Sheeps Tor, Leather Tor and Sharpitor

South Hessary Tor across typical Dartmoor terrain

South Hessary Tor across typical Dartmoor terrain

Looking north from South Hessary Tor

Looking north from South Hessary Tor

Black Tor 16

View southwards from South Hessary Tor

North Hessary Tor from the South one!

North Hessary Tor from the South one!

Looking back to South Hessary Tor

Looking back to South Hessary Tor as I head towards Cramber Tor

Cramber Trig point

Cramber Trig point

Burrator from Cramber Tor

Burrator from Cramber Tor

You wait all day and then two come along at once!!

You wait all day and then two come along at once!!

Crazywell Pool

Crazywell Pool

Heading back to Burrator Reservoir

Heading back to Burrator Reservoir

Along the road beside the reservoir

Along the road beside the reservoir

Burrator Reservoir.....

Burrator Reservoir…..

and the Dam

and the Dam, now for ice cream whilst I wait for the bus

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