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
And looking along the leat to Black Tor in the centre
And looking along Devonport 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, Leather Tor back right
North Hessary Tor from Hart Tor
North Hessary Tor from 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!
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, now for ice cream whilst I wait for the bus

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