Another week and my second bus journey to Burrator, getting a habit this!! Not the weather I wanted but this is a great route, with tors, historic monuments and old farms to keep you interested. The only hard climb is to Eylesbarrow otherwise it’s all fairly simple going.

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Down Tor, my first stop, from the road around Burrator

Leather Tor in the sun from the climb to Down Tor

Snappers Tor looking back to Burrator and Leather Tor right

That must be Gutter Tor!!

Looking behind Down Tor

Combshead Tor with Eylesbarrow behind

Unmistakable Sheeps Tor as I head from Combshead Tor

Looking back towards Burrator reservoir from Combshead Tor

Eylesbarrow summit

Looking down along the grassy path to Higher Hartor Tor

Higher Hartor Tor

Looking down to Drizzlecombe with Ditsworthy Warren House in the trees in the distance. Bits of the River Plym can also been seen down there

Giant’s Basin at Drizzlecombe

The Bronze age Drizzlecombe Stone Row. This is the tallest menhir on Dartmoor at 4.5 metres tall

Eastern Tor looking back to Higher Hartor Tor

Hen Tor from Eastern Tor

Ditsworthy Warren House below

And the more traditional view of Ditsworthy Warren House

Gutter Tor ahead

War horses in front of Ditsworthy Warren House (in the trees). War Horse was filmed at this spot.

Gutter Tor trig

Sheeps Tor left from Gutter Tor

The ‘Gutter’ on Gutter Tor!

Sheeps Tor

Sheeps Tor village and cross

Back at Burrator Reservoir looking to Peek Hill, just the short walk from here to the bus stop at the dam
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