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.
Start – Burrator Reservoir |
Route – Norsworthy Bridge – Snappers Tor – Down Tor – Combshead Tor – Eylesbarrow – Higher Hartor Tor – Drizzlecombe – Eastern Tor – Ditsworthy Warren House – Gutter Tor – Sheepstor village – Burrator Reservoir |
Distance – 7 miles Start time – 11.15am Time taken – 4 1/4 hrs Highest Point – Eylesbarrow 454m |
Weather – Cloudy some brightness at the end |

Snappers Tor looking back to Burrator and Leather Tor right

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