All around Haytor

My first proper evening walk of the year and a great one it was. Haytor in the sun is a very popular place however in the evening you get great sunsets from this area with far less people about. The path to Bag Tor is a permitted path at this time of year which climbs the hill to the corner of the field, before heading along the wall to Rippon Tor and the sunset.

Start – Cold East Cross
Route – Rippon TorSaddle TorHolwell TorHaytorBag Tor – Rippon Tor – Cold East Cross
Distance – 5.5miles    Start time – 17.30am     Time taken – 3 1/2 hrs    Highest Point – Rippon Tor 473m
Weather – Cloudy to start but the promised sunset was there

© Crown copyright 2014 Ordnance Survey FL 2014 SF
© Crown copyright 2014 Ordnance Survey FL 2014 SF
Rippon Tor from Cold East Cross
Rippon Tor from Cold East Cross
And looking back down to Cold East Cross
And looking back down to Cold East Cross
Princetown mast
Princetown mast as I climb to Rippon Tor
Trig point of Rippon Tor with Haytor behind
Trig point of Rippon Tor with Haytor behind
All the way to the sea at Teignmouth
All the way to the sea at Teignmouth
On Saddle Tor now and the looking the same way as the previous picture
On Saddle Tor now and looking the same way as the previous picture
Haytor 7
Looking across to Holwell Tor (right) from Saddle Tor with Hound Tor behind
Haytor from Holwell Tor
Haytor from Holwell Tor
And looking back to Rippon Tor
And looking back to Rippon Tor
Fantastic bluebell display on the lower slopes of Hound Tor opposite
Fantastic bluebell display on the lower slopes of Hound Tor opposite
Haytor
Haytor
And looking to Rippon Tor from Haytor
And looking to Rippon Tor from on top of Haytor
Haytor to the sea
Looking down to Bag Tor
Looking down to Bag Tor
Bag Tor looking back to Haytor
Haytor from the walk across to Rippon Tor. It was here I saw a sheep with its head and horns caught in a wire fence. Managed to get it free to do my good deed for the day.
Haytor from the walk across to Rippon Tor. It was here I saw a sheep with its head and horns caught in a wire fence. Managed to get it free to do my good deed for the day.
Back on Rippon Tor
Back on Rippon Tor
Sunset time
Stunning
Stunning, as I walk down from Rippon Tor towards Cold East Cross and the car

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