First big walk back in Devon for a while and wanted to go somewhere new and somewhere I knew! Sittaford Tor looked good plus a walk across to Kit Rocks and then back along the East Dart via the waterfall. The weather didn’t really play ball for the first half of the walk, especially on Sittaford tor when the cloud was down. Conditions underfoot weren’t much better and it’s a boggy trudge from Sittaford Tor to Kit Rocks for sure, especially if as I did you skirt the edge of Broad Marsh!!
| Start – Postbridge |
| Route – Stannon Farm – Stannon Tor – White Ridge – Grey Wethers – Sittaford Tor – Statts House – Kit Rocks – Sandy Hole Pass – East Dart Waterfall – Broad Down – Postbridge Clapper Bridge |
| Distance – 9 miles Start time – 11am Time taken – 4 1/2 hrs Highest Point – Sittaford Tor 537m |
| Weather – Cloudy and then low cloud around Grey Wethers and Sittaford Tor, sun was out on the return from Kit Rocks |
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Starting out along the track to Stannon Farm
Looking across to Higher White Tor
Approaching Stannon Farm
Looking back to the farm as I climb Stannon Tor
Near the summit of Stannon Tor with Yar Tor away to the left
Stannon Tor summit
Higher White Tor
Sittaford Tor catches the sun
Looking back to Stannon Tor from White Ridge
Low cloud over Fernworthy Forest
Now at Grey Wethers
An offering place at Grey Wethers with a candle!
Looking down the East Dart valley from Sittaford Tor
The tracks to Winney’s Down, the right hand one heads more towards Statts House
Whitehorse Hill from Sittaford Tor
Again along the East Dart valley from my lunch spot
A gloomy looking Cut Hill
The recently found Sittaford stone circle
All the stones have been uncovered but they have not been re-erected
Boggy!
A distant Rough Tor from the boggy walk to Statts House
The peat pass starts at Statts House
Looking back to Sittaford Tor
Statts House, you can see where the fireplace was
Statts House looking to Whitehorse Hill
Kit Rocks looking to Sandy Hole Pass
The East Dart by Kit Rocks
Back along the East Dart with Kit Rocks in the distance
About to head through Sandy Hole Pass
Above Sandy Hole Pass
East Dart Waterfall
Looking back to the East Dart Waterfall with Sandy Hole behind and to the left
That’s better!!
Lovely views with the sun out
Looking back along the East Dart valley
Almost back to Postbridge
Postbridge Clapper Bridge
My wife and I followed this route last Saturday 23rd July 2016. A good mix of paths and moorland and an interesting route down the East Dart river via the waterfall.
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Glad you enjoyed the walk and thanks for the feedback. I’m a huge fan of the East Dart Waterfall, one of my favourite spots on the moor, I have to say the area around Statts House can be boggy and obviously around Kit Rocks is the Broad Marsh which isn’t to be messed with!!
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