The weather was set to be good (and it was absolutely superb) and I fancied somewhere new and ticking off a place that I’d looked at before from above but never been through. I also thought that I could bag a couple of higher tors that I had yet to visit. I’d had good recent practice of boggy walking on last week’s walk around Sittaford Tor however the walking underfoot was better than I expected and only the area around Sandy Ford and Amicombe Brook was boggy. The walk up to Fur Tor was impressive and the views from there are amazing. I was pleased I chose to come back via the top of the Tavy Cleave to look down on my outward path and the great views.
Starting out from Lane End, Ger Tor up on the left, which will be my last tor of the day
Green and pleasant land from Nat Tor
Looking into Tavy Cleave from Nat Tor, I had to jump the leat to get onto the path that heads into the Cleave
Following the leat into the cleave
The start of the leat as it splits from the River Tavy
The River Tavy, it was lovely and warm here
I can recommend the pool on the right for a spot to swim, Tavy Cleave Tors above
You feel completely away from it all, it can be rough walking through this cleave but it has a magical quality
Out of the cleave now and walking across Watern Oke, that’s Fur Tor ahead
Still following the River Tavy heading to Sandy Pass, Fur Tor dominates the view ahead
Plenty of long grass here made walking tricky, I’ve crossed at Sandy Ford and I’m taking a looping route up to Fur Tor following the brook/river coming down from South Tavy Head, here I’m looking back to Hare Tor
Fur Tor summit with High Willhays in the distance
Hare Tor left and Great Links Tor to the right from Fur Tor
You can see the River Tavy heading across the picture left to right towards the cleave
Looking south from a glorious place in Fur Tor
Between Fur Tor and Cut Hill, High Willhays in the distance again
On Cut Hill with Whitehorse Hill to the northeast
Looking back to Fur Tor
Cut Hill feels like the centre of Dartmoor as you can see pretty much all of it from here
After Cut Hill I headed to Little Kneeset, here looking across to Cut Hill left and Fur Tor right
High Willhays still in view to the north with Great Kneeset to the right
It was ok walking through here, Fur Tor right, then Cut Hill and Little Kneeset as I cross Amicombe Brook
The grass was long but at least I stayed dry ish, Fur Tor left
Having crossed the wilderness on Amicombe Hill I headed to cross the Rattlebrook, that’s the Dunnagoats to the north
That’s Tavy Cleave again, I’m heading down to the right here to cross the Rattlebrook
Rattlebrook below now and that’s the north end of Tavy Cleave, Fur Tor is top left and that’s the River Tavy heading away which I followed out to Fur Tor
Above Tavy Cleave on Tavy Cleave Tors
Wow, Sharp Tor (Tavy Cleave) on the right is my next target
Ger Tor on the right, that’s where I’m heading next
Just to prove I was here!
Ger Tor looking to Hare Tor
As you can see Ger Tor is within the firing range, Great Mis Tor in the distance to the left
Looking down to Lane End and the car at the end of a cracking day out.
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