Yet again the weather has been against me and the chances to get out have been fleeting, after a calm Sunday morning I looked out the window and noticed that it hadn’t rained!! Time for a walk. Nothing too far, a couple of miles, but enough to remove the cobwebs. Trowlesworthy Warren used to be a rabbiting area, from medieval times to the 1950s rabbits were bred here and in a number of other warrens nearby. There are a couple of easy tors to visit as well making it a simple but rewarding hour out of the house.
| Start – near Cadover Bridge |
| Route – Trowlesworthy Warren Farm – Great Trowlesworthy Tor – Little Trowlesworthy Tor – River Plym |
| Distance – 2.5 miles Start time – 12.15pm Time taken – 1hr Highest Point – Great Trowlesworthy Tor 357m |
| Weather – Grey skies but not cold for December |
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The River Plym at the start of the walk
He’s got his eyes on me!
The view behind me, the car’s parked by the road on the left and I’ve just walked past the farm in the trees on the right
After not too long I’m at Great Trowlesworthy Tor, Shell Top behind.
Lovely views to Princetown even on a grey day
Lee Moor china clay workings
Little Trowlesworthy Tor on the right
Between the two tors lies this carved stone which was meant for Devonport for a flag pole. It never made it that far as it came from Little Trowlesworthy Tor behind it.
On the Little Trowlesworthy Tor now and views to Hen Tor right and Eylesbarrow to the left
Looking back to Great Trowlesworthy Tor with cloud rolling across Shell Top now
Bit of zoom to pick out the ‘gutter’ on Gutter Tor with the mast on North Hessary Tor behind and the River Plym bottom left
Kit Hill with its mine chimney on top, the Cornish Caradon Hills behind
Lee Moor leat with Legis Tor to the left
Back at the Plym and the car
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