Storm Katie was due to hammer Britain this Easter weekend, however the worst of it seemed to miss the south west. The winds were brisk but not horrible, and when Sunday came and the skies had some blue in them I decided a walk was in order. Unfortunately the weather in Plymouth is not the weather on Dartmoor, even though I tried to stay as south and west as I could, I got a good soaking, 3 hailstorms and one clap of thunder that made me leap about 3 foot in the air. Thankfully the last hour was done in a cold wind and some sunshine which helped dry me out before getting in the car! To make matters worse I hit a pretty big bog on my way down near Trowlesworthy Tor which further soaked my feet, not my best day for walking. Still a couple of new tors for me and good views down to Plymouth from Shell Top.
Sunny start, however 2 mins after taking this I was getting pounded by a hailstorm! Trowlesworthy Tors on the horizonIts gone grey now as I get to my first tor, Shadyback Tor on the edge of the River Plym, Legis Tor is behind.From Shadyback Tor I can see my next objective of Hen Tor, the pointy grey bit to the rightLooking back along the River PlymAnd upstream, Gutter Tor over to the leftI’m following the Lee Moor leat for a bit now until I reach a good crossing point just before Hentor WarrenHen Tor and a moody skyFrom Hen Tor looking north towards EylesbarrowLooking back past Hen Tor to some sunny weather over Gutter Tor and Burrator. Tough walking through these clumpsLee Moor summitGreat views to Ryders Hill from here, on the right. The dark pointy hill in the centre (distance) is RedlakeThe path to Shell Top can clearly be seenAs I head to Shell Top the views to the west open up againIf you like man made clay pit views, then this is your place. However when I visit Shell Top I prefer looking past that to Plymouth Sound in the distancePenn Beacon from Shell TopGreat Trowlesworthy Tor ahead along the obvious path/river down from Shell Top, a bit further down however I hit a big boggy area and had to head left out of shotZooming in on Leather Tor and Sharpitor to the westAfter a bigger detour than I would have liked, I reached the Trowlesworthy Stone CircleBack at the Lee Moor leat and just the simple walk back to the car past the Trowlesworthy farm
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