Bank Holiday weekend and one good day which allowed for one quick walk (here), however the Sunday didn’t look a wash out so I headed to the eastern side of Dartmoor and hopefully I would hang on to the drier weather for longer. As it was it drizzled a bit and the cloud dropped but in the main I stayed dry and had a great walk across new country for me. I’ve driven past Hound Tor a few times always put off by the crowds (not sure why I picked bank holiday to visit mind!!) but the granite stacks are very impressive and a must to climb! The area around Haytor is packed with tors, in fact a simple 3 or 4 miles will bag you at least 7 or 8, however for me the highlight was the Bowermans Nose and brilliant piece of artwork by mother nature!
| Start – Saddle Tor car park |
| Route – Holwell Tor – Smallacombe Rocks – Hole Rock – Leighon Tor – Becka Brook Clapper Bridge – Greator Rocks – Hound Tor – Hayne Down – Bowermans Nose – Leighon village – Black Hill – Haytor Tramway – Haytor – Saddle Tor car park |
| Distance – 8 1/2 miles Start time – 10.30am Time taken – 5 1.2hrs Highest Point – Haytor 457m |
| Weather – Cloudy, spits of rain and then the cloud dropped for the last part of the walk |
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