This was a good walk after the morning rain had been and the next day rains arrived with vengeance. I don’t think however that I’ve been on Shell Top or Lee Moor without at least a shower, and today was no different, it lashed down for 10 minutes and then left as quick as it came. The walk up to Lee Moor trig is a good one, along an easy to follow path. Beyond Lee Moor and heading for Langcombe Hill you are in boggy territory and with this area being fairly flat the bog, tufty grass and tough walking last for 2-3 miles. I also looped down the Yealm this time to see the waterfall. Its marked on an OS map and its a nice spot to sit for a break. A good walk of no more than 4 hours
| Start – Harford parking |
| Route – Rook Tor – Penn Beacon – Shell Top – Lee Moor – Langcombe Hill –Yealm Head – Yealm Rocks – Yealm Waterfall – High House Waste – Harford Parking |
| Distance – 6.5 miles Start time – 1pm Time taken – 4hrs Highest Point – Lee Moor 493metres |
| Weather – Cloudy, some sun and the odd heavy shower |
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The view across to Western Beacon as I leave Rook Gate
Across the clay pits from Rook Tor
Its a steady plod up to Penn Beacon from Rook Tor and here I look across the clay pits again to Plymouth Sound
Looking up to Shell Top my next target
Three Barrows in the sun at the back from Penn Beacon
South Hams beyond the Penn Beacon shelter
I’m about to get very wet!!
Stunning dark clouds from Shell Top
Penn Beacon from Shell Top
Brightening up over Burrator direction
Lee Moor trig point, looking back to Shell Top with Plymouth Sound beyond
A dark looking Three Barrows, along the ridge to the sun and to Butterdon Hill and Western Beacon
Walking to Langcoimbe Hill looking to the centre of Dartmoor
The dark ridge is Ryders Hill and Snowden, you can also see Redlake (the darker hill centre right)
On Langcombe Hill, with pointy Leather Tor left and the mast on North Hessary Tor in view to the right
Yealm Head, the river wiggling south along the valley towards South Hams
One of the blowing houses just north of Yealm Waterfall
Yealm Rocks looking back to Yealm Head
Yealm Waterfall, far from the most spectacular but a nice spot to look along the valley
Yealm Rocks left and the waterfall right
Settlements used to sit along these walls, although now it just looks like the wall builder had been the pub at lunch
Lovely South Hams
One of the gates at High House Waste, the name of the Major is on the gates and beyond an SSSI
A look back, Langcombe Hill is at the back left
Back at Rook Gate
