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 boggy, 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 |

Its a steady plod up to Penn Beacon from Rook Tor and here I look across the clay pits again to Plymouth Sound

The dark ridge is Ryders Hill and Snowdon, you can also see Redlake (the darker hill centre right). As you can see its flat across here and pretty boggy

On Langcombe Hill, with pointy Leather Tor left and the mast on North Hessary Tor in view to the right