Castle Drogo and Sharp Tor

My second visit to Castle Drogo this year, this time I had a look around the castle as well as a short walk. The walk is one of the published walks available from the shop and is the very short walk of just over a mile. I also added on Hunters Tor as an easy extension as it would be rude to come all the way here and not visit. All in all an easy day out at a nice national trust property which will only get better once the work on the castle is completed.

Start – Castle Drogo parking
Route – Sharp Tor – Hunters Tor – Castle Drogo
Distance – 1.5 miles     Start time – 12.45pm     Time taken – 1hr   Highest Point – 250m Castle Drogo
Weather – Grey skies but no rain
Some of the higher Dartmoor hills to the south and west around Manaton
The village of Chagford down below, Dartmoor beyond
The Teign gorge on the walk to Sharp Tor
There are two main outcrops for Sharp Tor, I’m stood on one looking at that one!!
Looking the other way, the eagle eyed of you will see Hunters Tor at the end of spur running right to left
The Teign gorge
I’m on the Hunters path to Hunters Tor
Now on Hunters Tor I look back along the gorge
Hunters Tor and the green fields of north Devon
Hunters Tor and the gorge
Castle Drogo as I walk back to the car

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