A walk around a familiar area with a change to norm. I’d joined a walk with a group, the Walk Dartmoor 365 group had arranged a gathering, not a long walk but a chance to meet like minded people and walk an area I’d been to lots of times. However with Paul taking us around we were in for a treat of his knowledge and a different aspect on things I’d looked at many times but never properly understood. From reaves, to xynoliths, tinners huts, periglacial mounds and paths for the quarrymen. so many others parts to Dartmoor than just the normal tors. It was a lovely walk in some stunning weather seeing some of the best bits of Dartmoor and some of the best tors. Looking forward to more of this on Dartmoor, as I’ve neglected the main part of Dartmoor recently, in favour of more coastal path walking, and need to get back up there more. A lovely morning out.
Pork Hill car park, the tarmac bit behind me is fairly full at 10am, but there’s plenty of parking to take. Looking to Tavistock and beyond to Cornwall (Bodmin Moor) at the start of the walkA tinner’s cleave and up to Cox Tor, previously I’d walked through here without thinking about itLittle Staple Tor looking south towards Pew Tor with Peek Hill and Sharpitor on the leftNow up at Middle Staple Tor with the mast at North Hessary Tor in the distanceOn from Middle Staple to Great Staple TorNow up at Great Staple and enjoying the fantastic shapes of the tors hereAt the back of Great Staple looking west, Brent Tor is the dark triangle shape in the distancePaul is in blue describing xenoliths at this point talking to Trevor. Jenny and Nicola to the right. The dogs are doing zoomies around us all, with Roos Tor at the backAt Roos Tor looking back to Great Staple with some dark clouds above, it never rained throughout, but out of the sun it was bitterly cold.From Roos Tor, one of my favourite views ever. Out the back, the river Walkham on the right and lots of tors back leftA tinners pit between Roos Tor and Cox Tor, Brent Tor in the distanceThe little mounds are periglacial apparently, or possibly something else, they only appear out of the normal Dartmoor granite area thoughThe highest areas of Dartmoor are in its north western parts, back right in this photoCox Tor trig point looking across the Tamar valleyLove this photo, fluffy clouds and a great landscapeAs we descend from Cox tor out of a biting wind we look across to the Staple Tors with Great Mis Tor back leftAnd at the end this view back up to Cox Tor, a well done to Paul for putting up with all us and delivering a fine narrative to the walk. A worth while note that you may walk an area many times without knowing its true worth or story.
The rock piles are our Dartmoor tors, and there are hundreds across the moor of varying shapes and sizes. These ones are some of the more shapely ones, carved by years of weathering
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Looks pretty! I like all the random rock piles.
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The rock piles are our Dartmoor tors, and there are hundreds across the moor of varying shapes and sizes. These ones are some of the more shapely ones, carved by years of weathering
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Lovely walk. Great view over the countryside.
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The western side of Dartmoor always delivers on views to Cornwall
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Pretty much my first walk on Dartmoor and one you recommended to me! Staple Tors were wonderful in the late evening light I seem to remember.
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The Staple Tors have some fantastic shapes perfect for casting a shadow or two
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