First walk of a new year and one to hopefully take us to new places for some new adventures alongside old places with new people for some better adventures. I’m really looking forward to getting out this year and enjoying being out. This walk was done on New Years Day and as I type this we have walked 5 times by mid January (so I’m getting behind again after catching up a fair bit!!), so we are ready and raring to go. Being New Years Day we didn’t exactly spring out of bed though, and we weren’t ready to leave until after midday (we didn’t go to bed until something past 3 though!). So we stayed near to Plymouth, and Burrator Reservoir is perfect for walks as there are so many different paths, tors and old farms to explore. This walk took us out first into Deancombe and to Cuckoo Rock, before we crossed a couple of tricky streams and climbed up to Yellowmead Down, we didn’t make Sheeps Tor this time but instead went to search for Rough Tor (Burrator) and its many outcrops on our way back to the car. A lovely little walk of a couple of hours, which would be nice in a summers evening or early morning walk if you didn’t have too long.

Start – Burrator parking

Route – Middleworth Farm – Cuckoo Rock – Combshead Tor – Deancombe Rocks – Click Tor – Yellowmeade Stone Circle – Rough Tor (Burrator) – Burrator Arboretum

Distance – 4.5 miles    Start time – 1.15pm   Time taken – 2hrs 45mins Highest Point – Combshead Tor 365 metres

Weather – Low grey clouds