Arch Tor and Powdermills

So our first walk of 2026 and we headed, as we normally do, to Dartmoor. We only wanted a short walk, nothing too challenging, but away from the crowds that may well still be out in the holiday period. The area around Arch Tor is normally very quiet, most will head into Bellever Forest when…

Flat Tor, Kit Rocks and Sandy Hole Pass

After last weeks walk around Ducks Pool and the Erme pits I was back in the walking spirit, the warm weather wasn’t going to put me off, plus I was trying to get some miles in my legs ready for the Lakeland fells in a week or so. Make no mistake this is a tough walking…

Flat Tor

I’ve been looking at the tors on my list that I’ve yet to tick off, two in the centre were standing out, Arch Tor and Flat Tor. Looking at them on a map you’d think the link between them was simple. Far from it, this is Dartmoor after all. This is tough ground, very little…