Route outline for walk de104:
Princetown - South Hessary Tor - Siward's Cross - Nun's Cross - Devonport Leat - Raddick Hill - River Meavey - Black Tor (Walkhampton Common) - The Dartmoor Way - Princetown
Points of Interest/Notes on this walk:
The odd shaped lumps of rock strewn across so many of the South West's tors are collectively known as 'clitter'.
Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:
0 English Mountains |
0 Wainwrights |
0 English Nuttalls |
0 English Deweys |
0 Wainwright Outlying Fells |
0 Marilyns |
1 Bridget |
Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:
The highest point of this walk is South Hessary Tor at 450m (1476ft). South Hessary Tor is known as an English Bridget. The summit of South Hessary Tor is marked by a rocky outcrop.
National Trails & Long Paths included on this walk:
Part of this walk follows a section of The Dartmoor Way, a 138km (86 miles) circular footpath starting and finishing in Buckfastleigh in Devon, England. The Dartmoor Way is waymarked by occasional signs. For more walks that include a section of this trail see The Dartmoor Way.
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