Walk de139 Yes Tor, High Willhays and Black Tor from Meldon Reservoir

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Vital Statistics:
Length:	7 miles (11km)
Ascent:	2,373ft (723m)
Time:	5hrs
Grade:
Walk Type:	High mountains
Start:	Cow Bridge car park*
Grid Ref:	NY403134
Sat Nav:	N54.5122   W2.9241
What3words:	scarecrow.generals.fire
Postcode:	CA11 0NS‡
Car Park Fee:	Pay and display. Free parking for National Trust members
Car Park Size:	Small. Only room for 22 well-parked cars
Location:	On the A592 between Hartsop and Patterdale
Stiles:	None
Dogs:	Permitted under close control
Terrain:	Good paths in the valley, thin mountain paths higher up
Gear Needed:	Full mountain gear including boots, warm layers, waterproofs, food & water, and good weather

Route outline for this walk:

Meldon Reservoir  -  Longstone Hill  -  Okehampton Army Firing Range  -  Yes Tor  -  High Willhays  -  Black Tor  -  West Okement River  -  Vellake Weir  -  Meldon Reservoir

Points of Interest/Notes on this walk:

High Willhays is often mistakenly referred to as the highest point in England south of Kinder Scout. In fact Black Mountain (703m) on the border between Herefordshire (England) and Powys (Wales) is considerably higher than both Crowden Head (Kinder Scout) (636m) and High Willhays (621m).

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:

1 English Mountain

0 Wainwrights

2 English Nuttalls

0 English Deweys

0 Wainwright Outlying Fells

1 Marilyn

0 Bridgets

Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:

The highest point of this walk is High Willhays at 622m (2041ft). High Willhays is classified as an English Mountain (Hewitt) (166th highest in England, 289th highest in England & Wales)

High Willhays is also known as an English Nuttall (228th highest in England, 397th highest in England & Wales) and an English Marilyn (49th highest in England, 727th highest in the UK).

High Willhays is the highest point in Dartmoor National Park and and the highest point in the county of Devon.

Completing this walk will also take you to the top of Yes Tor at 619m (2031ft). Yes Tor is also known as an English Nuttall (237th highest in England, 412th highest in England & Wales). The summit of Yes Tor is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.

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Some Photos and Pictures from Walk de139 Yes Tor, High Willhays and Black Tor from Meldon Reservoir

In no particular order . . .

West Mill Tor from Yes Tor

Photo: David Rodgers (7)

Meldon Reservoir

Photo: David Rodgers (13)

High Willhays from Yes Tor

Photo: David Rodgers (5)

Black Tor

Photo: Jon Eckersall (21)

Photo: Samantha Lucas (2)

Meldon Viaduct from Meldon Reservoir

Photo: Stephen Dawson (29)

West Mill Tor from Yes Tor with Okehampton and North Devon in background

Photo: Pete Barr (3)

On Black Tor

Photo: Jon Eckersall (19)

Ascending Longstone Hill from Meldon Reservoir with Sourton Tors on the horizon

Photo: Pete Barr (1)

Yes Tor from High Willhays (foreground)

Photo: Stephen Dawson (28)

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