Walk Route Map de145 Kitty Tor and Sourton Tor from Sourton

Walk de145 Kitty Tor and Sourton Tor from Sourton

High moorland walk to superb views

Vital Statistics:

Length:	8¼mls (13km)
Ascent:	1,375ft (419m)
Time:	4½hrs
Grade:

Map with easy-to-follow route details for walk de145 Kitty Tor and Sourton Tor from Sourton pdf

Route outline for walk de145:

Sourton - Sourton Church - River Lyd - Gren Tor - Hunt Tor - Woodcock Hill - Rattle Brook - Kitty Tor (Amicombe Hill) - Amicombe Hill - Sten-a-tor - Corn Ridge - Sourton Tors - Two Castles Trail - The West Devon Way - Prewley Moor - The Granite Way - Sourton Church.

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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:

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English
Mountains

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Wainwrights

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Nuttalls

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English
Dewey

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Wainwright
Outlying Fells

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Marilyns

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Bridget

Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:

The highest point of this walk is Kitty Tor (Amicombe Hill) at 585m (1919ft). Kitty Tor (Amicombe Hill) is also known as an English Dewey (24th highest in England, 61st in England & Wales)

Completing this walk will also take you to the top of Sourton Tors at 440m (1444ft). Sourton Tors is known as an English Bridget. The summit of Sourton Tors is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.

National Trails & Long Paths included on this walk:

Part of this walk follows a section of The Granite Way, an 18km (11 miles) linear footpath connecting Okehampton in Devon, England with Lydford in Devon, England. The Granite Way is waymarked by named posts. For more walks that include a section of this trail see The Granite Way.

Part of this walk also follows a section of The West Devon Way, a 57km (35 miles) linear footpath connecting Okehampton in Devon, England with Plymouth in Devon, England. The West Devon Way is waymarked by a walker/castle motif. For more walks that include a section of this trail see The West Devon Way.

You can find more walks near this one on these unique free-to-access Interactive Walk Planning Maps: (click/TAP to select)

Dartmoor National Park

1:25,000 scale OS Explorer Map (the ones with orange/yellow covers):

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1:50,000 scale OS Landranger Map (the ones with pink/magenta covers):

191 Okehampton & North Dartmoor

Some Photos and Pictures from Walk de145 Kitty Tor and Sourton Tor from Sourton

In no particular order . . .

Waiting for a paraglider to take-off on Sourton Tors

Photo: Tamzin Hackett (5)

Aproaching Sourton Tors

Photo: Tamzin Hackett (3)

Wild flowers and Sourton Church

Photo: Tamzin Hackett (1)

Sourton Tors summit Trig Point

Photo: Tamzin Hackett (4)

Lydford Viaduct from Sourton Tors

Photo: Tamzin Hackett (2)

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