TWO MOORS WAY - SATURDAY 27th November 2010

Today we decided to start early and follow a walk by Martin Hesp.  Parking in Ivybridge we would walk up to the Moor, and follow the Two Moors Way via Western Beacon, Butterdown Hill, to Hangershell Rock and back along the track.

Stowford Mill

 Its a steep climb out of Ivybridge

From the road, an inticing view of Western Beacon

After climbing through steep lanes we come to a gate onto the moors

Its all up hill!!

Looking back onto Ivybridge

On top of a pile of stones at Western Beacon

You can imagine the cold, the fierce wind and the noise from the expression on my face!!

Black Pool (Don't see the illuminations!)

 Boundary stone and my shadow

Butterdon Hill in the distance

 Butterdon Hill with the Ordinance survey point

Bob trying to eat some ice

The path stretched before us, snow on the ground and the wind whistling all around us

Fantastic Views

Real Snow

Hangershell Rock in the distance

This was a circle of stones with a crater inside. 

 

Hangershell Rock

Hangershell Rock

Butterbrook Reservoir trees can be seen

Heading back along the old Red Lake tramway where a train called Puffing Billy used to ply its trade.

Listen Class - MW stands for Moors Way (Or 'Me Wonderful')

If you really want to know what Bob has in his mouth - solid horse poo!!! - lovely - but he is a dog!!

These lovely cows had such thick coats, needed for a day like today.  We are a shadow of our former selves

Yes, Dave, we have been for our consitutional today!!

Dave recorded 11568 steps on his pedometer which he says is about 6 miles.  I don't care really.  All I know, is its warmer down here in the valley and I need a hot cuppa!!

Stover Country Park- Sunday 21st November 2010 - Walk 2

After lunch with Hedley and Megan, they were keen to go for a walk.  Oh dear, we thought, where can we go that isn't too far, as we have had enough already!  So we decided on Stover Country Park, opposite Trago Mills.  The walk goes around Stover Lake.

Map of Park. You have to pay for the car park but there are toilets in the building.

 We walked around the lake in no time, so set off again to do the circuit, and found some other trails through the arboreum.

Carved information board

Birds don't stay still enough to be identified!

Bob thought he ought to have the bread not the birds! If you double click on this photo you will see his face!!

Teresa, Megan, Hedley, Dave and Bob

Another 6000 steps making our total for the day to 19000 !!! Dave is well ahead of his schedule!!

Bovey Tracey following the Templer Way - Sunday 21st November 2010 -Walk 1

We decided to try a walk from Michael Bennie's Book Walking the Dartmoor Way today.  Number 9 Drakeford Bridge to Bovey Tracey.  The book's instructions were great at the beginning of the walk but we got lost half way round. Parking in the car park at Bovey, we encountered a great many people donning their walking gear.  They were the Plym Ramblers and seemed a friendly bunch so we may join them in the future.

The Start of the walk from Bovey Tracey

This cross marks the grave of a royalist soldier killed during the English Civil War

Curious Calves

The footpath went right through this farm

The Templer Way  is a granite tramway which used to take granite from Haytor Quarry to the docks in Teignmouth

The Templer Way

Pixie Queen on her throne

A disused copper mine

Where to go???

This is where we got lost and Dave's walking stick escaped

Walking stick recaptured takes a well deserved rest

From here we retraced our steps back the way we came which was a shame.  We had to run through the fields where the cows were as Bob decided to take them on and bark at them!!

Back to Bovey

Dog Tired

Dave's pedometer recorded 13000 steps which equates 10 km, which I think is 6 miles ish in english.
We were back by one to meet Hedley and Megan for lunch in The Riverside.  The carvery was delicious and was gone in seconds!!!