19 Days to go before Everest, 500 training miles covered so far.
We chose this 6 mile walk from the Plym Ramblers book On the Beaten Track 3, walk 11. The weather threatened to rain, and we saw a lovely rainbow, but it stayed sunny if a bit cold. Parking in the small car park before the scout hut and the confer trees we headed towards Ditsworthy Warren house which was a commercial rabbit warren once occupied by a fierce lady called Granny Ware. Her son Percy lived in the scout hut then.
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| The Scout Hut |
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| Gutter Tor from the scout hut |
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| Gutter Tor, Sheeps Tor and the conifers surrounding the scout hut |
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| These cattle blocked our way along Edward's path |
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| Looking back the way we came on Edward's path |
Along the path, we skirted Eastern Tor and came to the cottage.
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| Ditsworthy Warren House next to Eastern Tor |
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| In the distance we could see the stone row and loads of backpacking teenagers. |
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| The first standing stone of the stone row at Drizzlecombe |
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| Drizzlecombe |
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| Giant's Basin with the tallest standing stone on Dartmoor to the right |
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| The tallest standing stone on Dartmoor. ( 14 ') Dave looks quite short in comparison! |
From here we walked across the moor to a small burial chamber called Kistvaen pictured below.
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| Kistvaen |
Further on we crossed a small stream and picked up a track direct to the Eylesbarrow ruin at the top of the hill.
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| Eylesbarrow Tin mine |
Heading down hill from here we had to negotiate some marshland which is quite difficult for people with small feet!!
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| Teresa fighting her way through the marsh ( and complaining a lot!!!) |
At the bottom of the hill, after crossing another stream, we came to Combeshead Tor.
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| Combshead Tor with Burrator Reservoir in the distance |
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| From Combeshead Tor you can see the mast at North Hessary Tor. | | ( you might want to click on this to enlarge the picture to see it!!) |
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| Combeshead Tor |
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| Cuckoo rock |
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| Deanscombe |
On the way back to Sheeps Tor Common now, skirting some woods first and then back to the car.
What a lovely day! and to think its still January!
(View of Burrator as we approached the start of the walk was breathtaking!)
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| On the way to the scout hut, we had to stop to admire this view |
Hey Teresa & Dave,
ReplyDeleteWould you take us on this walk next time we're in your neck of the woods? Looks wonderful.
Continued good luck in your training.
Vicki Stone
You have done half a THOUSAND miles !!!!
ReplyDeleteA commercial wabbit warren - who knew!?
Good training for Everest sighting the beige yaks.
Certainly less scary than a herd of backpacking teenagers.
The standing stones and kistvaen burial chambers are fascinating. Wouldn't you love to see the people who lived then. Where the moors fertile back then?
Mandy :O>