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Thursday, January 2

Dartmoor - Epilogue

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Yet again a short break due to ongoing work/family constraints – in 2025 that will finally change. Three nights wild camp, and ten tors visi...

DARTMOOR DAY 4: Tuesday 10/9/2024 HOLLWELL TOR (return home)

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Sheltered from the wind the evening's entertainment was to watch construction work on the saddle between Haytor Rocks. No idea what the ...
Wednesday, January 1

DARTMOOR DAY 3: Monday 9/9/2024 SADDLE TOR - HAYTOR TOR-BLACK HILL-(LEIGHON TOR)-SMALLACOMBE ROCKS

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  Dartmoor. Sun? Surely not. Making my way back to the car via Sharpitor I drove over to the Haytor area looking for a safe spot to leave th...
Sunday, November 3

DARTMOOR DAY 2: Sunday 8/9/2024 SHARPITOR - PEEK HILL TOR-LEATHER TOR

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Pew Tor morning Heading bright (not) and early back to the car, the continued intermittent rain meant that my plan circular of tors to the N...
Saturday, November 2

DARTMOOR DAY 1: Sat 7/9/2024 VIXEN TOR - FEATHER TOR-HECKWOOD TOR-PEW TOR

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Family issues had meant that this was my first wildcamping trip this year. Frustrating really as my exercise regime during the last few year...
Saturday, April 13

Dartmoor - Epilogue

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  A noisy night, but no drama. A quick change of gear back at the car and then, reluctantly, heading off home. A final finger flick from the...

Dartmoor NIGHT 5/5 Mon 3/7/23 TOP TOR(AGAIN)-PIL TOR-HOLLOW TOR

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  PM: Knowing that I needed to travel back to Dorset the following day I opted to stay on the east side of the moor. Whilst the weather wasn...

Dartmoor 5/5 Mon 3/7/23 BROAD BARROW TOR-KING TOR-SHAPLEY TOR-VITIFER MINE WORKINGS

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AM:  Broad Barrow overnight-King Tor-Shapley Tor-Vitifer Mine workings NNE from BROAD BARROW and onto KINGS TOR (709 814) and the sunken bar...

Dartmoor NIGHT 4/5 Sun 2/7/23 WHITE TOR - RETURN; BIRCH TOR - HOOKNEY TOR - HAMELDOWN TOR & A WANDER ALONG BROAD BARROW RIDGE

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A.M:   WHITE TOR - RETURN An easy return in the morning following the wall south back to the road. P.M:  Time for tonight's wildcamp. I...

Dartmoor NIGHT 3/5 Sat 1/7/23 COX TOR-MIDDLE STAPLE TOR-GREAT STAPLE TOR-ROOS TOR-LYNCH TOR-WHITE TOR (8.7m)

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Time t o finally get properly exploring. D ry and clear, but with the ever persistent wind . But thankfully the rain has cleared and visibil...

Dartmoor NIGHT 2/5 Sat 30/6/23 COX TOR

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COX TOR (GR 530 761) - an old & dependable wildcamping spot It started murky and then became increasingly  wet. Dropping from my overnig...

Dartmoor NIGHT 1/5 Fri 29/6/23

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A very late arrival, so a quick and convenient pitch for my first night. Hemsworthy Gate car park and then a  short easy path up onto TOP TO...
Wednesday, May 10

Dartmoor Tors 5/5/23 - Bonehill Rocks, Bell Tor, Chinkwell Tor and Honeybag Tor

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 Now where was I before I went off on that last post ... The area around Haytor Rocks, as I've said previously, is one I've tended t...