Showing posts with label Fox Tor (Fox Tor Mires). Show all posts
Showing posts with label Fox Tor (Fox Tor Mires). Show all posts

Thursday, 21 September 2023

Dartmoor: A Hot Walk to Cater's Beam (11.48 miles)

Fox Tor (Fox Tor Mires)

The following account is taken from my post on the DARTMOOR 365 Facebook group on 07/09/23:

One Tuesday in September it was very hot. Naturally, I always seem to choose the most exposed areas when it's like this. I set off from Whiteworks and, after crossing the Strane, ascended Strane Hill. On the crest of the hill I turned right to find the DPA stones, which delineate the proposed reservoir boundary. The Dartmoor Preservation Association purchased the land here from South West Water in 1985 with funds secured by the late Miss M. Loveday Trahair. Read more here.

Saturday, 20 April 2019

Dartmoor: Around Fox Tor Mires

Fox Tor

The Fox Tor Mires area of Dartmoor, which is infamous just because of the mire's history, actually houses three tors in the vicinity, some distance away from any other outcrops. They are best bagged in a short loop from Whiteworks like we did, but there is such a plethora of interest that you could easily spend a day here.