Dartmoor: Ryder's Hill from Cross Furzes

Outer Pupers

Significant snowfall the day before and into the evening meant that Dartmoor, or at least this southern part, was white. Those who know me know that I adore the white stuff but I appreciate that it is like marmite, with some people quite rightly preferring to stay indoors in the warm.

Cold it may have been but with four layers on and a hat, I was good to go. Whenever snow hits Dartmoor one must act responsibly to avoid becoming a 'snow tourist', someone who typically visits Dartmoor when it has snowed and causes havoc for those who live and work there by parking irresponsibly and not knowing the limits of their vehicle. Therefore I stayed well off the popular areas and refused to drive across the moor itself. Instead I drove up the lane to Cross Furzes, above Buckfastleigh, which is local(ish) to me and close to the high moor without putting myself at risk.

Dartmoor: Buckfast to Pupers Hill Circular (14.63 miles)

Avon Dam

This circular walk began in Buckfast and the aim of the walk was to simply get out for a decent wander into a quiet part of the National Park. No new squares were bagged, but I did pick up all of the Dean Prior/South Brent Parish Boundstones as well as some new benchmarks and a standing stone! The following account is a summary, and some bits were left out.

Dartmoor: Chalk Ford Rocks, Pupers Hill, Snowdon and Gibby Combe Tor

Descending Snowdon

This is going to be a very difficult blog post for me to write, predominantly because there's so much to see in this part of Dartmoor! In total, we visited like 50 Dartefacts or something in this 8-mile walk, and logging all of the GR's for these wasted a lot of time! But never fear, I will attempt to 'go brief' with this one! That means no GR's will feature in this post - I hate numbers but if you wish to visit anything I describe, simply put the name in the Dartefacts search.

Dartmoor: Around the River Avon (Part 1)

Outcrops in Henglake Gully SX 6518 6711

I really do have a soft spot for this part of the moor, and what perfect way to appreciate it than to walk in it? I noted on my map that I was yet to bag Heng Lake Broadafalls and the outcrops of Pupers Hill, among other interesting places, so I decided to make a good day of it on a somewhat murky day.