A warm day, if cloudy. Starting from the eastern end of Burrator Reservoir [Q5], we first walked into the nature reserve. It's a lovely place for an afternoon stroll, but we were heading further up. It was indeed quite a climb up Sheeps Tor, although the paths were soft and grassy, so not difficult until we got to the clitter closer to the top. We were looking for two extra tors - the one on the way up was Narrator (360m). I was glad of a short stop here before climbing further - partly because there was a brief shower. The views back across the reservoir and Leather Tor on the other side were beautiful.
We carried on to the summit of Sheeps Tor (369m), but it seems approaching it from this side, the most spectacular bit is not in view. There's a
popular climbing area on the South West side, and we made sure to find our way round to see this part too. A slightly different descent in a westerly direction took us past Maiden Tor (304m), before heading back along a bridle path. and back through Burrator Nature Reserve. All in all a pleasant afternoon walk.
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