5th August

Four of us walked together today, as my eldest daughter and husband are currently staying with us.  Dartmoor was, well, Dartmoor, and they were glad we'd togged them up with raincoats and wellies!  As we passed through Princetown, North Hessary mast was nowhere to be seen, but the visibility on reaching Postbridge was not quite so bad.  The plan was to reach a few Tors over 500m just west of Littaford and Longaford Tors.

We took the bridle path north west from the Postbridge car park, gradually upwards, following paths where we could, although it wasn't always clear which was right, so there was a lot of GPS checking! We eventually spotted Broad Down Tor, which is not where Broad Down is marked on the OS map.  The tor we were heading for first was Braddon Tor (514m).  This tor, also known as Row Tor [or Rowter Moor J10], is several outcrops, some more obvious than others - here is Jonathan on top of what was probably the highest.

Between Braddon and  Lower White Tor (507m) it did rain a little - so it wasn't just the wind we needed waterproofs for!  It was a dip down and then up again, and a little easier to spot ahead of us.  From Lower White, a bit more of a climb to Higher White Tor (517m) [K10].  In the photo you can see the top cairn over Emily's shoulder.

It was then an easterly walk back down into Postbridge.  Three more tors over 500m complete in just over 5 miles.  Jonathan and I spent some time later in the day planning some more walks for the second week of our holidays, too.