Suffice to say, after yesterday's yomp, I was not up to much today. Plus it was still really hot. We had a quiet morning, but by lunchtime I wanted to get off the campsite. Castle Drogo [D17] is not far away and although the gardens were fully booked, we could see it was possible to park, and wondered about walking into the Teign Valley from there.
We started walking around 2pm and it was very hot. There were a couple of tors here - firstly Sharp Tor (220m) - one of the many. It's clearly marked from the beginning of the walks from the National Trust Car Park. The Tor is within the valley, with good views downwards and on out of the valley. A path then is cut along the hillside (Hunter's Path), but the bits without shade were also without breeze, so quite stifling. The other tor here is Hunter's Tor (193m). Again, you can look down into the valley and out from here. It's worth visiting both tors - the best view of each is probably from the other tor!
We considered taking a path straight down from the tor into the valley, but I was just too hot and bothered. So it was back along the hot path, pausing for water and air at each little bit of shade along the way. Very glad of a cold drink and iced lolly from the cafe when we got back to the car park.
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