As last week's walk was a bit mammoth, and weather/work put our walking day back to Sunday, a shorter walk was in order, and not too far away. We drove onto the moor from Yelverton, and headed to the end of Burrator Reservoir. I'd found a group of tors to the east of the water to hunt for.
At first, though, the hunting did not go well. We set off into the Narrator Nature Reserve, in search of the Rough Tor at Burrator. Unfortunately, we didn't make it into the right plantation, and ended up crossing Middleworth Plantation instead to a different track. Having lost time, Click Tor was also abandoned for another day.
Coming out of the trees, the next tor was in sight - Cuckoo Rock (328m) [Q7] - which is a massive granite boulder. It sits on the side of Combshead Tor (371m), where we climbed next. It was a clear afternoon, and the views were terrific, even able to see the sea.
Here's the stone row close to Combshead Tor, stretching from the circle into the far distance. It's Down Tor Row [Q8].
Combshead was our highest point, but from there we walked downwards towards the lake, with more beautiful views. Hingston Hill (367m), Down Tor (366m), Little Down Tor (312m), Snappers Tor (285m) and Middleworth Tor (290m) were all on the way.
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