Dartmoor tramps and adventures further afield
The Great Glen Way
Matthew and I decided to head up to Scotland in October 2021 to spend a leisurely 7 days walking the 79 mile / 125 kilometre Great Glen Way. From Fort…
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Ashbury Tor
Up on Ashbury Tor, my local outcrop, late afternoon to try out a new camera, the Insta360 ONE X2 before I head off to Scotland for the Great Glen Way…
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The South Zeal / Duchy of Cornwall Stones
The law condemns the man or woman Who steals a goose from off a common; But lets the greater villain loose Who steals the common from the goose. The Devon…
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A wander out to Valley of Rocks and Shelstone Tor
Lockdown eased, I drove to Prewley Moor and wandered up the West Okement in the sunshine. I clambered down into Valley of Rocks, had a good look at the landslide…
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The Bibbulmun Track 2013 (YouTube) part 1
Being stuck in lockdown has afforded me some time to look at past photo albums and re-imagine how I can show them, in this case via my YouTube Channel. This…
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TGO Challenge 2019 – Day 15
A look back at day fifteen of my first TGO Challenge in 2019. The final day, a gentle amble into Montrose and the East Coast. Job done! Roll on the…
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TGO Challenge 2019 – Day 14
A look back at day fourteen of my first TGO Challenge in 2019. Penultimate day, and after Tarfside it’s mainly about getting the job done. Today was mostly road walking…
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TGO Challenge 2019 – Day 13
A look back at day thirteen of my first TGO Challenge in 2019. Having stopped short the previous day we had a short stroll to Tarfside. 17 km in total.…
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TGO Challenge 2019 – Day 12
A look back at day twelve of my first TGO Challenge in 2019. After a sleepless night in the Forest of Doom, we decided to take things easy by splitting…
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TGO Challenge 2019 – Day 11
A look back at day eleven of my first TGO Challenge in 2019. Leaving Braemar wasn’t easy, especially with inclement weather on the way. We struggled to find somewhere to…
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TGO Challenge 2019 – Day 10
A look back at day ten of my first TGO Challenge in 2019. A gentle 23km tramp from Glen Dee to a shower and a pint in Braemar. 23km in…
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TGO Challenge 2019 – Day 9
A look back at day nine of my first TGO Challenge in 2019. Finally the rain had arrived as we left Aviemore to tackle the high pass of Lairig Ghru…
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TGO Challenge 2019 – Day 8
A look back at day eight of my first TGO Challenge in 2019. A short day in cooler conditions, walking the Burma Road to Aviemore. As we approached we got…
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TGO Challenge 2019 – Day 7
A look back at day seven of my first TGO Challenge in 2019. The good weather continued as we made our way through the Monadhliath Mountains to camp at The…
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TGO Challenge 2019 – Day 6
A look back at day six of my first TGO Challenge in 2019 and my favourite section of the whole walk. Another scorcher as we made our way from Stonelairg Wind…
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TGO Challenge 2019 – Day 5
A look back at day five of my first TGO Challenge in 2019. A baking hot day and a 22 km climb up into the Glendoe Forest, the Stonelairg Wind…
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TGO Challenge 2019 – Day 4
A look back at day four of my first TGO Challenge in 2019. In comparison to yesterday’s distance ensured we had a relatively short 16 km amble along the Caledonian…
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TGO Challenge 2019 – Day 3
Continuing my look back at my first TGO Challenge in 2019. Day 3 and after waking to a beautiful morning on the shores of Loch Cuaich, we ended up walking…
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TGO Challenge 2019 – Day 2
Continuing my look back at my first TGO Challenge in 2019 and day 2, walking 24km from Barisdale Bay to the shores of Loch Cuaich. This proved to be a…
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TGO Challenge 2019 – Day 1
A look back at day one of my first TGO Challenge in 2019. After the ferry from Mallaig to Inverie it was a walk of 14.5km to Barisdale Bay. For…
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Dartmoor: East Hill Views – New Years Day 2021
Up late, time to clear the head and wander up to East Hill from home, adhering to COVID Tier 3 guidelines to stay local. This is always a fine walk…
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Dartmoor – Meldon Hill from Shapley Common
Met up with Tim on Christmas Eve for a walk from Shapley Common to Meldon Hill. Tim wanted to take photos of the rock basins on the many outcrops on…
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Branscombe’s Loaf Wild Camp (in pictures)
Back in October 2020, I met up with Jason and Jon for a Friday night out on Corn Ridge, I arrived about an hour earlier and set up then enjoyed…
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Big Whit Hill, Wild Tor, Steeperton and the Belstone Ridge (in pictures)
A walk out to Wild Tor with my friend Suzanne via Taw Common, Flock o’ Sheep Rocks and the cross on Big Whit Hill, returning via Steeperton Tor and the…
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Rowtor Wild Camp
After being sorely disappointed with the fragility of the Big Agnes Copper Spur UL2, I went in search of something sturdier and spacious, and the Hilleberg Nallo 2 fitted the…
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Dartmoor: Luckey Tor and Vag Hill
Out with Tim and Jim to visit Vag Hill, enjoying Luckey Tor, the Double Dart and Sharp Tor (Yartor Down) along the way.
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Introducing Tors of Dartmoor
Anyone who happens to read my ramblings will notice that the posts had dried up over the past four months. Fear not, I am still alive and very well! My…
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Dartmoor: Rediscovering Strane Tor
Let me say straight away, Strane Tor is not a classic! It’s undoubtedly going to disappoint you if you visit and you’ll likely curse Crossing for mentioning it in the…
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Dartmoor: Shillyrock or William Crossings’ “Druid’s Altar”
On my previous walk, with Max Piper, I spotted, from the road between Kennick Reservoir and Laployd, a possible undocumented outcrop in the plantation above the hamlet of Smithacott. It…
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