Looking across the valley to Shipley Tor.
Holly cools down in the muddy pool.
Zeal Tor (238) - yes no tor - nothing except for a few boulders. But it is in the book!!
Then across to the Zeal Tor Tramway which was used to get to Redlake between 1846 and 1850.
A marker on the tramway - with the marks '3/4'
Below is the Redlake Tramway which was the main route to Redlake.
In the distance the China Clay Works, Plymouth and Plymouth Sound.
Redlake spoil tip comes into view.
We diverted across to Petre's Cross on Western White Barrow to find a family and a group doing their Duke of Edinburgh walk - unfortunately they D of E group didn't know where the were....
...so for a short while they followed us to the Two Moors Way where confident they knew where they were they continued on their route...
...and we went on to Redlake....
...a disused china clay quarry with the large and distictive spoil heap on the right. A good place for our picnic.
The view from the top of the spoil heap - difficult to imagine that in its heyday 100 people were employed here to get the china clay out. Some came in daily on the 8 mile railway from Ivybridge and others would stay for several weeks at a time in the hostel on site.
Two smaller pits nearby.
The Avon Dam and reservoir in the distance.
Across a rather boggy patch to Broad Falls...
...as the reservoir gets closer.
Don't tangle with me!
Avon Dam building started in 1954
For the final leg Charlie and I took a diversion to Shipley Tor (239) - a difficult place to get to with lots of clitter in places.
Looking back at Black Tor.
With Charlie, Roger and Carol
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