Wednesday 18th June Hound Tor

Walking in the same area as last Wednesday but a different starting place and route.  Very dull on the east side of the moor at the begining compared with the west but it got much brighter during the walk.

Parking at Hound Tor car park up and around the tor to find these little calves and their very protective mothers.

Down through the medieval village and down again to Becka Brook.

Up the other side and instead of going straight up to Smallacombe Rocks we followed the path around Black Hill...















...with this view back to Hound Tor...

...and this towards Easdon Tor

Soon we were on the steep bit up to Black Hill with this back view across to Easdon Tor.

The cairn on Black Hill with Haytor in the distance.

We followed the ridge to Haytor Quarry where the children form Tiverton School were on a day trip.

Water Lilies in the pool in the quarry.

The school children head off towards the medieval village and we...

...headed up to Haytor.

Next over to Emsworthy Rocks to find the path back down to Becka Brook - with this view towards Holwell Tor.

We overshoot the path and ended up in some boggy and tricky ground....

...but we found a way through and were soon going back up the other side...

...and back to Hound Tor

Looking back to Haytor.

Just for a change lunch was from the snack bar parked in the car park. With Jon, Jane and Terry.