Walk de110 Great Links Tor and Kitty Tor from Sourton

High moorland walk to superb views


Route outline for walk de110:

Sourton  -  Sourton Church  -  River Lyd  -  Gren Tor  -  Hunt Tor  -  Woodcock Hill  -  Great Links Tor  -  Higher Dunna Goat  -  Lower Dunna Goat  -  Rattle Brook  -  Green Tor  -  Kitty Tor (Amicombe Hill)  -  Amicombe Hill  -  Steng-a-tor  -  Corn Ridge  -  Branscombe Loaf  -  Sourton Tors  -  Two Castles Trail  -  The West Devon Way  -  Prewley Moor  -  The Granite Way  -  Sourton Church.



Points of Interest/Notes on this walk:

The odd shaped lumps of rock strewn across so many of the South West's tors are collectively known as 'clitter'.


Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:

hewitt
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English
Mountains
Wainwright
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Wainwrights
 English Nuttalls
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English
Nuttalls
Dewey
2
English
Deweys
Wainwright Outlying Fell
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Wainwright
Outlying Fells
marilyn
0
Marilyns
Bridget
1
Bridget

Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:

The highest point of this walk is Great Links Tor at 587m (1926ft). Great Links Tor is also known as an English Dewey (22nd highest in England, 56th in England & Wales) The summit of Great Links Tor is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.

Completing this walk will also take you to the top of Kitty Tor (Amicombe Hill) at 585m (1919ft). Kitty Tor (Amicombe Hill) is also known as an English Dewey (24th highest in England, 61st in England & Wales)

You will also reach the summit of Sourton Tors at 440m (1444ft). Sourton Tors is known as an English Bridget. The summit of Sourton Tors is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.

National Trails & Long Paths included on this walk:

Part of this walk follows a section of The Granite Way, an 18km (11 miles) linear footpath connecting Okehampton in Devon, England with Lydford in Devon, England. The Granite Way is waymarked by named posts. For more walks that include a section of this trail see The Granite Way.


Part of this walk also follows a section of The West Devon Way, a 57km (35 miles) linear footpath connecting Okehampton in Devon, England with Plymouth in Devon, England. The West Devon Way is waymarked by a walker/castle motif. For more walks that include a section of this trail see The West Devon Way.



You can find more walks near this one on these unique free-to-access Interactive Walk Planning Maps: (click/TAP to select)

Dartmoor National Park


1:25,000 scale OS Explorer Map (the ones with orange/yellow covers):

OL28 Dartmoor


1:50,000 scale OS Landranger Map (the ones with pink/magenta covers):

191 Okehampton & North Dartmoor


Some Photos and Pictures from Walk de110 Great Links Tor and Kitty Tor from Sourton

In no particular order . . .

Walk de110 Great Links Tor and Kitty Tor from Sourton - Aproaching Sourton Tors

Aproaching Sourton Tors

Photo: Tamzin Hackett (3)

Walk de110 Great Links Tor and Kitty Tor from Sourton - Lydford Viaduct from Sourton Tors

Lydford Viaduct from Sourton Tors

Photo: Tamzin Hackett (2)

Walk de110 Great Links Tor and Kitty Tor from Sourton - Wild flowers and Sourton Church

Wild flowers and Sourton Church

Photo: Tamzin Hackett (1)

Walk de110 Great Links Tor and Kitty Tor from Sourton - Sourton Tors summit Trig Point

Sourton Tors summit Trig Point

Photo: Tamzin Hackett (4)

Walk de110 Great Links Tor and Kitty Tor from Sourton - Waiting for a paraglider to take-off on Sourton Tors

Waiting for a paraglider to take-off on Sourton Tors

Photo: Tamzin Hackett (5)


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