Walk de117 Steeperton Tor from Belstone

Wild moorland walking


Route outline for walk de117:

Belstone  -  The Tarka Trail  -  Nine Stones Stone Circle  -  Belstone Tor  -  Higher Tor  -  Okehampton Army Firing Range  -  Oke Tor  -  Steeperton Tor  -  Steeperton Gorge  -  River Taw  -  Belstone



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

Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:

The highest point of this walk is Steeperton Tor at 532m (1746ft). Steeperton Tor is also known as an English Dewey (110th highest in England, 258th in England & Wales)

Completing this walk will also take you to the top of Belstone Tor at 479m (1572ft). Belstone Tor is known as an English Bridget.

National Trails & Long Paths included on this walk:

Part of this walk follows a section of The Tarka Trail, a 291km (181 miles) circular footpath starting and finishing in Barnstaple in Devon, England. The Tarka Trail is waymarked by an Otter pawprint. For more walks that include a section of this trail see The Tarka Trail.



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 de117 Steeperton Tor from Belstone

In no particular order . . .

Walk de117 Steeperton Tor from Belstone - Higher Tor

Higher Tor

Photo: Stephen Worth (23)

Walk de117 Steeperton Tor from Belstone - Walking back to Belstone

Walking back to Belstone

Photo: Stephen Worth (28)

Walk de117 Steeperton Tor from Belstone - On Steeperton Tor

On Steeperton Tor

Photo: Colin W (1)

Walk de117 Steeperton Tor from Belstone - On Steeperton Tor

On Steeperton Tor

Photo: Colin W (2)

Walk de117 Steeperton Tor from Belstone - River Taw at Steeperton Gorge

River Taw at Steeperton Gorge

Photo: Stephen Worth (26)

Walk de117 Steeperton Tor from Belstone - On Steeperton Tor

On Steeperton Tor

Photo: Colin W (3)

Walk de117 Steeperton Tor from Belstone - Nine Stones Stone Circle

Nine Stones Stone Circle

Photo: Stephen Worth (20)

Walk de117 Steeperton Tor from Belstone - Higher Tor

Higher Tor

Photo: Stephen Worth (22)

Walk de117 Steeperton Tor from Belstone - Belstone Stocks

Belstone Stocks

Photo: Charles Silcox (1)

Walk de117 Steeperton Tor from Belstone - On Steeperton Tor

On Steeperton Tor

Photo: Colin W (4)

Walk de117 Steeperton Tor from Belstone - Higher Tor and Belstone Tor from Steeperton Tor

Higher Tor and Belstone Tor from Steeperton Tor

Photo: Stephen Worth (27)

Walk de117 Steeperton Tor from Belstone - Belstone Tor from Belstone Common

Belstone Tor from Belstone Common

Photo: Charles Silcox (5)

Walk de117 Steeperton Tor from Belstone - The Dartmoor countryside South of Belstone

The Dartmoor countryside South of Belstone

Photo: Charles Silcox (3)

Walk de117 Steeperton Tor from Belstone - Hang Gliders from Oke Tor

Hang Gliders from Oke Tor

Photo: Stephen Worth (24)

Walk de117 Steeperton Tor from Belstone - Nine Stones Stone Circle

Nine Stones Stone Circle

Photo: Charles Silcox (4)

Walk de117 Steeperton Tor from Belstone - Waymarker for The Tarka Trail on a gate post South of Belstone

Waymarker for The Tarka Trail on a gate post South of Belstone

Photo: Charles Silcox (2)

Walk de117 Steeperton Tor from Belstone - Belstone Tor

Belstone Tor

Photo: Charles Silcox (6)

Walk de117 Steeperton Tor from Belstone - On Steeperton Tor

On Steeperton Tor

Photo: Laura Maunder (1)

Walk de117 Steeperton Tor from Belstone - Belstone Tor summit clitter

Belstone Tor summit clitter

Photo: Stephen Worth (21)

Walk de117 Steeperton Tor from Belstone - On Steeperton Tor

On Steeperton Tor

Photo: Laura Maunder (2)

Walk de117 Steeperton Tor from Belstone - Oke Tor

Oke Tor

Photo: Stephen Worth (25)


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