Walk de122 North Hessary Tor, Great Mis Tor and Great Staple Tor from Princetown

Vital Statistics:

Length:	11mls (17.5km)
Ascent:	1,526ft (476m)
Time:	5½hrs
Grade:

Route outline for walk de122:

Princetown  -  North Hessary Tor  -  Rundlestone  -  Little Mis Tor  -  Great Mis Tor  -  Merrivale Army Firing Range  -  Greena Ball  -  River Walkham  -  Langstone Mor Stone Circle  -  Petertavy Great Common  -  Roos Tor  -  Great Staple Tor  -  Middle Staple Tor  -  Grimstone and Sortridge Leat  -  River Walkham  -  Yellowmeade Farm  -  Foggintor Quarry  -  The Dartmoor Way  -  Princetown

Points of Interest/Notes on this walk:

This walk enters the Merrivale Army Firing Range.Information on firing times can be obtained by calling 01837 52939. In any event, do not enter the range when red flags are flying.

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:

0 English Mountains

0 Wainwrights

0 English Nuttalls

2 English Deweys

0 Wainwright Outlying Fells

0 Marilyns

2 Bridgets

Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:

The highest point of this walk is Great Mis Tor at 539m (1768ft). Great Mis Tor is also known as an English Dewey (95th highest in England, 216th in England & Wales)

Completing this walk will also take you to the top of North Hessary Tor at 517m (1696ft). North Hessary Tor is also known as an English Dewey (147th highest in England, 336th in England & Wales) The summit of North Hessary Tor is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.

You will also reach the summit of Great Staple Tor at 455m (1493ft). Great Staple Tor is known as an English Bridget. The summit of Great Staple Tor is marked by a rocky outcrop.

Along the way you will also bag and tick-off:

• Roos Tor at 454m (1490ft). Roos Tor is known as an English Bridget. The summit of Roos Tor is marked by a rocky outcrop.

National Trails & Long Paths included on this walk:

Part of this walk follows a section of The Dartmoor Way, a 138km (86 miles) circular footpath starting and finishing in Buckfastleigh in Devon, England. The Dartmoor Way is waymarked by occasional signs. For more walks that include a section of this trail see The Dartmoor Way.

Free-to-access Interactive Walk Planning Maps:

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

1:50,000 scale OS Landranger Maps (pink/magenta covers):

Some Photos and Pictures from Walk de122 North Hessary Tor, Great Mis Tor and Great Staple Tor from Princetown

In no particular order . . .

Foggintor Quarry

Photo: Bob Gordon (11)

Roos Tor

Photo: Bob Gordon (6)

Merrivale Firing Range Warning sign

Photo: Bob Gordon (5)

Great Mis Tor summit

Photo: Pete Smith (2)

Great Mis Tor

Photo: Mary Fisher (1)

Sunset on Great Staple Tor

Photo: Pete Smith (5)

Merrivale from Great Staple Tor

Photo: Bob Gordon (8)

Great Mis Tor summit

Photo: Bob Gordon (2)

Stone Rows near Yellowmeade Farm

Photo: Bob Gordon (10)

The path to South Hessary Tor from Princetown

Photo: Jon Eckersall (1)

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