Tor of the Moor
Postbridge
The East Wistman's Trail
Location: Two Bridges, PL20 6SW
Distance: 6.3 Miles
Difficulty: Moderate
Tors covered 8: Crockern Tor, Littaford Tors, Little Bee Tor, Little Longaford Tor, Longaford Tor, Higher White Tor, Lower White Tor and Braddon Tor
Nearest Pub: The Two Bridges Hotel or The Warren Inn
A route that will take you above the Wistman's valley to the east and over towards Broad Down behind Postbridge. Once up on the ridge it feels very open and free, with rolling hills all around you and big open plains.
The West Wistman's Trail
Location: Two Bridges, PL20 6SW
Distance: 7.7 Miles
Difficulty: Moderate
Tors covered 5: Beardown Tors, Crow Tor, Rough Tor, Devils Tor and Lydford Tor.
Nearest Pub: The Two Bridges Hotel or The Warren Inn
This route takes you to the other side of Wistman's wood, along the Cowsic Valley and up to Devil's Tor before looping back. Another stunning area which will not dissapoint!
The Sheepfold Loop
Location: Postbridge, PL20 6TH
Distance: 4.1 Miles
Difficulty: Easy/Moderate
Tors covered 2: Hartland Tor & Stannon Tor.
Nearest Pub: The East Dart Hotel
This route starts and ends at Postbridge, taking you up onto the moors via farmland to reach Hartland Tor, Stannon Tor and the Sheepfold. You also walk past an old house in the middle of the route which is said to have been the holiday place of the Rolling Stones, but today is looking a little uninhabited!
The Laughter Loop
Location: Bellever, PL20 6SA
Distance: 4.8 Miles
Difficulty: Easy
Tors covered 3: Bellever Tor, Laughter Tor & Huccaby Tor
Nearest Pub: The Forest Inn at Hexworthy
Starting at Dunnabridge car park, you head along the common to Bellever Tor, home to the Dartmoor Pony Heritage Trust's ponies. You then head along Laughter common to Laughter Tor and then down to Huccaby Tor before returning to Dunnabridge. A longer leisurely walk with varied ground and beautiful scenery.
The Hexworthy Circuit
Location: Hexworthy, PL20 6SE
Distance: 4.6 Miles
Difficulty: Moderate
Tors covered 4: Coombestone Tor, North Bench Tor, Bench Tor & South Bench Tor
Nearest Pub: The Forest Inn at Hexworthy
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This route takes you from Coombestone Tor, up to the Bench Tors, around Venford Reservoir and back. The scenery is gorgeous and the walk is mostly level, making this a really pleasant route. Horses are advised to cross the bridge when moving from Coombestone to Bench Tor and are also not permitted on the footpath around Venford, but can easily pass around it.
Princetown
The Dartmoor Railway Line
Location: Princetown, PL20 6QQ
Distance: 6.4 Miles
Difficulty: Easy
Tors covered 5: Foggintor (Quarry), Swell Tor, "Sedgeley's Tor", Kings Tor & Little Kings Tor
Nearest Pub: The Plume of Feathers or The Prince of Wales, both in Princetown
A beautiful route taking you along the old railway line, starting from Princetown and taking you onto the moors where the granite was quarried. Foggintor is now a disused quarry, but we count it as a Tor as it would have once been. It is here that they took the Granite to build Dartmoor Prison! There is an unnamed Tor along the route which we have affectionately called Sedgeley's Tor! A very easy, gentle route with some stunning views and many pieces of history.
