Return to Dartmoor for the annual walk to Fur Tor - the 'Queen of Tors'. Perfect conditions with blue sky and not to hot. Following the usual route. An extension this year to Cut Hill to find a Cist that will soon be excavated and examined in detail. 10 miles with 2200 ft ascent.
The view from Ger Tor down Tavy Cleave with Fur Tor in the far distance
Ger Tor
Hare Tor
Tavy Cleave Tors
Going up from the Rattle Brook
Fur Tor with the river Tavy below
Across the River Tavy
Fur Tor
Lunch stop on Fur Tor
Next across to Cut Hill the higher point on the horizon
To find the Cist which will soon be examined in detail
Below the diggers working to improve the peat bogs on the moor
These are the pools created by the diggers in previous years.
Crossing the River Tavy again
Going down from Standon Hill
The final river crossing
Along the leat
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