Last week I had a lovely time on Dartmoor. I walked from Ivybridge to Okehampton, accompanied by an old school friend who wanted to try backpacking again. I followed a similar route to the walk I did in 2011. We were very lucky with the weather, which was generally fair but not too hot. Rather than do a detailed trip report, I’ve put together a slide show on YouTube.
Day 1: Ivybridge to Piles Copse, 5 miles
Day2: Piles Copse to the beehive hut on the East Dart River, 18 miles
Day 3: Beehive hut to Taw Marsh, 9 miles
Day 4: Taw Marsh to Okehampton, 5 miles.
The one surprise was how wet underfoot it was between Pupers Hill and Ryder’s Hill and around Statts House. All in all it was a great trip.
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Good stuff.On Dartmoor this weekend and due to car issues I may find myself doing a very similar route.
A little tip. If you come back to London via train from Exeter, take the train that comes from Paignton. It’s a lot less crowded than the Penzance train.
You used the Trailstar? Have you gone mad? 😁
Robin isn’t six foot thirteen tall. A wonderful choice for a convivial walk.
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Originally there was going to be three of us and I chose the Trailstar as it could double as a party tent if the weather was inclement.
Hmmm.
I thoroughly enjoyed that, Robin.
Far easier than trudging through all the Dartmoor bogs, plus you get to listen to some beautiful music as well.
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Robin, stunning video. Absolutely loved the cloud formations and the music was out of this world. I hadn’t heard it before so thank you for introducing it to me. Will be watching this a few times more 🙂
Margaret
John Foxx and Harold Budd have made three albums, all worth listening to. HB’s solo albums are lovely too.
Thank you Robin, will look out for them
Great walk, at the same time as you did this walk I was on the other side of the East dart at Flat Tor, that also still was very squigy, like a dry sponge. It seems that Dartmoor will always hold the moisture on those flatter areas, like Statts House as you say. As said above great music to accompany this