OVERVIEW : A looped walk starting at Burrator Reservoir. The route goes up Sheeps Tor, and Down Tor, and then snakes it’s way back through some wooded areas along Devonport Leat. Opportunity to find Pixies House or Piskies House Cave. START : Burrator Carpark (SX 549 676) END : As above (looping route) DISTANCE : 10 Miles TERRAIN : Mostly path. Some off path areas on top of the Tors. Also limited path after Down Tor for a while before picking up the path again. Rough route: OS Maps It was a lovely sunny Saturday when I went for this walk and so the carpark at Burrator was really busy. However, after a little fight for a space I left the car park and headed down the hill towards the reservoir. I then walked across the big dam/bridge and followed the road down to where you can enter a gate and cross the second dam with the view of Sheeps Tor ahead of me. View of Sheeps Tor from the second Burrator Dam The path across the dam took me through the small wooded area seen in the picture
A blog of my adventures on Dartmoor. Feel free to try any of these routes out… or maybe don’t, as I often accidentally take the wettest, boggiest routes imaginable.