Skirting Pew Tor

The weather's turned mild now, a welcome change from the chill air that has been camped across Dartmoor for the last couple of months and a certain sense of warmth enthused us as we took Clover and Jack on an hourlong jaunt around Pew Tor.

Parking the noddy car close to Oakley Cottage, we crossed the leat and followed it roughly before edging towards Feather Tor and then down somewhat in the direction of Vixen Tor. A right turn - more of a sedate course amendment - soon had us walking alongside a dry stone wall along the designated footpath (green dashes on the map) and then another right and we went back almost over Pew Tor and back down.

Vixen Tor, an unapproachable landmark because the owner doesn't want to be made liable for anyone falling off.

A view up to Heckwood Tor ...

I spent a good few seconds lining up the next shot only for Jack to come charging back along the path and jump straight into both puddles. Another minute or so was spent waiting for the water to calm down again.

Here's a busy shot.

Finally a view across to Brentor, looking like a virulent pimple on the skyline. If you open it up in a photo editor and zoom in, you can see the church.