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Walks with Angus and Sennen

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A circular walk starting at Gutter Tor (Scout Hut) via Higher Hartor Tor to Ditsworthy Warren House (OS Map Ref: SX 57782 67327)

On a clear autumn day, this is a beautiful walk on Dartmoor with stunning views of moorland and the local tors.

This walk should take approximately an hour to an hour and half.  Stout walking boots and a map and compass are recommended.

  1. Follow the road through Sheepstor village and park at the Scout Hut car park below Gutter Tor (parking is limited here) – set off on the main track to the left of the Scout Hut and continue until you see the boundary marker stones on the left of the track and the remains of the disused Eylesbarrow Tin Mine on the right hand side.
  2. At this point leave the main track just after the stone remains and head right towards Higher Hartor Tor.
  3. At Higher Hartor Tor you will have a good view of the Bronze Age Drizzlecombe stone rows, one single row and one double row, five enclosed settlement sites and huts as well as many cairns and a cist on the lower southwestern slopes of Hart Tor (OS Map Ref: SX 59243 67097. Head towards the stone rows which are well worth a closer look and then take the track just to the left of the stone rows which stays down in the valley.
  4. Keep following this track until you eventually reach Ditsworthy Warren House which was used as a filming location in 2010 - with the addition of a fibreglass thatched roof - in the Steven Spielberg film of ‘War Horse’.
  5. At Ditsworthy Warren House the track bends away to the right and leads back towards Gutter Tor. When you pass the Scout Hut on your right leave the track and head back towards the car park.

Do take extra care if the weather is poor, as visibility can hinder navigation on this higher section of the moor. 

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