Fur Tor Furtle

Inspired by WITC's trip and having a couple of hours spare this morning, Spook and me headed up to Bagtor Gate in the Foxmobile.

After a bit of a warm-up to Lynch Tor we made a bee-line to Walkham Spur and on up to Fur Tor. The morning mist had burnt off leaving cracking visibility so I scrambled to the top to get even more, leaving my camera behind. Meanwhile, Spook had a good furtle round the tor.

On the way back we headed to Fuge's post (a tethering post and ring near Eastern Red Lake Head) and followed Black Lane before dropping down to Baggator Brook. Following the enclosure wall towards Standon Farm we pick up the road towards Brousentor Farm and back to the van for a brew.

The moor had dried out a fair bit, which made for good running. Not a soul out there (that I could see) although there were a few cars heading in the other direction as I drove home.

Sunsheeeine!

Yes Tor from High Willhays

I don't mind running in a bit of rain (in fact, quite enjoy it usually) but it's nice to get out in the warm and sunny for a change.

I parked up at Meldon Reservoir car park which was filling up nicely and padded up Longstone Hill before cutting left to head up to Yes Tor. Ten Tors training is in full swing down here with groups scattered over the hillside and I chatted to a checkpointer up on Yes Tor. Nothing worse than nervously scanning the horizon for your group to appear - when I was training groups I only did this once. After being well over an hour late I ran off to find them heading in the wrong direction, so after that I trailed them at a distance. Nightmare.

After a quick jog to High Willhays, slaloming between groups, I plodged down to Dinger Tor and found a good line down to Sandy Ford where a group was packing away their tents.

Following the river past Black Tor Copse I pick up the track round Meldon Reservoir and back over the dam where I chatted briefly to a sweet little collie with odd-colour eyes who couldn't make his mind up to bark at me or have a bit of fuss. Bless.

Title inspired by Liam Gallagher who I spotted in Tavistock while I was picking up my other half...