Khurram Wadee ✅Back on the #Road, we could see #Burrator Reservoir to the south now having been fully circumnavigated.
By the time we got back to the car, we’d walked 17 km in 5.3 hours, including lunch and tea breaks Not a bad day out at all!]
Being a #forest, the last leg of the journey was #Verdant though still pretty rocky until we hit the road again.
Having got onto the path heading west again, it was quite easy as long as we spotted the right entrance into the forest. When I saw this sign, I knew we were on the right track since I noted on my #Map that #LeatherTorBridge was on our route.
One thing I didn’t expect to see on this trip was the #Sea! But here is the #EnglishChannel visible on the horizon, some 30 km or so away south west of the location.
Note the colour of the grass. When I first saw it, many years ago, I thought it was all dead but that’s its natural colour.
There are many hazards ready to catch the unwary and unprepared on #Dartmoor, from wild ponies, to bogs, and so on. #TinMining used to be a significant industry in the area and so there are many #DisuedMines around. Most are marked on the map, like this one but some can still catch you out. Luckily, this one is fenced off and I don’t know how deep that shaft goes.
We walked until we were able to intercept a path that was marked on my #OSMap and then it was a matter of following it until we got another path which would take us back towards the #forest around the reservoir.
After lunch, we descended on the much shallower eastern side of #Sheepstor and up the other side of the valley. It was quite waterlogged here and that’s why #waterproof #boots are a must.
Now here’s something that made me furious for a moment: a discarded #AluminiumCan. I hate that people are irresponsible and throw their rubbish on the ground, which could be hazardous to animals and also does not biodegrade. My wife pointed out though that it was the only piece of litter and, yes, over the rest of the area and indeed during the whole day, I didn’t see another piece.
