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Up the OckmentThe Ockment (or West Okement) reaches up to Cranmere Pool. This walk doesn't go quite that far. The Okement valley is one of the steepest valleys in Dartmoor. It's grand as well as being rugged. Ten Tor'ers refer to it as Death Valley - not because it's hot, but because of the climbs.Park at the village green of Sourton - near the church. Take the track that leads up to Sourton Tors. It goes over the abandoned line of the old Waterloo to Plymouth railway line. As you approach the Tors take the left hand path which takes you past the ridges of the ice factory. Head due east to Shelstone Tor from where you can then walk up the Okement valley. If you want to cross the river to look more closely at Black-a-tor copse then you can, else continue until you get to some wet ground just before Sandy Ford. It's time to climb the steep slopes of Amicombe Hill which should take you to Stenga Tor (use Fordland Ledge to guide you if necessary). The views over the Okement are excellent in good weather. From Stenga Tor head SW over Woodcock Hill and make for Hunt Tor (you should meet a trackway along the way). From Hunt Tor it's straightforward to drop down via Gren Tor until you get to the old rail track and then head north back towards Sourton Tors.Not an easy walk - largely because there's one steep climb and there's a little rough ground on the top of Woodcock Hill. But not a difficult walk either - in fact most of the going is straightforward. None of the walk takes place in a military area, but you do get very near to the Okehampton range boundary. About 6 miles long.
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