Birch Tor

Birch Tor is easy to get to and worth it for the good views over central Dartmoor. Just below the tor are the remains of Dartmoor's last tin mines.

Park beside the Moretonhampstead - Postbridge road at SX 682819. Its a short walk up the hill in a SE direction to Birch Tor. Pause a while to admire the views and then carry on SE until you get to the stone row. Then change direction to NE and skirt past the Headland Warren farm, crioss the road and walk up the short slope to Hookney Tor. Then walk north along Shapley Common, turn west and cross by East Bovey Head and walk along the grassland near to the road until you get back to the car park.

This is a modest little walk of nearly 3.5 miles. The last mile seems longer than it might be. Birch Tor is not in a military range.

	The north west view from the carpark at SX 682819.
	The west view as we walk towards Brirch Tor. On the left beside the road can be seen the popular Warren House Inn. Just below it in the middle distance are some of the remains of the Birch Tor tin mine.
	Birch Tor - SX 687815
	The SW view towards Soussons from Birch Tor
	Looking south from Birch Tor towards Challacombe. The stone row lies to the left of the round enclosure in the middle distance.
	Another shot of some of the rocks of Birch Tor.
	The stone row at SX 690808. Hookney Tor on the horizon.
	The capstone of the stone row.
	Beside an enclosure just north of the Headland Warren farm at SX 694813.
	Grimspound as seen from Hookney Tor - SX 699813.
	A stone gateway just north of Hookney Tor.
	A good example of how different sized stones are used in a dry stone wall.
	Looking east towards Easdon from Shapley Common.
	The view from the diminutive rocks of Shapley Tor.
	In amongst the hut circles at SX686822.