Cox Tor, Merrivale, Dartmoor National Park

Cox Tor, Merrivale, Dartmoor National Park

Awesome views. Great place from which to watch the sun set over the Westcountry. Very easily accessible from a large car parking area on the western edge of Dartmoor's high moor. Cox Tor is also superb as part of a circular walk taking in Roos Tor and The Staple Tors.

We've positioned Cox Tor on Google maps so zoom in on the 'Satellite' setting to see its location.

To visit, start from that large car parking area on the B3357 between Merrivale and Tavistock. It's marked as a beauty spot on the Ordnance Survey Explorer OL28 'Dartmoor' map. Look north and you'll see the cone of Cox Tor in front of you. Wide grass tracks rise to a lower strip of rocks. You then continue to the rocks and trig point at its summit.

From the summit, the views extend across Dartmoor, South Devon, the Tamar Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and Cornwall.