Things To Do near Heckwood Tor
Rundlestone Tor, Princetown, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 2 miles away)
Rundlestone is a hamlet by the B3357 on the outskirts of Princetown. The rocky outcrop nearest the hamlet is called Rundlestone Tor. It's one of a cluster of granite outcrops on the dome of moorland west of Princetown that's topped by North Hessary Tor and Radio Mast. We've positioned...
Great Mis Tor, Merrivale, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 2 miles away)
Great Mis Tor is one of the most easily accessible of the high, rocky tors on Dartmoor. Located on the western side of the National Park near Princetown, Great Mis Tor is part of a cluster of beautiful granite outcrops by the B3357 that runs between Princetown and Tavistock. The much photographed...
North Hessary Tor and Radio Mast, Princetown, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 2 miles away)
Princetown sits below a high dome of moorland. At 517m above sea level, this dome is topped with a giant radio mast and a trig point on a rocky outcrop. These are North Hessary Tor and Radio Mast. The views from the trig point are huge and it's a short, sharp walk from Princetown so we'd ver...
Black Tor Stone Row, Princetown, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 2 miles away)
Black Tor is a rocky outcrop in the western section of Dartmoor National Park. Farm walls run south west of the tor. As you can see in the photos in our gallery, Black Tor Stone Row is situated by one of these walls. The more impressive Hart Tor Stone Rows are nearby. We've positioned Black Tor S...
Black Tor (West Dartmoor), Princetown, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 2 miles away)
There are lots of tors and hills named 'Black' on Dartmoor. The Black Tor in the western section of the National Park is situated by the B3212. There's a small car parking area by the road here. Visit Black Tor Stone Row and Hart Tor Stone Rows whilst you are there. We've positioned Black Tor (We...
Sharpitor (Princetown/West Dartmoor), Princetown, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 3 miles away)
There are a handful of tors on Dartmoor that give you very special views in return for very little effort. Sharpitor (Princetown/West Dartmoor) is one of them. Situated above a number of car parking areas on the B3212 Princetown to Yelverton road, Sharpitor provides a classic Dartmoor view over B...
Peek Hill, Yelverton, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 3 miles away)
Part of a circular walk that we recommend, the views from Peek Hill down to Burrator Reservoir and across to Sheeps Tor are exceptional. If you can make it on a sunny day in autumnal October then you're in for a treat.
River Meavy, Dartmoor, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 3 miles away)
The River Meavy runs from the outskirts of Princetown to the north eastern end of Burrator Reservoir. At the southern end of the reservoir, it resumes its course past the village Meavy towards the River Plym. The combined river flows through Plym Valley to Plymouth and Plymouth Sound. If you look...
Devonport Leat Aqueduct, Princetown, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 3 miles away)
In his book 'Walking the Dartmoor Waterways', Eric Hemery writes: 'This well-known beauty spot is scarcely enhanced by the iron pipe delivering the waters of Hartor Brook into the leat, but compensation exists in the sparkling cascade on the west slope of Raddick Hill ... the water crossing the a...
Hart Tor Stone Rows, Princetown, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 3 miles away)
A double stone row and a single stone row run in different directions from two cairns situated side by side below Hart Tor. Stone rows and cairns occupy a strange location in a dip in the landscape by the River Meavy. The double stone row is impressive. The single stone row is less easy to see as it...
Stephen's Grave, Peter Tavy, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 3 miles away)
In his 'Guide to Dartmoor', William Crossing wrote: 'Retracing our steps northward to the peat track (T.16), we turn L., shortly afterwards reaching a mound close beside it. This is known as Stephens' Grave [sic], and marks the site where a suicide was buried with the barbarous rites once customa...
River Walkham, Dartmoor, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 3 miles away)
[Main photo: the River Walkham at Ward Bridge in the Walkham Valley] From high moor to the western border of Dartmoor National Park The River Walkham flows from remote, tussocky and boggy moorland on Dartmoor’s north moor through a heavily wooded valley to the western border of Dar...
Meavy Head, Princetown, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 3 miles away)
The River Meavy rises on the outskirts of Princetown by the old Princetown Railway (Princetown to Yelverton Railway Dismantled) below North Hessary Tor and Radio Mast. The B3212 Princetown to Yelverton road cuts across the headwaters at Devil's Bridge. Meavy Head is unusual for Dartmo...
White Tor, Langstone Moor and Great Staple Tor Circular Walk, Peter Tavy, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 3 miles away)
Impressive walk to the west of the Park incorporating one of Dartmoor's most dramatic tors. Use the Ordnance Survey OL28 Dartmoor map to help plan your walk in tandem with our Google maps and photographs. Start at the car park on the edge of Smeardon Down to the east of Peter Tavy. Follow the...
Leather Tor, Princetown, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 3 miles away)
If you're familiar with the mountains of Snowdonia National Park, Leather Tor is a miniature version of the superb Tryfan. A fin of rock rising steeply from the surrounding moorland, Leather Tor is great for a scramble. It also offers immense views of Burrator Reservoir and Dartmoor's south moo...