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Today's ride on Dartmoor was the usual suspects & a few new friends - Leon & Chris. We did a great loop from Burrator over to the hidden valley, up to North Hessary Tor TV mast, down to Princetown, South Hessary Tor, the Widowmaker then alongside the Devonport Leat & back to Burrator.
Todays riders all smilies
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We made the new boys 'walk the plank'
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On the downhill towards the hidden valley
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Along the hidden valley
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The trig point at North Hessary Tor TV mast
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descending off the TV mast towards Princetown
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the stream across the Widowmaker
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A view of Burrator
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alongside the Devonport Leat
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At the finish & they're still smiling
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Many Thanks to all those who join in today & I'm sure we'll be going out again soon.
I was great! Thanks very much again Les for showing us around. Had a great time.
Some great pics there too mate.
some stuff (along the leat) that i don't recognise there.
there's an east dartmoor ride sarting from the railway at bovey 10.30 tomorrow if anyone is interested.
Trailmonkey - would love to, but I'm HANGING after todays ride! Let me know next time there's a ride on though! Always like to ride somewhere new.
some stuff (along the leat) that i don't recognise there.
That bit is ever so 'cheeky' but good fun nonetheless 🙂
Looks like a great ride .
18 miles in total with some serious climbing involved too
any chance of a route map? i know most of that but some unfamiliar sights...
jam bo - I haven't got a GPS doofer mate but here is the route.
Start - Quarry car park, take Old Railway line above Quarry car park until the first road crossing (not the main Yelverton/Princetown road) turn right, follow road until track on left (on OS map marked cross gate) follow track then take first right track & follow down to Leather Tor bridge. Cross bridge turn left then left again almost immediately, follow bw north until you see plank on left, cross plank & follow track up to main road. Take road back towards Yelverton for approx. 400m take right into first car park, through car park then pick up bw down to old railway line, cross railway line & through gate, follow track then road down to Daveytown & into hidden valley. At Merrivale turn right & prepare to suffer the 1.5 mile road climb up to North Hessary Tor TV mast - you do need to put your bike over the gate to get to the TV mast access road - after passing TV mast descend into Pricetown, back onto moor past South Hessary Tor to widowmaker. On widowmaker at first stream crossing take a branch off to the right (easy to spot as it's straight ahead) & pick up Devonport Leat, ride leat on left hand side until you descend to the aqueduct, carry bike over to far side & continue on path. Bear off to the left down to the plank & back down bw to Nosworthy bridge, return to Quarry car park.
If you need any clarification let me know.
HTH
Looks like a good time was had by all Les.. weather looked perfect too.. 🙂
It was a great ride with great company in great weather, we now know the route for when you join us on Sunday 8th May 🙂