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Walk 1075 - High Willhays & Yes Tor

Nat Park   Dartmoor
County/Area   Devon
AuthorLou Johnson
Length6.5 miles / 10.6 km
Ascent1250 feet / 379 metres
Grademoderate

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High Willhays and Yes Tor is an excellent walk in the Dartmoor National Park. The route Includes the highest land in Southern England together with some wonderful Dartmoor scenery. Parts of the walk need good navigation skills in poor weather as the terrain can be confusing.

Suggested Maps

It is recommended you take a map with you when following a walk route. The preferred scale is 1:25000 used by the Explorer series.

OS ExplorerSheet OL28
OS LandrangerSheet 191

Note : If two maps are listed at the same scale then either (a) both are required for full coverage of the route or (b) the route is covered on both maps.

Walks from the same start

Walk 3004
Yes Tor, Cranmere Pool and Amicombe Hill
Grade - moderate/hard
Length - 12.5 miles / 20.3 km

Other walks nearby

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Walk 2908 - 3.9 miles / 6.2 km away
Great Links Tor and Widgery Cross from the Fox & Hounds
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Walk 3202 - 10.7 miles / 17.1 km away
Challacombe Down from Bellever Youth Hostel
Grade - moderate
Length - 9.5 miles / 15.4 km

Walk 3201 - 10.7 miles / 17.1 km away
Bellever Tor from Bellever Youth Hostel
Grade - easy/moderate
Length - 5.5 miles / 8.9 km

Walk 2901 - 11.4 miles / 18.3 km away
Castle Drogo & Sharp Tor from Fingle Bridge
Grade - easy
Length - 3.8 miles / 6.1 km

Walk 2016 - 13.9 miles / 22.2 km away
Cross Gate to Nuns Cross via Leather Tor
Grade - moderate
Length - 8.0 miles / 13 km

Walk 1083 - 14.0 miles / 22.4 km away
Eylesbarrow & Sheeps Tor
Grade - moderate
Length - 8.0 miles / 13 km

Walk 1260 - 15.4 miles / 24.6 km away
Haytor Rocks & Hound Tor
Grade - moderate
Length - 7.5 miles / 12.2 km

Walk 2015 - 17.7 miles / 28.2 km away
The Meavy & Plym valleys from Shaugh Bridge
Grade - moderate
Length - 6.0 miles / 9.8 km

Walk 2013 - 20.7 miles / 33.2 km away
The Plym Valley from Plym Bridge
Grade - easy
Length - 5.0 miles / 8.1 km

Note : The distances quoted to other walks in the vicinity are measured in a straight line. The distance by road may be further.
 


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Dartmoor NP
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