High Willhays is the highest point on Dartmoor, it is also the highest point in the UK south of the Brecon Beacons in Wales or Kinder Scout if you just count England. To add your own marker to the map, click on the appropriate symbol below the map, then click again at the location required on the map (using the crosshairs). From the summit you descend to the impressive Yes Tor. Park near Okehampton Camp - people use the road, by the Camp, before the Ford. Great Links Tor is 589 metres high. However if its a large rocky outcrop that you want, they across the short distance to Yes Tor! Walking/Dartmoor's highest ground. If time allows, make a point to stop in their village pub, The Tors Inn, with its amazing views, friendly owners who are enthusiastic about the outdoors, and sensational whisky collection (make the pub stop all the more rewarding by starting in South Zeal instead and walking to the pub – which we’ve done!). From the get-go, you’ll have spectacular views over the reservoir itself, as well as all the way down to Plymouth. Grade - moderate. High Willhays, at 621 meters, is the highest point in Dartmoor, the South West and the UK south of the Brecon Beacons in Wales. 3452 High Willhays Boone, NC 28607 (Jan 2006) 135 Cockley Beck #3 Boone, NC 28607 (May 2001 - Jun 2002) 4207 Chastain Dr NE Atlanta, GA 30342 ... 300 E Park Ave #3 Charlotte, NC 28203 (Dec 2001 - Jan 2003) 107 Shore Lake Dr #D Greensboro, NC 27455 (Jul 2001 - Jul 2001) 107 Shore Lake Dr #B (Please be considerate with your usage of the Full Screen/Bing Maps pages, as there are monthly limits), Show all mountains within map bounds point however. About High Willhays. with Tony and Neil from Meldum reservoir ,Yes Tor and High Willhays. From reservoir parking. Lovely walk. From Meldon Reservoir car park - Windy Cloud down with persistent rain - Longstone Hill - Black Tor - Why are wee doing this? Over the rough grasses /faint tracks we find High Willhays summit cairn not realising we are there. Finding Yes Tor (& Trig) beyond we return to the summit and then head back down across Oakhampton Common. Still windy, in cloud and very wet. The joys of hill walking. Trip to Clovelly afterwards. High Willhays and Yes Tor from Meldon Reservoir with Elizyanne. All the walking routes up Great Links Tor on High Willhays is the highest point in Dartmoor National Park and and the highest point in the county of Devon. Some hill summits are on private property or on land where there is no public right of way. To the north, admire the patchwork blanket of colourful fields. Having studied a few places to go, and wanting not to venture too far off the main roads, I decided that stopping at Okehampton just off the A30 in Devon, and undertaking the circular walk from Meldon Reservoir to High Willhays and Yes Tor would be just the ticket. ...include all Tumps (Please be considerate with your usage of the OS map pages, as there are daily limits), View on: Geograph  OS Maps  Streetmap  Magic  NLS  OSM, Full screen map Author - Lou Johnson. Once parked up, cross the Ford, immediately turn right and head onto Black Down. Os planaltos graníticos datam do período Carbonífero da história geológica.O pantanal é pontilhado de cumes expostos de colinas graníticas (conhecidos como tors), e que fornecem abrigo para a vida selvagem de Dartmoor. Map Help, Logged-in registered users only...When you add a marker, a pop-up box should then appear on the map - fill in the elevation (if known) and a brief description of your marker, then click [save]. Time - 4 hours 30 minutes. This route takes you to the highest summits in the Dartmoor, which are also the highest south of the Brecon Beacons. Ft. townhomes built in 1999 that sold on 12/30/2019. View 36 photos for 331 High Willhays # 2, Boone, NC 28607 a 3 bed, 4 bath, 2,687 Sq. High Willhays is the highest point on Dartmoor, it is also the highest point in the UK south of the Brecon Beacons in Wales or Kinder Scout if you just count England. The tracks around High Willhays are well-trodden as … Start at the car park by Meldon Reservoir.Climb the steps by the public toilets, turn left and wander across the reservoir dam. Far easier than I thought. Coming back down to reservoir gives a lovely view. Climbed in glorious conditions as part of a 26.8 Km circuit of all Dartmoor 600m hills, starting from Row Tor car park. Blue skies, hot sun, infinite visibility. Fast track heading south to Hangingstone, peat bog to Whitehorse, then very tiring high tussock grass over the side of Black Hill and up to Cut Hill. On return leg, high tussock grass to Dinger, then easy walking to High Willhays, Yes, and return to Row Tor. A fabulous solo walk. Good walk up on a warm sunny day. Meldon Reservoir car park - Yes Tor - High Willhays - Sandy Ford - Great Links Tor and back. Great loop, mostly pathless and sometimes v boggy. Fabulous views. A county top outing of six mile's taking three hours from the free car park at Meldon reservoir. The route first went over Black tor onto High Willhays finishing on Yes tor before descending to the reservoir car park. Parts between Black tor and High Willhays, and from Yes tor to the reservoir are pathless. Walked up from Reservior and did yes Tor then this. MC alone after a day's work. 1hr 50 taking in 3 tops. Misty on top. Just back at dark. Climbed solo. Cloudy but mostly dry day except one light shower on ascent of Yes Tor and some drifting mist. Parked at Meldon Reservoir car park (£2 charge). Crossed dam and used the track which winds around Longstone Hill. At around 425m contour, I turned east for Yes Tor summit, following initially an indistinct path. The summit has a flag pole and trig point on a small tor. Easy walk south along the ridge to Devon's highest point, High Willhays, which was marked by cairn topped by a graceful tower of tiny stones! Fine views of surroundings, especially the bleak terrain to the south. Strongly reminiscent of Pennines or Cheviots. Stayed high on mostly pathless terrain to Dinger Tor and Lints Tor before descending to the upper valley of the West Okement River. The valley is boggy at first but a small path soon appears. Passed an enchanting stunted oak forest and a wooded gorge before reaching the reservoir and return to car. Walked with eldest son (17) from the car park at Meldon Reservoir. Weather warm with some low cloud but also patches of sunshine. Went to Yes Tor first then on to High Willhays. Descent enlivened by youth hostel ringing at 7.53pm to say check in was by 8pm not 10pm due to Covid. Thankfully they let us in when we got there at about 9.25pm. Run from Meldon Reservoir. Warm and sunny day! Run up from the east side of Meldon Reservoir followed a stream to the east of Homerton Hill up on to the plateau. Ran slowly across the open moor to High Willhays. Close to the stream I saw a Grey Wagtail higher up there were a few Crows and plenty of Skylarks. Had a chat on the summit and enjoyed the view. Could clearly see the North Devon coastline and the sea. Ran easily to Yes Tor where I said hello to a couple hunkered down in the rocks. Easy run back to the start across the trackless moor. Saw my first Wheatear of the year. Time taken an hour for 4 miles. Parked at Meldon Reservoir, 12k circular walk up to Black Tor, onto High Willhays then Yes Tor. Clear windy day with amazing views from Yes Tor. Round of Hangingstone Hill, Cut Hill, High Willhays and Yes Tor from parking at East Okement Farm. Torrential rain. Solo round in fell running gear but not possible to run on much due to difficulty of terrain (uneven clumps of grass). Several water crossings. Deep mud in parts. 14 miles total in 4hrs 15min. Arthur's first Hewitt at day 35. Rachel came too. Arthur's first Hewitt. Jonny came too. Run from Sourton Church up over Sourton Tor’s along the old railway to Great Links Tor. I t took me a few minutes to remember the easiest climb to the actual summit which was very easy as the only technical move is low down. I headed on to the remains of Bleak House. I remember camping by it in 1990 and it was a lot more substantial then. I took the path up to Kitty Tor. The cloud broke and it was warm in the sunshine. I headed down to Sandy Ford and then up High Willhays and Yes Tor before running back to Sourton via the top end of Meldon reservoir. For the 11 miles it took 2 hours 30 minutes. I saw Wheatear, Linnets, Skylark, Meadow Pipit, Buzzard, Kestrel and Ravens. With Lizzy, 8-9 mile circular route from Meldon Reservoir (£2 needed for car park), up Yes Tor then down along West Okement River. Riverside route rough and boggy in places. Nice views from summit. P Meldon Resr, up via Black Tor & Fordsland Ledge. Hill two of the historic county tops. With my brother Mark. From Meldon Reservoir via Black Tor and back over Yes Tor. With Lyn the second tor in a three tor circuit including Yes Tor and West Mill Tor. A beautiful day and the 10 Tors event. Very sociable day. From Meldon Reservoir car park...over Yes Tor then to High Willhays. Final English 2000ft Marilyn. High Willhays & Yes Tor Introduction to Walk 1075. Length - 6.5 miles / 10.6 km. From Meldon Reservoir. Conditions deteriorated as I crossed into the firing range. Found summits of Yes Tor and High Willhays before making hasty and direct descent. A splendid walk from Meldon reservoir, straight up the hillside on lovely easy grass, then via Black Tor on the track, and off piste across the bogs to the top. Nice stroll back to Yes Tor, then lovely descent off piste on dry mossy grass. Hugely enjoyable. 2/8M from meldon reservoir on a nice sunny morning. High Willhays and Yes Tor from Meldon Reservoir. This site is printer friendly. High Willhays and Yes Tor is an excellent walk in the Dartmoor National Park. The difference in height between Yes Tor and High Willhays is a modest 2 metres, a little over 6 feet but if your quest is to walk to the highest point on Dartmoor then you need to go to the most southern of the tors at High Willhays, the OS Map shows which. It is the second highest peak on Dartmoor just two metres below High Willlhays. It’s south east of the car park and up and over a steep hill; At 621m it’s the south of England’s highest point, only 2 metres higher than Yes Tor just to the north. ft. condo is a 3 bed, 4.0 bath unit. Turn L and, leaving the main paths, run uphill past Black Tor to the summit of High Willhays. Yes Tor is the second highest point, at 619 meters. High Willhays is within the Dartmoor Okehampton firing range and therefore access is restricted when red flags are flying. High Willhays is the highest point in Dartmoor National Park and and the highest point in the county of Devon. ROUTE Meldon Dam car park to High Willhays and back DISTANCE: 8.65 miles (13.9 km) Meldon Dam Car Park: OS Grid Ref: SX 56154 91787 Longstone Hill: OS Grid Ref: SX 56942 90492 Yes Tor: OS Grid Ref: SX 58072 90155 High Willhays: OS Grid Ref: SX 58032 89217 Black Tor: OS Grid Ref: SX 56627 89490 West Okement River: OS Grid Ref: SX 56052 89827 O mais alto ponto da região é o High Willhays, 621 m acima do nível do mar, seguido por Yes Tor, com 619 metros, sendo apenas dois metros menor que o primeiro [1]. More than a stepping stone to High Willhays and Yes Tor, Meldon Reservoir is in high open moorland, almost 300 metres above sea level. Site best viewed with screen area of 1024 by 768 pixels. Yes Tor was for years thought to be the highest summit on Dartmoor until piped at the post by its companion High Willhays, thanks to modern surveying methods. / reset. Parking: Car park on the B3212, nearest postcode PL20 6LL. Ascent - 1250 feet / 379 metres . Dartmoor National Park consists of many square miles of open moorland scattered with distinctive rocky tors which are often surrounded by rock strewn slopes. Obviously being at the highest point means 360 views, to the east they are particularly good over to Cosdon Hill and round to Hangingstone Hill. High Willhays is within the Dartmoor Okehampton firing range and therefore access is restricted when red flags are flying. 331 High Willhays # 1, Boone, NC 28607-7961 is currently not for sale. As you'll note, this is a deadly dull part of Dartmoor, however, the scenery quickly changes. This page uses the Ordnance Survey OpenSpace APIwhich does not include Explorer (1:25000 scale) mapping. Just had a look at the map, Basically park at SX596922, then up to Rowtor, on to West Mill Tor, Little Tor, Yes Tor, High Willhays, Fordsland Ledge, down to Black Tor (Black A tor Copse below is a classic high altitude oak woodland, very rare, only 3 on Dartmoor), then join the path going east at SX569905, across Red a ven Brook and across Black Down via the army tracks back to the car. High Willhays is near the northwestern edge of Dartmoor, about 2.5 km (1 1 ⁄ 2 miles) south east of Meldon Reservoir and about 5 km (3 miles) south of the town of Okehampton. High Willhays, or according to some authorities High Willes, is the highest point on Dartmoor, Devon, at 621 metres above sea level, and the highest point in the United Kingdom south of the Brecon Beacons. The car park by… It was constructed from wrought iron and cast iron and is now a Scheduled Monument. Show/hide GPS File for mountains/markers shown, Click on a picture to view photo on the hillsummits website, To contribute a summit or portrait photo for a hillplease contact the hillsummits website. Permission should be sought from the landowner where access to a hill summit is through private land.Please report via the contact page any logs you see below which describe or encourage acts of trespass. High Willhays is now officially recognised as a listed ‘Hewitt’ (H ills in E ngland, W ales and I reland over T wo T housand feet high with a drop of more than 30 metres all round) and also can be classed as a ‘Marilyn’ (which is any hill in Scotland, England, Wales and … 2. Nat Park - Dartmoor. High Willhays. High Willhays is a summit in the Dartmoor region or range in England. Distance: 8 miles (12.5km) Ascent: 541 metres Start/finish: Meldon Dam car park, EX20 4LU. The structure was opened in 1874 and carried the London and South Western Railway (LSWR) across the West Okement River. Cross the dam and turn R onto the Meldon Reservoir shore path to the far end and then up the West Okement River to the woodland (2.1 miles/3.4km). This walk takes in Dartmoor's highest points High Willhays and Yes Tor, a National Nature Reserve and a stunning river valley.. Start at Meldon Reservoir. Please quote the hill number and hill name. Although High Willhays stands at 2,039 ft (621 m), it’s not a challenging hike and is very accessible. County/Area - Devon. For a longer route from the car park by Meldon Reservoir, try the Dartmoor's Highest Points Circular Walk (High Willhays/Yes Tor). To view previously saved markers which fall within the bounds of the map, click the show link (you may need to repeat this if you zoom or pan away from the current position on the map). Park at N50 42.490 W004 02.299 - Meldon Dam Car Park (Toilets available) Cross the dam, and set off South-East towards the rocky outcrop of High Willhays - about 4 kilometres of rough Dartmoor away. With Sal before Compass Sport Cup final - clear, but cold. Parking in the Meldon Reservoir carpark, Helen & I Followed the route around Longstone Hill and then climbed up to Yes Tor and then across to the summit at High Willhays. In low cloud and high winds we returned via Fordsland Ledge and then Black Tor. Solo. Sunday morning. Lovely day. Boggy underfoot, Heavy showers but quick ascent from the Reservoir C.P. From my perch, High Willhays was visible about 1km away and so after I was packed up and secure, I started up the track gradually climbing higher toward the summit which sits just over 71m above Dinger Tor. This condo was built in 1999 and last sold on 6/7/2018 for $425,000. Summary: This walk starts off with a 500-metre climb to the peak of Sharpitor, but it’s certainly worth the effort. This is one of those great walks where you park up and withi… Other routes and directions to High Willhays Moving clockwise, once again consulting the Ordnance Survey Explorer OL28 'Dartmoor' map, you can also walk to the summit from the car parking area by Meldon Aplite Quarries or from the area around Okehampton Camp . High Willhays is 621 metres high. Show Map High Willhays is often mistakenly referred to as the highest point in England south of Kinder Scout. High Willhays is an hour or so’s hike from a free car park on the north of Meldon Reservoir which is well signposted when you exit the A30 just west of Okehampton. The car park by Meldon Reservoir is a popular starting point for an ascent of High Willhays and the nearby Yes Tor. My final Marilyn in Region 40, from Meldon car park, returning over Yes Tor - then a 510 mile road trip home. Easy stroll over here nice and relaxing with Smudge after the morning's visit to Great Links Tor. Lydford car park to Bracken Tor YH. Revisited in the company of AC via Lints & Dinger tors. Not exactly the most beautiful walk. Started at Meldon Reservoir. Cloud base was approx 350m so didn't have any views. Nice to practic navigation skills though. Marched up Longstone Hill, then cross country to meet the Yes Tor - High Willhays track, up to HW, then over to YT, then back on the tracks/paths via Black Down. Beware that there seem to be some extra tracks which are not marked on OS; it would be easy to get pretty lost in the fog if you're not concentrating! The pool at SX564922 is worth a short detour. Started at Meldon Reservoir car park. Route via Black Tor, High Willhays and Yes Tor.