Really cold but beautiful day out. Lockdown 3 means walking from the house, and this is the closest tor to me on the list, but still a good 6km walk and a good amount of climb. The climb out of Bovey Tracey is a shock to the system but once half way up Furzeleigh Lane a lot of the climbing is out of the way and it's a beautiful woodland walk through National Trust and Woodland Trust land. Shap Tor (177) itself is in thick woodland so getting a photo is difficult but there is an impressive amount rock on show and great views down to Bovey Tracey and over to Haytor Rocks from the obvious summits. I took the path back through Shaptor Farm before winding my way through the lanes and footpaths back to Bovey Tracey and eventually Heathfield. All in all a stunning day, my only regret is that I haven't thought about doing this before
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