Black-a-tor Beare and an iceworks

A walk taking in one of Dartmoor’s three significant Atlantic Rainforests and an iceworks.  The walk starts at Meldon Reservoir car park.  From there we follow the path to the South East of the reservoir before heading off to Black-a-Tor Beare or Copse alongside the West Okement river where we will take a tea/coffee break, retracing our steps to cross the river at the foot bridge and then ascending Shelstone Tor. From there we’ll head to the Sourton Tors where we stop for lunch. Walking through the iceworks, we’ll then head along the Two Castles Trail/West Devon Way to cross Meldon Viaduct and into Meldon dropping down through the woods to the river before crossing and making our way back to the car park passing a limestone  quarry on the way.

Can be a little wet underfoot.