Dartmoor 4 day Luxury Wild Camp

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You need to have mountain walking experience, good equipment and a good level of fitness to carry your food, sleeping bag, sleeping mat and bivvy bag or small tent for around 80km. Sometimes it will be easy walking, other times we’ll be crossing the remotest areas of Dartmoor, where there are no trails, rivers with no easy crossing points and the infamous Dartmoor bogs. Our route will be partially determined by the water levels when we are on the moor; we may need to walk late into the evenings if water levels increase. We may need to camp on exposed, wet, uneven ground. I expect that we’ll walk about 20km each day.

We will meet in the car park opposite the Village Hall in Belstone at 9:15am on Friday 21st July, so that we can depart by 9:30am, with the aim of getting to the Warren House pub in the early evening, so that those who want to, can have a pub meal. We'll then walk until it's dark, and then find somewhere discreet nearby to sleep for the night.

On Saturday, we’ll  go to Postbridge, then over Bellever Tor, past Dunnabridge and Hexworthy, then across rugged Moorland (with no trails) to the summit of Ryder's Hill (the highest point on Southern Dartmoor). Then we'll head and South and West, then North West, finding somewhere remote to sleep before getting onto the Two Moors Way. Then following the Abbots  way for a while, before heading West to Lower Hartor, then North over Higher Hartor to Pricetown. We’ll then head North across very remote moorland, with lots of bogs and no trails or bridges and sleep there. Up early again on Monday, to continue over very remote and difficult terrain, then summit the two highest Tors and back to Belstone.

We will spend a lot of time in the firing ranges and will have to change our route if the firing range areas are closed. However it is rare for the ranges to be shut on Friday, Saturday and Sunday in mid-summer, but it is likely that we will have to change our plans for Sunday and Monday.

Thursday Night – Because it will be holiday season, if you plan to stay near Belstone on the night before the event, I suggest you book well in advance. Both YHA Okehanpton hostels often fill well in advance. There is also some accommodation in Belstone , people have also camped nearby. If you have difficulties with travel  or accommodation, please talk to me well before the event.

Please contact me with any questions.

Photo Credits: All photos taken by Paul Ridealgh and permission is granted to OutdoorLads for further use.

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