Todays WAGs reconnoitre was on part of Dartmoor I have never been. We met at a point south of Sheepstor, in the Southwest section of Dartmoor. Todays reconnoitre was my first trip out on my 4 wheeled Tramper, so luckily it was a relatively easy route to try out the new buggy.
Gill was unable to come so I joined the others on my own, but Gill would have struggled as the tracks were very rough. Mainly caused by animal hoof prints made when wet, then drying very hard. The Moorland Guides take credit for most of todays photos, as I left my camera at home. Although we had a lovely clear sunny day, with excellent visibility, there was a bitterly cold east wind.
On the Bank Holiday Monday we met at Yelverton for a short walk to Grenofen Tunnel, to mark the official opening of the Dartmoor Way. Which is a 108 mile route around the outer edges of Dartmoor.
We did a circuit of Harrowbeer Airfield, with the moorland guide pointing out various points of interest. With the Airfield being so close to Dartmoor, it is prone to low cloud / mist. They would fire mortars above the cloud layer, so that pilots knew where the airfield was.
The weather was a typical bank holiday grey overcast day, with a few very light rain showers. But we did not let it spoil our day, it was nice and dry when we stopped for lunch.
A lovely show of Bluebells alongside Drakes Trail, which is now part of the new Dartmoor Way.
For those who are interested the mobility scooter in some of the photos, is based on the Segway principle. Lean forward to travel forwards and lean back to reverse.
For a change we had a meal in the slow cooker ready for us when we got home, which is a change from our normal routine. More details of the new route Dartmoor Way, can be found on the internet. There is a 108 mile walking route and a 95 mile cycle route.
