Dartmoor National Park has over 450 miles of permitted access footpaths. You will find gentle strolls with fabulous views and rugged long distance hikes for the intrepid. Wildlife is abundant, there are quaint villages, old stannary towns, bronze age burial sites and lots of legends. I have explored many areas but there are a few places that I will always go back to, Scorhill and Houndtor are top of my list.
The paths in my photos, are narrow tracks worn into the grass that have been walked for centuries. Houndtors rocks are a climbers paradise and you will find someone dangling from a rope on most days! Once you reach to top the view opens out towards Haytor, Dartmoors most visited site, and in the valley below are remain of a medieval village. It must have been a bleak place to live back then.
I have posted quite a few times about Dartmoor, see my tag cloud for more and join in with Ailsa’s theme at http://wheresmybackpack.com/2013/05/24/travel-theme-pathways/
Lucid Gypsy 
Lovely pictures! I’m planning a book to be set on Dartmoor in the 1800s when the moor must have been even more remote in the middle of winter. I’m hoping to do a bit of walking over the summer, find some good locations.
Then you MUST go to Scorhill if you don’t already know it. It has a stone circle and a hole stone in the river that its believed to help with fertility! Here is the stone, https://lucidgypsy.wordpress.com/2012/07/15/the-sunday-post-solid/ thanks for visiting me Reb 🙂
It’s going on my list of places to visit!
That looks like a gorgeous place for hiking, Gilly. 🙂
The stones look very interesting.
These area absolutely beautiful sights Gilly! Thanks so much for sharing hon. 🙂 *hugs*
The world is indeed beautiful to roam. The last photo, the rocks, almost look as if they will come alive. Lovely pictures, Gilly.
Wow wide open spaces… not something I see everyday 😉 Rainy (absolutely pouring) day today which is blocking out the city noise. I can imagine I am there 😉
What a beautiful place! And it must be wonderful to be out in the sun in short sleeves – we’re having shivery wear-a-coat weather.
Absolutely gorgeous photos, Gilly. Perfect for the theme 🙂
Love the last one Gilly and the one with your daughter of course 🙂
What a great place for a hike and pretty romantic too. 😉
“…It has a stone circle…” – O.K. – I’ll try to build a circle in my garden – maybe it will spread some magic …
So lovely. What gorgeous country that you capture so well!
Beautiful country scenes, Gilly. Love those well worn paths in the English countryside.
ahhh Dartmoor one of my most favourite places in all the world! There just is nothing else to compare with it, it was love at first sight for me when I first saw it in the 70’s when I first came to the UK from USA!! Thanks Gilly!
Lovely, Gilly.