A Good Long Walk

Hi everyone, firstly excuse me for any errors I make on here, I WILL eventually get the hang on it!

I am an experienced walker but mainly on acorn coastal routes and I understand that Dartmoor has a life and weather of it's own.

I have no problems to navigate into the depths of Dartmoor, plus with the addition of my new OS 1:50 scale map and a new Sylva sighting compass (recommended on here). I may have to change my map for a more detailed one looking at comments on here, but this one will suffice for now.

I understand that Fur Tor and Cut Hill are the most remote crags on Dartmoor so this is my aim, to get there and hopefully find a few letterboxes on route, my aim is 10 boxes for the day.

My question to those in the know is, what is the best route?
My plan of action is to drive to Ockerton Court, Cranmere Pool (letterbox?), Black Hill, Cut Hill and then finally Fur Tor. Would anyone know what the ground is like an if I may need my waterproof boots?

Thank you in advance for your help,

Ed

A most commonly used route to Fur Tor is started at the Visitors Centre car park at PostBridge.
Route being: Drift Land, Broadun, E Dart Waterfall, Sandy Hole Pass, Cut Hill Stream and onward to Cut Hill via either Cut Lane Stream or Northwest Passage.
The Range notice board on Cut Hill has been removed but the flat 'mound' where once it stood remains, and is a marker for the track to Fur Tor.
Find the well known 'landmarks' of 'The Hill' and you will be well rewarded with stamps.

A recent visit to The Hill took best part of 2 hours to get there - route detailed - (shorter if you cut across Broadun to Flat Tor) spent 6 hours searching and netted 37boxes. Total travel distance (excluding Fur Tor) - 11.9 miles.
Mainly on good paths most of the way, hard going in deep grass to Flat Tor, and from Cut Hill Stream - can be very wet underfoot.
Hope this helps.

TWA

Thanks for your advice TWA, your way may be preferable compared to the way I mentioned. I've just been on Google Maps and followed the road going up past the army camp and a place to park north of Ockerton Court. Saying this from an aerial view the road looks a bit tricky for driving a small car.
I may go your way TWA and as you said allow two hours to get to Fur tor, at least we have the longer days at the moment.

Unfortunately, the road up to OP15 and the Ockerton track were closed to the public last year but the the route described by TWA is much better anyway.

I have only ever gone that way from the South and went via the peat passes - this was back in the days before I had a car so getting back to Two Bridges on time was essential. My mate and myself camped out over the Saturday night (him in his tent out of my snoring distance and me in mine).
An old golf club I found was an essential item for prodding around Cut Hill, and it is one of the few times I would take out a map with me.
Got back to catch the last bus home with only a few seconds to spare

When I go to Fur Tor I park near the army hut by Bagga Tor (although the track is now pretty horrid for the car). You get here from Peter Tavy. It then takes anything from 1 and half hours to 2 hours to Fur Tor.

or 30 mins if the wind is against me

Thank you for everyone's advice, it sound like either the route that Fulchet mentioned from Bagga Tor may be the best to go to Fur Tor, but this sounds a similar distance compared to the route TWA has very kindly advised. However I am aware that the car park at Postbridge seems preferable due to the facilities so this may be the way to go.

Nik - KOTM You wrote:
An old golf club I found was an essential item for prodding around Cut Hill, and it is one of the few times I would take out a map with me.

An excellent tip, sadly I do not play golf but I'm sure I will find something of a similar size in the garage. I take it these are not too deep in the ground though, I would feel terrible if I had to dig out the ground and damage the moors.

Ed The Walker wrote:
An excellent tip, sadly I do not play golf but I'm sure I will find something of a similar size in the garage. I take it these are not too deep in the ground though, I would feel terrible if I had to dig out the ground and damage the moors.

I think the deepest I found was about 2 feet down.
Sunshine Valley is definitely one of my "happy areas"

I think the deepest I found was about 2 feet down.
Sunshine Valley is definitely one of my "happy areas"

Blimey I'll need to take half of Time Team with me then.

I recommend all but one!