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Name:North Hessary Tor
Hill number:3656
Height:517m / 1696ft
Section:40: Cornwall & Devon
Classification:Tu,5,Dew
Drop:63m
Col:454m  SX575750  

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Entry no.Date recordedGrid Ref.Feature / Observations / SurveyRecorded byStatusSubpointLatest review
-1641709/04/2009SX 57876 74222  F: trig point on rock tor
S: obvious summit
George Gradwell
Summit
-1641818/08/2011SX 57875 74220  F: trig point on rock tor
S: obvious summit
K&AD
Summit
-1641930/06/2012SX 57875 74223  F: trig point on rock tor
S: obvious summit
gvjackson
Summit
-1642030/06/2012SX 57876 74223  F: trig point on rock tor
S: obvious summit
Galltywenallt
Summit
-1642130/06/2012SX 57876 74224  F: trig point on rock tor
S: obvious summit
JB
Summit
-1642230/06/2012SX 57876 74227  F: trig point on rock tor
S: obvious summit
JB
Summit
-1642330/06/2012SX 57875 74225  F: trig point on rock tor
S: obvious summit
JB
Summit
-1642427/01/2013SX 57875 74224  F: trig point on rock tor
S: obvious summit
jimbloomer
Summit
-1642514/04/2014SX 57876 74222  F: trig point on rock tor
S: obvious summit
MiM
Summit



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Quick up and down before racing the river dart in kayak. Stayed in Princetown, so thought it'd be rude not to turn a triangle red! 4km in 40 minsNicky C12/02/2024
From gate to NNW up mast track to trig on top of Tor. Back along FP and over to Great Mis Tor.PeterD16/08/2023
ROW to NNW returning on access track to TV mast which is much easier.PeteF27/07/2023
Climbed from Station Road in Princetown. Stunning view suddenly appears from behind Trig Point.RVC06/06/2023
Kings Tor and North Hessary Tor. Circular walk with Alma Aurea. /Dmeltdiceburg24/02/2023
From carpark in Princetown to North Hessary Tor and Great Mis Tor.dgresty22/09/2022
Trig point. Near the TV pole, but otherwise dwarfed by nearer tors.hannah33702/09/2022
Day 3 Tump Bagging in Cornwall. 5 tor tump walk. Parked in car park on B3357 under Cox tor. Visited Cox Tor, Roos Tor, Gt. Mis Tor, Nth Hes Tor and Gt. Staple Tor.Argentum6616/06/2022
Parked close to gate off the B3357 and walked up the metalled TV mast road and onto a little tor bearing the trig point. After a most enjoyable day hill-bagging in the sunshine based on Princetown just below.pwheeler15/06/2022
6km evening walk from Princetown car park to North and South Hessary Tors.PGCE04/06/2022
Dartmoor Search & Rescue: 11 Tors Challenge 2021 South Hessary Tor>Crazy Well Pool>Black Tor>Leeden Tor>Ingra Tor>Fur Tor>Swelltor>King's Tor>Foggintor>Hollow Tor>Rundlestone Tor>North Hessary Tor Start & End @ Princetownlboutside18/09/2021
Long walk exploring the areakjg10629/08/2021
North Hessary Tor and Great Mis Tor from Rundlestone west of Princetown. Wet and windy, low cloud on and off the summits. A round trip of 7km with 260m ascent in 1h40m.silveracorn_alan30/07/2021
From phone box up track building site keep out signs evening walk so no workers presentunderhill09/07/2021
Thought I'd pop by before they close it again to work on the mast.LovableScum08/07/2021
Here for the trigpoint. TP:UK log: Parked at the end of the mast road and walked up to trigpoint which is in open access land. Lots of mast work going on but no one around today all cordons on the ground but I suspect in the week the trig will not be accessible for the time being.thejackrustles19/06/2021
North Hessary Tor > Great Mis Tor from GR: SX 57410 74986Hippster23/10/2019
North Hessary Tor > Great Mis Tor from GR: SX 57410 74986ronaldo33323/10/2019
Dropped off at the phone box and made the short diversion up here before heading N across the moor to Cudliptown via intervening Tumps.agentmancuso06/07/2019
With Jo, circular walk from car park to SSW: Little Mis Tor, Great Mis Tor, Rundlestone Tor and then North Hessary Tor. Weather; sunny, cold wind, good visibility.amblerbob11/04/2019
With Jenx and Bryher from parking at old phone box. Private road to transmitter building and fine tor with perched trig. Misty todaynordicstar31/03/2019
Mist was down. Quick from easy parking at the phone box.jenx31/03/2019
Parked just off main road to north. Gentle walk on warm day.Campbell Singer30/03/2019
Short easy walk from the road with CampbellSteveG30/03/2019
Trig point, walk up road to TV mastcjo30/03/2019
Parked by the side of the B3357 near the telephone box WALKED up the private road to the television station, Tor found on the leftTony Hartry06/03/2019
After Swell Tor,passing the impressive deep watery hole and 100 foot sheer drops of Foggintor Quarry. From here granite was used to build Princetown Prison ( hence the railway trackbed leading there) and further afield Nelson's Column (except for the sandstone statue on top). All quiet up here despite the presence of the huge transmitter mast simultaneously broadcasting across the airwaves all of BBC radio channels and Classic FM .Was that John Humphries I could hear in the light breeze? On a clear night the mast provides an excellent navigational beacon, which I was to use 17 hours later for a bearing on this same run/ walk linking 100 tors in 25 hours. I added to the air chatter to ring ahead to warn my roving support crew ( John and Becks ) that I would be with them shortly for the first road rendezvous.Chris Pearson22/07/2018
See Kitty Tor DescriptionDartmoorman19/07/2018
A round of 4 dewey tors from Princetown: 20k, 5 hrs, unrelentingly hot sun, no breeze, dire. This the first, on to Great Mis Tor.jonglew24/06/2018
Straight along track from Rundlestone.Moorponder22/06/2018
A five mile Dewey outing taking around two hours from the walled car park on the B3357 west of Princetown which was free. First taking in Great Mis tor via the track on the opposite side of road then followed indistinct footpath back to the road and onto North Hessary tor before striking out across country for the car park.WAYNE ROWLETT21/04/2018
From Princetown car park at SX 58898 73466. Took the path past the brewey NNW to the easily accessible summit tor. Returned the same way. Caught in a storm as I descended. Solo.Man of Kernow112/04/2018
petey08/09/2017
A very easy hill to bag. Came up over Hollow Tor (470m)- one of Terry Bound's A to Z of Dartmoor Tors (ISBN: 0 946651 43 4).Dangerous Dave11/06/2017
Parked alongside telephone box in Rundlestone at 575749 - Up service road and then along W. side of wall to mast & nearby trig point. (PM)gerrybowes22/04/2017
Great Mis Tor, North Hessary Tor.ijpowell22/04/2017
5th Dewey of the day from parking the car at 575749. 1 mile and 25 minutes with GB.bolton22/04/2017
Low cloud meant this was only visible when right close by! Mast nearby. Trig on top of tor appears to be HP. Felt sorry for three large school groups practising for 10 tors. From layby just outside Princetown to avoid car park charges.Denise 18/03/2017
Walked from Princetown over wet grassy moorland in thick mist. Tor topped by trig pillar. Other visits on:- 14-06-1980, 14-08-1980,RichardM18/03/2017
Up and down from Princetown.rhalstead05/03/2017
Easy stroll from road, summit tor surrounded by mudColin Crawford17/01/2017
Revisit with Colin.Chris Peart17/01/2017
Fine rocky summit.RobertP17/10/2015
7/8 Quick walk up access road from north and if you miss the trig pillar go to specsavers immediately !Fergalh31/05/2015
Easy walk up the track with Ian Brown to bag this trig and Dewey.Dugswell224/08/2014
Although the metalled track from Rundlestone to the mast has a private notice at the start it also has a stile suggesting access is available for walkers. Can pull in alongside the telephone box for a shorter bag.moorsman20/08/2014
With Denise from CP at Pump HouseCrib Goch01/07/2014
Before Tom's wedding from pumphouse. Bit wet underfoot at start but otherwise good underfoot. Watch when approaching North Hessary Tor. The stile after the passing place on the mast approach road is a false trail - keep on to the mast.SS28/06/2014
Parked at Foggintor car park and walked a circular route via Foggintor quarry, the old railway track to near Princetown, then ascending Hessary tor past the source of the Meavy and up to the mast.fostersm06/06/2014
Up from quarries to west -now 4 hours in to the ''big run with the gang - raining - and cold -everyone wet -starting to think of options. Lesley and Nick packed in at Merrivale -hitched back to car. rest of us continued for another 4 wet hours.Chris Pearson03/05/2014