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| Name: | High Willhays |
| Hill number: | 2877 |
| Height: | 622m / 2041ft |
| RHB Section: | 40: Cornwall & Devon |
| Nuttall/Wainwright area: | Dartmoor |
| County/UA: | Devon |
| County (CoH): | Devon (CoH) |
| County (CoA): | Devon (CoA) |
| Catchment: | Torridge |
| Class: | Marilyn, Hump, Simm, Hewitt, Nuttall, Historic County Top, Current County/UA Top, Administrative County Top, Buxton & Lewis, Bridge, Clem (Ma,Hu,Tu,Sim,Hew,N,CoH,CoU,CoA,BL,Bg,Cm,P500) |
| Grid ref: | SX 58027 89220 |
| Summit feature: | large cairn on rock tor |
| Drop: | 537m |
| Col: | 85.1m ST 6512 1193  |
| OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 191 (1:25k) OL28N |
| Survey: | Abney level |
| Change log: | show changes for this hill entry |
| GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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| Logged Descriptions (logged by 835 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
| jofaire | 19/05/2877 | |
| GuyF | 04/04/2877 | |
| Anticlockwise loop from Meldon Reservoir via Black Tor, High Willhays and Yes Tor. Short steep ascent up Black tor and on to High Willhays. Wet, windy and boggy but not overly challenging. Lovely views at the start of the journey in particular | muzza2 | 17/03/2024 |
| danduponty | 07/03/2024 | |
| Parked at Okehampton Camp. Headed up the military road then cross country to the summit of West Mill Tor. A few tiny patches of snow left on this hill. Then on to Yes Tor where above 550metres there was still a covering of snow on the north eastern slopes. Visited trig and then across to the summit of High Willhays where there was a patchy covering. Although never known the ground as wet as this. Mostly dry with a bit of sun. Good views. Time taken 2 hours 45 minutes for 6.5 miles. Raven, Meadow Pipits, Stonechats seen. | isabelle | 24/02/2024 |
| From Meldon Resv. Via Black Tor | jef | 14/02/2024 |
| benarr89 | 04/02/2024 | |
| ChrisShaw1993 | 14/01/2024 | |
| Loop with mum, Jared and dog. Wild weather | emily | 31/12/2023 |
| From Meldon Quarry CP: West Mill Tor, Yes Tor and High Willhays. Thick cloud, rain, high winds and no views at summits. Had to turn out as we'd come all the way from Manchester to bag these Nuttalls. | Lazylizzie | 18/11/2023 |
| decibel | 15/09/2023 | |
| Parked SX 60091 91142 at end of driveable road. SIMMS on Dartmoor: Hangingstone Hill > Cut Hill > High Willhays. Progress on tracks much faster than off them. Boggy and rough ground everywhere. | Peter_W_Mitchell | 24/08/2023 |
| Ratboy87 | 23/08/2023 | |
| From Rowtor car park | sturuss | 19/08/2023 |
| Climbed from Dinger Tor after following the military roads there from the car park NE of Rowtor. | RVC | 09/08/2023 |
| HighwayToFell | 05/08/2023 | |
| jgregor | 01/08/2023 | |
| Katbus 27 | 21/07/2023 | |
| Climbed from car park NE of Rowtor, then along rocky military road. | RVC | 07/07/2023 |
| assynt_bob | 06/07/2023 | |
| With Rebecca, including Yes tor | mazz | 01/07/2023 |
| My 300th tump! Parked at Meldon Reservoir CP. Intended to stick to paths marked on OS map, but found unmarked track that followed Red-a-ven Brook upstream to about 500m height before taking direct route to Yes Tor then simple trudge to the summit. No views unfortunately as low cloud and got soaked on the way down. Came back via Black-a-Tor Copse with very mossy trees. Path to N of Meldon Reservoir is blocked off. With Felix | RoguePulsar | 30/06/2023 |
| Parked at car park we went through a gate down the path then next to a lake then followed path near a viaduct then went next to the stream which we followed until we cut across a field up a rocky field to the top of Yes Tor then went across to the top. With Dad. | speedyclimber | 30/06/2023 |
| From the cattle grid by the camp | Stevooo | 26/06/2023 |
| Easy run up along the military roads from Okehampton Camp to Yes Tor, High Willhays and then on to Dinger Tor. Time taken 70 minutes for 7.5 miles and only 1065feet of ascent | isabelle | 25/06/2023 |
| Lindsay M | 22/06/2023 | |
| Kevin29035 | 11/06/2023 | |
| Stickman | 10/06/2023 | |
| Travelled from Kent to Plymouth to see Muse and broke up the drive with a stop off at Dartmoor. Parked at the reservoir and went cross country up, making sure to look out for skylark nests. Very few people around apart from a couple of walkers and some army guys at the top. Gorgeous day, over 30 degrees. Really liked this climb. Not too high, some obstacles but nit too many, and fantastic views. Interesting rock formations at summit. | MysteriousSue | 27/05/2023 |
| Stevebrownie | 13/05/2023 | |
| PJT | 12/05/2023 | |
| On 10 tors. | AJScourfield | 23/04/2023 |
| A North Western Dartmoor circuit, from Okehampton Station, visiting Rowter, West Mill Tor, Yes Tor, High Willhays - now listing as my 600th Marilyn - and East Mill Tor. | RobB | 01/04/2023 |
| Long walk taking in some of the major summits in the NW of Dartmoor. No access issue, thorough soaking of Mike Tuft, Jacob Partington and I over an arduous 25km. | hjb68 | 30/03/2023 |
| neilmcoward | 29/03/2023 | |
| From public road end by Okehampton Camp (SX591931), SW along tarmac roads to ca SX589913, continuing on good stony tracks to ridge S of Yes Tor, then S along ridge to summit, returning same way (2h30m) | kdbennett | 24/03/2023 |
| The Tyke | 05/03/2023 | |
| From Sourton up the West Okement valley forded the river just north of Black-a tor copse. Up to Fordsland Ledge. Good covering of snow on the tops with the blue skies and no wind was superb up there today. To High Willhays summit then Yes Tor and down to Vellake Corner back to Sourton. Time 3.5 hours for 8.5 miles 1871 feet of ascent. | isabelle | 21/01/2023 |
| 12km loop from meldon reservoir taking in anumber of other tors. Just over 3 hrs | Nicky C | 01/01/2023 |
| willc9999 | 01/01/2023 | |
| Prewley Moor carpark to High Willhays and Yes Tor. | Peter Fieldsend | 08/10/2022 |
| Meldon, Black a Tor, high Willhays, Yes Tor, West Mill Tor, Row Tor Okehampton. 14km | Clifford | 26/08/2022 |
| Walked up from reservoir car park, over Longstone Hill and Black Tor to HW and Yes Tor. Cracking walk. | cjwilliams | 27/07/2022 |
| dubvine | 23/07/2022 | |
| briansv650s | 10/07/2022 | |
| Pricey1859 | 03/06/2022 | |
| BaggingB | 30/04/2022 | |
| Nuttall walk 13.3 shortened to return via Fordsland ledge and Black Tor, then down to the river. With R. | Dan Baddeley | 17/04/2022 |
| jamesaitken42 | 15/04/2022 | |
| Direct from Meldon Reservoir dam, past the ponies on Longstone Hill to Yes Tor and High Willhays. The sun came out, so also made a bee-line for East Mill Tor, returning back to the dam car park over Okehampton Common. | summitter | 14/04/2022 |