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| Name: | Belstone Tor |
| Hill number: | 17489 |
| Height: | 479m / 1572ft |
| Parent (Ma): | 2877 High Willhays |
| RHB Section: | 40: Cornwall & Devon |
| Nuttall/Wainwright area: | Dartmoor |
| County/UA: | Devon |
| Catchment: | Taw, Catchment Boundaries, Torridge |
| Class: | Tump (400-499m) (Tu,4) |
| Grid ref: | SX 61439 92033 |
| Summit feature: | rock tower on extensive tor |
| Drop: | 48m |
| Col: | 431m SX611914  |
| OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 191 (1:25k) OL28N 113 |
| 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 90 users) | By | Date of Ascent |
| Climbed from Belstone as part of a circuit with Scarey Tor, Winter Tor & Higher Tor. | RVC | 16/06/2023 |
| 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 |
| circular walk taking in Watchet Hill, Tors End, Tors End South, Belstone Tor, Higher Tor, Knattaborough Tor, Winter Tor and Scarey Tor only one of which I can claim on here. Was sat on Knattaborough Tor looking at One Tor, but as I'd set off at 5 pm due to the heatwave I was worried about getting back in time. | stagger onward | 16/07/2022 |
| Lazy day from CP to N of Belstone, FPs all the way up, sat around on the top in the sun for a couple of hours then dropped straight down to E & back along big track, with F. | agentmancuso | 06/07/2022 |
| As for Hangingstone Hill | isabelle | 17/10/2021 |
| From Okehampton - Belstone Tor, East Mill Tor, Steeperton Tor, Hound Tor, Hangingstone Hill, Black Hill, Cut Hill, Brown's House Top, Higher White Tor and Longaford Tor. Camped near the top of Longaford Tor before descending to Princetown from where I added South Hessary Tor while waiting for the bus. 41.5km, much of it boggy, tussocky, pathless toil in unrelenting rain and wind. Highlight was getting the tent up, changing into dry clothes and crawling into my sleeping bag. | Herbert Anchovy | 07/08/2021 |
| A circular walk around the NE corner of Dartmoor from South Zeal in a horseshoe around Steeperton Beck returning to Belstone, then back along the quiet road to South Zeal. Peaks visited: Cosdon Hill, Hound Tor, Steeperton Tor and Belstone Tor. Solo. | silveracorn_alan | 31/07/2021 |
| Solo. (Mick and Mary didn't climb tor). From Steeperton Tor. | MickyRoss | 14/07/2021 |
| With Jo, from Tawcroft: track, then alongside Irishman’s Wall onto Belstone Tor, Higher Tor and Oke Tor. Weather; fine but windy to Oke Tor, then heavy rain.. Moderate visibility. | amblerbob | 25/05/2021 |
| Great spot for lunch on circular walk down from Cosdon. | Hippy77 | 20/06/2020 |
| 2-day route from Belstone, with outstanding bright conditions on day 1. Cosdon Hill, Hound Tor, Steeperton Tor, Hangingstone Hill (also visiting Whitehorse Hill summit), crossing to Cut Hill, then Black Hill(camping by the top). Return via Belstone Tor (climbing all the tops in the summit area). | RobertP | 31/12/2019 |
| Torridge catchment completion. | Adrian | 01/04/2019 |
| 1 of 4 with Alex and Chris on the Triggers Meet | SteveG | 31/03/2019 |
| with Steve and Alex | cjo | 31/03/2019 |
| Classic granite slabs in fog but sun later broke through for a lovely day. With Selvyn and Richard from Bracken Lodge YH, Triggers' meet. | Denise | 30/03/2019 |
| End of big circular walk from South Zeal out to Hangingstone Hill and back to a Oakhampton. Glorious day, super 22km stroll in great surfaces | nordicstar | 30/03/2019 |
| From Okehampton YHA via the East Okement valley, rolling mists and hazy sunshine. Other visits on:- 09-02-1980, 25-05-1980, 31-01-1981, 30-04-1983, 02-06-1984, | RichardM | 30/03/2019 |
| Particularly spectacular rocky scenery, followed by descent and walk back round the hillside to YH, taking in trig on the way. | jenx | 30/03/2019 |
| Short solo post-Solstice walk from Okehampton, via Nine Stones, Cullever Steps cairn circle and Winter Tor. Nice walk along the ridge, onto the high points as they came. From here dropped back down to Nine Stones then to Sticklepath. | thesweetcheat | 22/12/2018 |
| In round from Belstone | Moorponder | 30/06/2018 |
| From just before the gate onto the moor (SX 6168 9334), room for 4-5 cars. Lovely evening walk up and on to Oke Tor (sadly not on HB) and East Mill Tor, a sub - ah well, they were both lovely hills. A worthwhile 10k round trip. | jonglew | 27/06/2018 |
| From Steeperton Tor. Rejoined the military track, taking it via Oke Tor to the summit. Scrambled over all the possible highest points. Then descended to Belstone. Solo | Man of Kernow1 | 16/04/2018 |
| Staying in Belstone so did Belstone Tor, East Mill Tor, Hangingstone Hill, Steeperton Tor, Hound Tor and Cosdon Hill. 13.5 miles - just over 5 hours on a lovely November day. | clivevilla | 13/11/2017 |
| An easy fun scramble with L (after lunch with her family) up from Belstone along the spine of this disjointed Stegosaurus tackling all the little rock steps direct. Flook the Pointer lept ahead finding everything 10 times easier than us humans. 'Helped' us up awkward steps by a lick in the face from above. A 2nd ascent for me. | Chris Pearson | 10/07/2017 |
| Visited on a 10 mile walk from Belstone. Solo. | meltdiceburg | 22/02/2017 |
| Bracken Tor YH to Sticklepath. | Smudge | 06/11/2016 |
| Wild Camp Day 2 | Paul_142_uk | 11/06/2016 |
| 1/8 First of long day Belstone Tor/Cosdon Hill/Hound Tor/Hangstone Hill/Steeperton Tor/East Mill Tor/Yes Tor/High Willays | Fergalh | 18/07/2015 |
| on night nav | Coxswain | 18/10/2014 |
| If travelling to or from Cosdon Hill make sure that you aim for the ford that is shown on the map. The river, at other places, is uncrossable. | moorsman | 19/08/2014 |
| With: hb; Approached from S from Hangingstone Hill in rain then descended via Oke Tor to Belstone. | Ian Baines | 09/09/2012 |
| With: ib; | Helen Baines | 09/09/2012 |
| W:W | benwloudon | 30/07/2011 |
| 1 pm drove into the heart of the moors past Okehampton camp w Darren. Last of the rain showers swept across as we hid / had lunch in the car- then an unexpectedly good longish 5 hours circuit - walking/ running/ jogging in strong NE cold wind (but rain stopped except for one shower) Belstone Tor – our first scrambly tor -jogged down alongside Irishmans Wall, followed the cows across the ford and rough moorland grass with bits of animal tracks | Chris Pearson | 05/08/2010 |
| attractive summit, tors, fine views, easy walking. path from road end directly to S, parking at start | RHW | 29/08/2005 |
| Belstone Tor and Cosdon Hill from Okehampton. A lovely ridge walk. | Jake994 | 24/07/2005 |
| Possibly my most visited Tor and ridge walk over many years. From My D of E and 10 Tors in the 1970's. Sun, rain snow,fog and ice. I've seen it all here. One of my all time favourite walks. | Anthony Vosper | 04/05/1985 |
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| Joel451 | 17/02/2024 | |
| FionaC | 06/07/2022 | |
| poppiesrara | 11/06/2022 | |
| Andy West | 27/03/2022 | |
| Chasejet | 29/10/2021 | |
| Matt | 14/07/2021 | |
| Kendall | 12/06/2021 | |
| BrianMatthews | 28/05/2021 | |
| bladeblaster | 10/10/2020 | |
| Clifford | 03/10/2020 | |
| Scott Morley 86 | 10/08/2020 | |
| outlawcatcher | 29/04/2020 | |
| BHBrunt | 22/06/2019 | |
| Alex C | 31/03/2019 | |
| carole engel | 24/06/2018 | |
| mae | 12/10/2017 | |
| robmurray | 08/10/2017 | |
| andy63 | 12/06/2017 | |
| alda | 25/10/2016 | |
| chalky1953 | 11/07/2016 | |
| hillplodder | 04/01/2015 | |
| stevent0809 | 22/03/2014 | |
| MM | 03/09/2013 | |
| KM | 03/09/2013 | |
| KatieJayne | 10/03/2013 | |
| davidpettit84 | 04/11/2012 | |
| AlanD | 22/08/2011 | |
| Denise | 06/03/2011 | |
| peter.lyons57 | 11/08/2010 | |
| dadofmorph | 01/01/2010 | |
| Steve Q | 05/06/2009 | |
| Paul H | 05/06/2009 | |
| Anton | 13/08/2008 | |
| Isambard | 15/06/2008 | |
| kaizerlard | 23/10/2006 | |
| ajwxyzt | 01/05/2004 | |
| isabelle | 06/03/2004 | |
| PGCE | 17/09/2001 | |
| Hillsidenick | 23/07/2000 | |
| Jacqdaw | 23/07/2000 | |
| andrew.allum | 01/01/2000 | |
| IainT | 15/08/1998 | |
| Swindon Bagger | 07/06/1996 | |
| Ozymandias | 09/09/1994 | |
| anne3366 | 03/03/1990 | |
| Chris Peart | 14/08/1985 | |
| Colin Crawford | 04/04/1984 | |
| Tony S | 18/11/1972 | |
| jamescnicholls | 01/01/1970 | |
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