Loading...
Name: | Hendra Downs [The Beacon] |
Hill number: | 7785 |
Height: | 369m / 1211ft |
Parent (Ma): | 2881 Brown Willy |
RHB Section: | 40: Cornwall & Devon |
County/UA: | Cornwall |
Catchment: | Fowey, Catchment Boundaries, Tamar |
Watershed: | Plymouth Sound |
Class: | Tump (300-399m), Subhump, Clem (Tu,3,sHu,Cm) |
Grid ref: | SX 19655 79280 |
Summit feature: | rock |
Drop: | 92m |
Col: | 277m SX179807 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 201 (1:25k) 109 |
Observations: | rock 15m WNW at SX 19641 79286 is slightly lower |
Survey: | Abney level |
GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
N.B. Some hill summits are on private property or on land where there is no public right of way. Permission should be sought from the landowner where access to a hill summit is through private land.
Please report via the contact page any logs you see below which describe or encourage acts of trespass. Please quote the hill number and hill name.
Logged Descriptions (logged by 35 users) | By | Date of Ascent |
Andy West | 12/05/2023 | |
Parked at Westmoorgate for a circuit of 4 Tumps. Easy grassy terrain. Hendra Downs, Leskernick Hill, Buttern Hill, Bray Down. | PGCE | 09/07/2022 |
Fifth and final top on a walk taking in in Tolborough, Leskernick, Buttern Hill, Bray Down and Hendra Beacon from Jamaica Inn. Up Hendra from the Leskernick stone circles, was flagging a bit but it was worth the climb. More great views. Descended WNW to join the bridleway, which I followed back to the road. Such a shame that the bus service which enabled me to do this walk has already been scrapped again (not enough passengers). | thesweetcheat | 15/06/2022 |
From Westmoorgate. Initially along BW, then headed up to top following sheep tracks. HP over fence via gate. Came back alongside fence. | PeterD | 21/05/2022 |
Matt | 20/04/2022 | |
amblemark | 07/04/2022 | |
Jamaica Inn - Tolborough Tor - Brown Willy - Rough Tor - Buttern Hill - Bray Down - Leskernick Hill - Hendra Downs - Jamaica Inn. | Mark Jackson | 26/01/2022 |
Wendals | 07/06/2020 | |
mae | 02/10/2019 | |
Alan Whatley | 26/06/2019 | |
Bolventor to Altarnun. | Smudge | 29/03/2019 |
A very pleasant and interesting walk - lots to see and lots to investigate - even elephants. Parked just off the A30 access slip. | M3WDD | 07/08/2018 |
One of several similar outcropping rocks in moss grass and rough pasture. Parked at end of road N of Bolventor and the A 30 | Denise | 11/03/2018 |
From end of the Blackhill road where there is parking space for 3 cars. Bridleway NNE onto moor then E along fence line to summit. Great walking on short firm grass. High point a small loan rock in moss/grass ESE of prominent rocks. Raining, misty views. | RichardM | 11/03/2018 |
Parked at 204 804 , end of road in spaces at gate just outside westmoorgate. Enjoyable gentle walk to summit via Leskernick hill and Black Rock. Fantastic vista on clear day , high wind prompted quick return to car following fence, stone wall and tracks of the beast of Bodmin moor ( more likely cross country runner on fast decent). | Hippy77 | 13/02/2018 |
As moorsman parking at SX 20376 80365 | David Gradwell | 13/09/2017 |
Edwin Gradwell | 13/09/2017 | |
With Bev. | simon and co | 03/08/2017 |
Colin Crawford | 12/07/2017 | |
Martin R | 17/03/2017 | |
Dedicated parking area at the very end of the road which runs west from Trewint. Easy grassland so direct route from Leskernick isno problem. If doing this one on its own, the wall starting at the car aprk runs directly to the summit with an asy track developing alongside it. | moorsman | 17/06/2016 |
From Westmoorgate. Room to park 1-2 cars by gate at SX 20528 80384. Took stony track west onto moor, then south up to fence on grass, following it south to wooden gate. Summit just beyond. Walk continued to Leskernick Hill. A day of fierce WSW wind, but with some sunshine. | Man of Kernow1 | 31/03/2015 |
Steve Q | 13/03/2014 | |
Easy parking to NNE. Took a direct path to the summit. Short grass. Excellent walk. | destaylor | 30/11/2013 |
Plenty of roadside parking on minor road to NE - about 100m before fence at end of road at Westmoorgate. Followed fence round SW then S to top past Black Rock, no problems. Top obvious, just betond fence junction, though of little merit. Good views. On to Leskernick Hill next. | Hillsidenick | 13/08/2013 |
Jacqdaw | 13/08/2013 | |
1964279282 rocky outcrop 100m from fence corner | arranc | 26/04/2013 |
stevent0809 | 25/03/2012 | |
Walked up from the A30 for the geocache and summit whilst observing a DofE team. | CornishGazza | 03/03/2012 |
Sherlock | 27/08/2011 | |
Est N 
Also 10/07/2014 | Nick Caunt | 12/06/2010 |
fine hill & view. cross pasture from rd jct to SE | RHW | 25/08/2002 |
andrew.allum | 01/01/2000 | |
IainT | 07/08/1992 | |
malcorbett | blank |