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Name: | Hound Tor |
Hill number: | 5615 |
Height: | 414m / 1358ft |
Parent (Ma): | 2877 High Willhays |
RHB Section: | 40: Cornwall & Devon |
Nuttall/Wainwright area: | Dartmoor |
County/UA: | Devon |
Catchment: | Dart, Catchment Boundaries, Teign |
Class: | Unclassified (Un) |
Grid ref: | SX 74254 78963 |
Summit feature: | central rocky outcrop |
Drop: | 28m |
Col: | 386.2m SX 7416 7859 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 191 (1:25k) OL28N |
Survey: | obvious summit |
Comments: | Dropped from Trail 100 list Jan 2020 |
Change log: | show changes for this hill entry |
GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 164 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
Easy but enjoyable scramble | Swindon Bagger | 16/02/2024 |
From Widecombe to Hameldown to Hound Tor returned via Bonehill. | dgresty | 20/04/2023 |
Nice dawn run with N along Beckaford Brook | aucuparia | 27/02/2022 |
From the large parking area to the NW of the tor. Nice easy fun scrambling. Great photos on this sunny winter morning. Solo. | Dangerous Dave | 12/01/2022 |
With CB, SB and Colby. | JDBowers | 11/09/2021 |
Walked up from Hound Tor car park. Scrambled around all the rocks. High point reached but sadly no sunset to enjoy | ekm | 30/08/2021 |
With Jo, from Hound Tor car park. Lovely warm, sunny evening. | amblerbob | 17/09/2020 |
Nice collection of rocks. good scramble up in the sun. Would be difficult in the wet. | Andrew Pearson | 05/09/2019 |
Short but nice perambulation at the start of a hot day. Grand crags. | Eddie | 11/07/2019 |
Hound Tor, Greator Rocks, Bell Tor, Chinkwell Tor, Honeybag Tor 7 mile circuit | whiskybottle | 06/07/2019 |
Free car park to NW. Impressive summit rocks with several stacks. Spent sometime here scaling all of the main ones. Lovely spot. | jonglew | 31/03/2019 |
Short jaunt from the car park. Nice scramble to the top. However tricky scramble down for the shorties like me when rock's a little damp/greasy. | mazz | 29/12/2018 |
With the whole family | simonjallen | 24/10/2018 |
First tor in the dark by headtorch having just started the night section of my 100 tors in 25 hours. Still warm.Just touched it, rather than summitting this time. Then down to Greator Rocks and the tricky path through the bracken down to cross the stream and up towards Haytor. | Chris Pearson | 22/07/2018 |
good craic jumping about the rocks | GmacT | 07/07/2018 |
Car park to NW. Short walk and fairly straightforward scramble if you go between the two main outcrops and then climb back towards the car park. You have to step across a short gap near the top. This is uphill going up and, if wet, there is not much space on the downhill return step. | clivevilla | 14/11/2017 |
ghaley | 21/10/2017 | |
Parking to North w Jenx and Bryher. Easy approach and nice scrambling to summit rocks. Bryher had to top out on Hound Tor and it was Jenx's final Trail 100, woo hoo! | nordicstar | 06/10/2017 |
Impressive rocky outcrop. Touched the top stone after trying several routes. | jenx | 06/10/2017 |
Back again a year later again with L and Flook the hound on a circular tor walk visiting some well known such as this and others nicely obscure. Surprisingly easy and safe-ish way to scramble to the summit.No trouble for the dog. | Chris Pearson | 13/07/2017 |
Large car park to NW at 740792 - Short walk up good path & then scramble to summit. (S) | gerrybowes | 22/04/2017 |
Belated birthday outing. | Nab Scar | 13/04/2017 |
Short up and down from parking, interesting scramble in high winds. | rhalstead | 05/03/2017 |
A short 20 walk from the car park to the NW. Great weather and a good scramble. Solo. | bolton | 07/11/2016 |
A climbers Mecca, especially for bouldering. I climbed Suspension Flake (a photogenic VS hanging flake)in 2002 here with Bob - but don't recall scrambling to summit. Today did the blocky scramble to high point with Lesley and Flook the German Pointer who loved leaping around on the rocks being the hound on Hound Tor. Sheltered spot in sun out of wind for a bite was idyllic then down to scramble up Great Tor and down into woods then back over Hayne Down. | Chris Pearson | 11/08/2016 |
Enjoyable circular walk(and minor scrambles) from Hound Tor car park-Hayne Down-Black Hill-Hound Tor.With Bridget and Oscar. | catman | 23/05/2016 |
With Catman and Oscar. | rosiebridge | 23/05/2016 |
With Catman and Bridget. | oscarrosie | 23/05/2016 |
A quick one for Joe and I who couldn't resist the rocks on the top. Easy scramble up. | fnem | 08/04/2016 |
from car park gentle stroll with a scramble to highest point | colinfielding | 15/07/2015 |
Short walk from car park. | Ramblingpaul | 05/07/2015 |
from car park to the north. you could spend all day scrambling up the outcrops. a fine fun place. | stig_nest | 29/06/2015 |
Easy walk from car park with A. Scramble to the top. | PeterD | 21/06/2015 |
5/14 of long but satisfying hill bagging day (Hay Tor/Rippen Tor/Top Tor/Chinkwell Tor/Hound Tor/Heatree Down/Easdon Tor/Black Hill/Birch Tor/Challacombe Down/Hamel Down/Hookney Tor/Cornden Tor | Fergalh | 13/06/2015 |
Convenient car park, easy walk up to tor. Fun scramble to top. | PeteF | 01/11/2014 |
From Car Park. Collection of stones. Good for scrambling | Lakesgirl | 31/10/2014 |
Large car park to west from which a good track leads to the summit. Great viewpoint. | moorsman | 21/08/2014 |
With Denise. Very easy scramble to high point. | Crib Goch | 29/06/2014 |
Walked from Shilstone Tor, via footpath | KatieJayne | 20/04/2014 |
On a wet day whilst Josh was at Plymouth University open day. | simon and co | 05/04/2014 |
Parked up at Swallerton Gate carpark and took the short walk to the summit. made an afternoon of it by taking a circular walk past Greator Rocks towards Becky Falls and a bit of road walking towards Manaton before returning to the car via Hayne Down. | derlan | 12/09/2013 |
eyenose | 21/07/2013 | |
Bagged on a gorgeous sunny day. 4 summits planned with some driving inbetween. Great Mis, Corndon, Rippon and Hound. Amazing day out and also got some caching in! | Stephenfarmer | 30/05/2013 |
Walked from car park to the West with Joy, Isaac, Steve and Helen. Enjoyed a bit of scrambling and letterboxing over the rocks. | daveapotter | 19/10/2012 |
Great views over Dartmoor. | The Playful Pig | 12/09/2012 |
On it's own | ronaldo333 | 31/08/2012 |
With Jo, short afternoon walk from Swallerton Gate: Hound Tor. Weather; sunny, warm, good visibility. | amblerbob | 17/05/2012 |
Gorgeous day | gcowcill | 01/04/2012 |
Following the master bagger CW. Super sunny morning. | Dugswell2 | 25/03/2012 |
whilst camping on Dartmoor | johnoz | 19/08/2011 |