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Name: | Rippon Tor |
Hill number: | 5400 |
Height: | 476m / 1562ft |
Parent (Ma): | 2877 High Willhays |
County/UA: | Devon |
Topographical area: | ES02 Willhays-mardon |
SMC/RHB section: | 40: Cornwall & Devon |
Nuttall/Wainwright area: | Dartmoor |
Catchment: | Dart, Catchment Boundaries, Teign |
Class: | Hump, Tump (400-499m), Clem (Hu,Tu,4,Cm) |
Grid ref: | SX 74665 75582 |
Summit feature: | slab of rock 4m ENE of trig point |
Drop: | 118m |
Col: | 358m SX739791 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 191 (1:25k) OL28N OL28S |
Observations: | rock is 60cm higher than flush bracket of trig point |
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 165 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
Parking for five vehicles at Hemsworthy gate car park. 
I squeezed into the 6th spot. 
Wide trail heading SE from Hemsworthy gate all the way to the summit. 
Trig pillar is situated in a shelter. 
HP slightly higher is on a massive embedded rock, 5m NW of trig pillar | mntainman | 19/10/2024 |
From Hemsworthy Gate with Kate. | Newton Maximus | 26/12/2023 |
After Top tor, having parked at Hemsworthy gate, i took an ankle biting gorse trail to a gate to the South of Hemsworthy gate then along near the fenceline before climbing direct to the top. Very enjoyable. Easy path down back to Lesley and the car. Onwards to Hay Tor... | Dazingdale | 06/08/2023 |
Solo time trial | Fidget | 02/08/2023 |
From Hemsworthy Gate | tim747 | 29/06/2023 |
Climbed from gate across the road at Cold East Cross. More gentle but longer than other climbs. Found the partly carved recumbent cross near the summit which I walked straight past last time! | RVC | 13/06/2023 |
From Parking area to the NW | Jephcote83 | 10/06/2023 |
With Mummy, Daddy, Ivy and Nannie and Grandad. Saw Ponies and Foals on the way up. | Jephcote20 | 10/06/2023 |
With Mummy, Daddy, Ivy and Nannie and Grandad. Saw Ponies and Foals on the way up. | Jephcote22 | 10/06/2023 |
With Duncan(comma) started with Outer Edge group but calf was agony | Fidget | 26/04/2023 |
Climbed from Hemsworthy Gate, the shortest route which avoids stone stiles. No fearsome cattle guarding the summit this time. | RVC | 03/04/2023 |
Trig point. A favourite of mine near Haytor rocks | hannah337 | 30/08/2022 |
From car park to N. | Minto | 30/06/2022 |
With Sam | simon and co | 12/06/2022 |
Parking area to NW at Hemsworthy Gate. Good views from summit. Solo. | Dangerous Dave | 12/01/2022 |
With PureTrail | Fidget | 12/01/2022 |
With PureTrail | Fidget | 27/10/2021 |
Walk up from road to NW trig pillar in summit stone circular shelter. With a little bit of mist just after sunset and getting a bit dusky back at the car. | vegibagger | 12/08/2021 |
Here for the trigpoint TP:UK log: 
 
YSM0482 Rippon Tor/Hump, Tump (400-499m), Clem (Hu,Tu,4,Cm) Parked at Helmsworthy Gate for a short walk to the trigpoint, again lovely views. | thejackrustles | 19/06/2021 |
Small parking area by junction to NW at SX 7415 7610 - Over cattle grid, through gate & up good path to trig point & summit slab. Good hill & fine views. (S) | gerrybowes | 15/06/2021 |
As others, from the CP by the junction. A nice walk up to the Trig. Stopped for some sandwiches and returned the same way. | M6KIO | 03/06/2021 |
Parked at the road junction and up a very pleasant grav to the top 
Very pleasing views | ChinnockC | 26/10/2020 |
With Mick & Mary. | MickyRoss | 14/10/2020 |
With Jo, from Hemsworthy Gate car park; Rippon Tor, then after visiting the Nut Crackers, across Blackslade Mire to Pil Tor and Top Tor. Weather; sunny, warm, good visibility. | amblerbob | 18/09/2020 |
Approached from Saddle Tor via small parking place by the road. Lots of Belted Galloway cattle. Unusually a couple were less than friendly with lots of bellowing and the evil eye. The hole in the wall by the hawthorn tree indicated on the guide was no longer there but wall relatively easily crossed. It was so much easier 40 years ago. A bonus of a trig pillar and ravens at the top. A steepish decent towards Top Tor. | Sixtyplus | 05/09/2020 |
Five mile circuit from Cold East Cross carpark; with a there-and-back first to Buckland Beacon. Then clockwise to Blackslade Ford, Wittaburrow, Tunhill Rocks, Pil Tor, Top Tor and finally Rippon Tor. Very hot day 28deg C. With Geraldine, Tiarnan, Rob Graham & Mel Sealey. Dropped down to Widecombe-in-the-moor afterwards for shade and cold drinks. | Pete West | 09/08/2020 |
From the junction at the car park. A short walk to the summit in mist and drizzle. Solo. | bolton | 23/07/2020 |
trig point | cjo | 29/03/2019 |
Rippon Tor and Top Tor from the car park near the road junction. Easy paths to both tops. Lovely area. | Herbert Anchovy | 20/03/2019 |
Parked in the Saddle Tor CP on the B3387 easy route the summit shelter and trig point (TP5689) | Tony Hartry | 07/03/2019 |
With PureTrail(comma) Wednesday run | Fidget | 27/02/2019 |
A circuit of Rippon Tor (which I shared with an extended family of Dartmoor ponies), Top Tor and Pil Tor from Hemsworthy Gate. | Nick Down1 | 24/08/2018 |
1.30am on my 100 tors in 25 hours. Familiar route up after Saddle Tor, but could have done with forgotten compass to find NutcrackersRocks. Rough descent to road as mist crept up blotting out the moon just to complicate things. | Chris Pearson | 23/07/2018 |
Parked at car park where minor road leaves the B3387 between Rippon Tor and Top Tor and climbed both. | clivevilla | 14/11/2017 |
Parked at road junction to north amidst the ponies. Fought our way up the broad but soggy path in the face of a storm. Reached the trig ok (despite the sturdy wall around it) but then the wind was so strong it took us several minutes before we could leave again. Blattered with icy rain on the way down, soaked to the skin. A hard-won hill indeed today, but any other time this would be an easy stroll. | wheresthepath | 21/10/2017 |
W Jenx and Bryher, after Ryders hill this was a doddle. Parked at road junction to North and followed track to delightful summit | nordicstar | 06/10/2017 |
Very easy up from the road junction. | jenx | 06/10/2017 |
I liked how the trigpoint pillar has a wall of stones all around it. | Alancache | 01/08/2017 |
w L and Flook on a circular tor tour from Hound Tor car park after Hay Tor. 2nd visit. | Chris Pearson | 13/07/2017 |
Short walk from the cross roads. Very windy at the top but no wind in Widdecombe. | Walker Dan | 18/03/2017 |
Short up and down from parking at road junction. | rhalstead | 05/03/2017 |
Boxing Day walk to escape the crowds on Haytor. | Nab Scar | 26/12/2016 |
Pleasant stroll from Hemsworthy Gate to excellent viewpoint.With Oscar and Bridget. | catman | 23/05/2016 |
With Oscar and Catman. | rosiebridge | 23/05/2016 |
With Catman and Bridget. | oscarrosie | 23/05/2016 |
Continuation of walk from Top Tor. Descended south-east to Hemsworthy Gate, then up permissive path south to summit. To return, descended back to road, then north-west over moor, then lane north back to Swallerton Gate. solo. | Man of Kernow1 | 22/05/2016 |
Climbed with all the family from the carpark at the base. Superb view all around, particularly to the South. | fnem | 08/04/2016 |
By the well used path from Hemsworthy Gate. Blustery but fine day. | RichardM | 27/03/2016 |
From car park to NW, another fine summit. | RobertP | 17/10/2015 |
On circuit with Top Tor and Hay Tor | Poolton123 | 26/09/2015 |