The annual picnic walk to Fur Tor
No firing this year so straight up Ger Tor. The Tavy looked quite low; the total lack of any rain for the whole summer I suppose. Onward past the fantastic hut circles to Tavy Cleave Tor and across the Rattle Brook Ford. The familiar climb to Amicombe for a cuppa. Gently round to Sandy Lake and up to Fur Tor for lunch. Quite cooling on the summit, in fact all day it oscillated between cool and warm - just nice. Across the tiny Tavy to the isolated flag pole then down the peat track towards Standon. Down to find some lovely ivy-leaved bellflower. Then the steep track by the wall to cross the tiny Tavy again and back to the cars. All jolly nice.