Geocaches - 1
Walk Inspiration - Jarrold - South Devon and Dartmoor, Walk 19
Back to Salcombe, for what will be walk of the week and possibly walk of the year. All this, and we pass no pub. Ice-creams are available at the Winking Prawn Cafe.
It's important to get to North Sands Car Park early - even on a middle of the week day in mid September. By the time we return, there's lots of 4x4s circling for spaces, like Great Whites but angrier.
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| North Sands gets a Castle |
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| South Sands, merely a Sea Tractor |
We're there at 10:30 and my two willing (ish) walking partners are hoping that the climb to Sharp Tor is the only one of the day. They are more or less in luck.... once we hit the heights, we more or less stay high.
Not that this stretch of coast is anything other than stunning. Photos won't do it justice but its wild, exposed and gnarly. We loved it - so lets get the photos out the way.
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| Looking back to Salcombe |
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| Starting the climb to Sharp Tor |
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| Barrier and steps for when it gets hairy |
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| But not totally without exposure |
We leave the coast at Steeple Cove, using footpaths and lanes to get through Soar, Rew and Combe. The final stretch a shady delight through woodland. When the coast does reappear you could be mistaken for thinking you are in Barbados.
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| Salcombe - next state to declare independence? |
Back at the car park at 1pm. A queue a mile long outside the Winking Prawn. An ice cream kiosk that takes major credit cards. A last run on the beach.
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| End of a Perfect Walk |
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