Bell Tor

Sylvia · Dartmoor

Bell Tor

423 m · 1,388 ft

Bell Tor

Sylvia · Dartmoor

Bell Tor

423 m · 1,388 ft

Tor details: Tors of DartmoorHeight423 m1,388 ft
Grid RefSX 7305 7787
OS MapOL28OS Explorer

Bell Tor is a huge rock pile on the hillside between Chinkwell Tor and Bonehill Rocks, high above Widecombe in the Moor. Seen from the path below Bonehill Rocks it shows a deep cleft with a boulder jammed across the top.

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Rock & Ground

Massive granite pile on the valley side.

Summit Weather

Our Route

Distance5.2 mi8.4 km
Ascent310 m1,020 ft
Time2h 31mwalking
Start & FinishHound Tor car park (Swallerton Gate)SX 7398 7921 · circular route
Directions

Also on this route: Chinkwell Tor, Honeybag Tor, Hound Tor, Greator Rocks, Bonehill Rocks

Safety: Routes are a guide only. Carry a map and compass and know how to use them, check the weather before you go, and turn back if in doubt. You use this route at your own risk.

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