Hookney Tor

Sylvia · Dartmoor

Hookney Tor

497 m · 1,631 ft

Hookney Tor

Sylvia · Dartmoor

Hookney Tor

497 m · 1,631 ft

Hill data: The Database of British and Irish Hills v18.6 (CC BY 4.0). Tor details: Tors of DartmoorHeight497 m1,631 ft
Grid RefSX 69906 81317
OS MapOL28OS Explorer

Hookney Tor sits above the Bronze Age settlement of Grimspound, on the line of the Two Moors Way. It is a group of granite piles at 497 metres, with Hameldown to the south and Birch Tor to the west.

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Rock & Ground

Granite, in several piles.

Summit Weather

Our Route

Distance3.7 mi5.9 km
Ascent220 m720 ft
Time1h 48mwalking
StartGrimspound (Natsworthy road)SX 6970 8089
Directions

Also on this route: Hameldown Tor

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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