Nun's Cross and North Hessary Tor loop from Princetown – Dartmoor National Park

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Nun's Cross and North Hessary Tor loop from Princetown – Dartmoor National Park

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Nun's Cross and North Hessary Tor loop from Princetown – Dartmoor National Park

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18.4km

280m

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Princetown is the highest settlement on Dartmoor, standing at its centre surrounded by mile upon mile of open moorland. It’s a great hub for running adventures, with trails stretching in all directions and plenty of cosy places to warm up and refuel afterwards. The radio mast on North Hessary Tor…

Last updated: June 12, 2024

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Dartmoor National Park

Waypoints

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Parking

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299 m

Princetown to Nun's Cross Track

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Easy underfoot, this fast-draining and well-surfaced trail takes you south from Princetown onto the south moor.

You'll pass South Hessary Tor on the way to Nun's Cross as you go. …

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8.08 km

Crock of Gold cist

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Dartmoor is covered in Bronze and Iron Age remnants and the Crock of Gold is one of these slices of ancient history. A Bronze Age burial chamber known as a …

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17.1 km

North Hessary Tor

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Trig point and a television mast!

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18.4 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.57 km

2.95 km

2.46 km

2.04 km

1.92 km

496 m

Surfaces

5.74 km

5.10 km

3.46 km

2.47 km

1.44 km

224 m

Elevation

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Highest point (510 m)

Lowest point (350 m)

Weather

Saturday 10 October

12°C

6°C

81 %

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Comments

January 2, 2024

Princetown is the highest settlement on Dartmoor, standing at its centre surrounded by mile upon mile of open moorland. It’s a great hub for running adventures, with trails stretching in all directions and plenty of cosy places to warm up and refuel afterwards. The radio mast on North Hessary Tor is