Feather Tor – Windy Post Granite Cross loop from Sampford Spiney

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Feather Tor – Windy Post Granite Cross loop from Sampford Spiney

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Feather Tor – Windy Post Granite Cross loop from Sampford Spiney

02:51

10.3km

190m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 6, 2026

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Dartmoor National Park

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Parking

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18 m

Plaster Down Common

Highlight • Viewpoint

This parcel of common land between Tavistock and Burrator Reservoir has some lovely open lanes running across it.

It's a great place for spotting wild ponies, sheep and cattle grazing as you sail by on the fairly flat tarmac road.

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Stone Coffin

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looks like a stone coffin from a Dracula movie 🦇

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Vixen Tor

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is unfortunately privately owned

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4.11 km

Small stone-slab footbridge

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No bridge over the stream

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6.06 km

Ice cream van

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7.70 km

Feather Tor

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Feather Tor is a small tor on Whitchurch Common, not too far from the B3357 road at Pork Hill. To the east lies Vixen Tor, and to the south is …

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7.87 km

Windy Post Granite Cross

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Here the hiker passes an ancient wayside cross made of granite. This small, sacred monument does not impress with a special or even striking design. Rather, it is the symbol …

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