Peaks

 

11

 

 

Pursuers

 

13

 

 

Finishers

 

3

 

 

Climb the dramatic granite tors rising from the rolling moorland of Bodmin Moor. Includes all tors with at least 50 m of prominence on Bodmin Moor in the county of Cornwall, England. A hiking/hill-running challenge, not involving hills in permanent snow. Created and maintained by peakery member Mark Trengove.

 

Highest peak

Brown Willy

1,377 ft / 419 m

Most prominent peak

Brown Willy

1,030 ft / 313 m

Most summited peak

Brown Willy

15 summits

Most difficult peak

no info yet

Difficulty breakdown

no info yet

Top climbing months

April   27%

August   10%

September  10%

Highlights
  • Explore the loneliest land in Cornwall, as featured in the TV series ‘Poldark’ and in the novels of Daphne du Maurier – especially Jamaica Inn.
  • Climb the strangely-shaped granite tors on the summits of many of these hills.
  • Enjoy the views of the Irish Sea, English Channel and Atlantic Ocean from the summits.
"Started at the Forestry Commission’s Rough Tor Car Park with the long incline up to the three imposing tors on the ridge line. Looked at the memorial plaque on Rough Tor before heading down to the De Lank River and up to Brown Willy seeing an Adder on route! Spot of lunch on top before heading back via the same. 7.60km, Sunny, Solo. " — MuchMoorWalking • May 7, 2022
"Started at the Forestry Commission’s Rough Tor Car Park with the long incline up to the three imposing tors on the ridge line. Looked at the memorial plaque on Rough Tor before heading down to the De Lank River and up to Brown Willy seeing an Adder on route! Spot of lunch on top before heading back via the same. 7.60km, Sunny, Solo. " — MuchMoorWalking • May 7, 2022
"Stunning tor and views. Standing at the trig point and doing a 360-panorama reveals much of what is special about Bodmin Moor: long expanses of rolling moorland interspersed by patches of forest." — torbagger • Feb 8, 2022
"Boxing Day walk with the family from the north Minions car park. Starting out following the quarry track before skirting to the south of the quarry and ascending to the Cheesewring and then the summit. Returning via the Hurlers path and through the Village. 3.74km. Calm and overcast. With family. " — MuchMoorWalking • Dec 26, 2021
"Sunday 25th March 2018. An ascent of Caradon Hill 371m/69m, Stowe's Hill 381m/78m and Notter Tor 279m/42m, Bodmin Moor, from Minions. 12.0km, with 435m of ascent. 4hrs 0min. I have been going down to Cornwall, the county of my Trengove ancestors, nearly every year since I was a child. However, it has only been in the last twenty years or so that I have been exploring its uplands. Most people are drawn to the dramatic splendour of its coastline, so the inland upland areas are often quiet and unfrequented. Supreme among the upland areas of the county is Bodmin Moor. Although its average height is only around 200 metres, with its highest point Brown Willy only reaching 420m, the moor has a wild remote air to it which would make one believe it to be of greater height. It is true that Bodmin Moor has recently seen more visitors since its landscapes have featured in the BBC's popular Poldark series (see at https://www.visitcornwall.com/things-to-do/bodmin-moor-aonb-section#.VOHaCmisXcs), but it is a spacious place where one can soon lose oneself from the crowd. Sunday looked to be the only day of fine weather during our week's stay, so this was an obvious choice for a day on t..." — marktrengove2 • Mar 25, 2018