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Recreation and activities on and around the moor

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Little Kneeset
Tors & Landmarks

Little Kneeset

Remote hill ringed by rivers, with a modest summit cairn at 507m and a striking granite overhang on its southern slope.

Lakehead Hill
Tors & Landmarks

Lakehead Hill

Bronze Age hill in Bellever Forest with cairns, cists and a stone row, reached easily from Postbridge or Bellever.

Merripit Hill
Tors & Landmarks

Merripit Hill

Northern Dartmoor tor between Postbridge and Warren House Inn, crowned with a Second World War observation post.

Meldon Hill
Tors & Landmarks

Meldon Hill

A fine eastern Dartmoor summit above Chagford with rocky outcrops, a trig point, and views across to Cosdon Hill and Haytor.

Maiden Hill
Tors & Landmarks

Maiden Hill

A flat, boggy hilltop at 543m inside the Merrivale firing range, worth visiting mainly for views south towards Conies Down Tor and the Cowsic Valley.

Manga Hill
Tors & Landmarks

Manga Hill

A 500-metre hill on central Dartmoor, visited as part of walks from Fernworthy Forest.

Longstone Hill
Tors & Landmarks

Longstone Hill

A grassy spur off Yes Tor, topped with a cairn and military flagpole marking the edge of Okehampton firing range, with steep ascent from Meldon Reservoir.

Sharp Tor
Tors & Landmarks

Sharp Tor

One of several Sharp Tors on Dartmoor, this granite outcrop rises to about 348 metres on Harford Moor.

Shapley Tor
Tors & Landmarks

Shapley Tor

Scattered granite outcrops on Shapley Common with a tilted boulder and low rock piles that offer good views northward.