25 April 2024
Walk to Rough Tor and Brown Willy
The walk of 5.2 Miles/8.4 km, graded moderate – strenuous, is to the highest point in Cornwall. It can be found in the iWalk Cornwall app shown below.
The summit of Brown Willy is 1,378 feet (420 metres) above sea level, the highest point on Bodmin Moor and in the county of Cornwall. This is me at the top where it was pretty cold and windy. The walk involves three ascents to this height as the route goes to Rough Tor, of similar height, then down and up to Brown Willy then back to Rough Tor again and then back to the car park. The walk took me three and a half hours including a stop for lunch/afternoon tea at the little bridge over the De Lank River on the way down.
I found the walk a challenge but exilarating, so I am very pleased to have made it round. The iWalk app was very helpful. It helped me stay on route even when walking across open ground with no clear path but plenty of sheep tracks.
More photos and video at: https://photos.app.goo.gl/bZCd8RGBa6bagYnH7
The walk is shown in the iWalk Cornwall app at at http://iwkc.co.uk/w/75