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Fox Tor MireFox Tor Mire is famous for being the atmospheric place that probably inspired Conan Doyle to write about the Hound of the Baskervilles. It can be intimidating in misty weather and is certainly a place to be careful about crossing owing to the wet and boggy ground. The mire is contained within a large shallow amphitheatre where the feeder streams pass slowly through the peaty ground to emerge at the NE corner as the river Swincombe. It is a very quiet place - even by Dartmoor standards. Herons, skylarks and black cattle are the main inhabitants.Park offroad near Whiteworks (SX 603708). Head down the road towards Whiteworks and go into the tin mine remains. There's a ridged path that takes you to an open gatepost. Take the path across the mire. Depending on the season this may be obvious - or less so. There is a wooden footbridge across a stream that gives you a marker. Head due south across the wetter part of the mire. Once over then head east over easy ground for Childe's Tomb. Carry on east over the Swincombe to the remains of Fox Tor Farm. Then north to the Boiler - where the Swincombe stream exits the mire down the valley. Usually this is crossable - but after rain it may not be. Once over the head west back to Whiteworks.This is a 2 mile walk part of which goes over the mire. We did it in high summer when the water table was low. In wetter times you may not be able to do it. Other than wet ground it is an easy walk. No problem with access or Army firing times.
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