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Hucken TorHucken Tor (SX 549739) is a rare type of tor since it is largely surrounded by trees and doesn't stand proud on some isolated windswept peak. Hucken Tor is a rather domesticated tor and the best time to see it is in the winter or early spring before the leaves emerge. Hucken may derive from "Hook in the Tor" which may have referred to a gated entrance to the many medieval enclosures that existed around the Walkham valley.Park at Cross Winds car park - SX 561749. Take the westwards track that goes past the Merrivale monuments over Long Ash Hill and head down to the Two bridges - Tavistock road. Turn left by Hillside and follow the south track that follows the Walkham valley past Longash, through Hucken Tor and ends you up beside Daveytown. carry along the metalled road until you get to an extreme fork and take the left turn up the hill towards Criptor. From there you can climb up the hill to the Swelltor quarries, traverse the hill line to Kings Tor and then return back to the Cross Winds car park.A reasonable walk of about 5 miles. No open moor or military ranges and about 1 mile on country lanes. No boggy ground but a bit of clambering over rocks is needed.
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