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Middle Staple Tor
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I visited Staple Tor and wild camped on Middle Staple Tor during a recent bikepacking trip through Cornwall and Dartmoor. I pushed up from the nearby car park — a handy spot to pause for a refreshment before the final ascent. In good weather, the tors look deceptively close, but Middle Staple Tor sits just over 450m, and with a fully loaded rig, I ended up pushing most of the way.
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Embark on the Cox Tor & Great Staple Tor loop, a moderate hike across Dartmoor's expansive moorland. This route offers wide-open scenery and impressive granite tors, including Great Staple Tor…
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Elevation 470 m
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Location: Whitchurch, West Devon, Devon, South West England, England, United Kingdom