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Hound Tor – Greator Rocks loop from Hookney Tor

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Hound Tor – Greator Rocks loop from Hookney Tor

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Hound Tor – Greator Rocks loop from Hookney Tor

02:47

28.5km

760m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: March 27, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 802 m for 158 m

After 22.7 km for 57 m

Waypoints

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Parking

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881 m

Grimspound Bronze-Age Settlement

Highlight • Historical Site

Grimspound is situated on one of the highest points of the moor. Once home to dozens of people and their livestock, the eerie setting was where Sherlock Holmes spent the …

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3.40 km

Jay's Grave Bridleway

Highlight (Segment) • Historical Site

Jay's Grave is named for the grave of a girl who committed suicide at the eastern end of the trail. Mysterious flowers are still laid there, although no-one claims responsibility. …

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4.62 km

Jay's Grave

Highlight • Historical Site

Kitty Jay is said to have been a servant girl at one of the nearby farms. Her lover betrayed her, distancing himself from her when they found out that she …

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6.37 km

View of Hound Tor

Highlight • Natural Monument

Hound Tor is thought to be the inspiration of Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes novel 'The Hound of the Baskervilles'. The granite outcrop is said to look like dogs peaking …

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7.05 km

Hound Tor

Highlight • Climb

Hound Tor is a breathtaking granite outcrop that rewards those who climb to the top with magnificent views over Dartmoor. According to legend, these rocks used to be hunting dogs, …

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7.81 km

Greator Rocks

Highlight • Viewpoint

This a beautiful outcrop and situated not too far from Hound Tor which attracts a lot of attention (quite rightfully so) and is well worth a visit.

For the thrill …

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16.6 km

Becka Brook River Crossing

Highlight (Segment) • Bridge

Going from West to East, you initially get thrown into a steep, rocky & technical descent, cross over the little bridge, and continue to descend gently down a less rocky …

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18.9 km

Steep Rocky Descent Into the Woods

Highlight (Segment) • Forest

Watch out for the gate at the bottom - check your speed coming down here!

Still rideable on a gravel/cx bike, though 🙌

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28.5 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

9.73 km

8.01 km

6.44 km

3.05 km

1.29 km

Surfaces

16.5 km

5.47 km

4.26 km

1.29 km

1.05 km

Elevation

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Highest point (480 m)

Lowest point (80 m)

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Wednesday 24 June

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Hound Tor – Greator Rocks loop from Hookney Tor

Grimspound Bronze-Age Settlement

Jay's Grave Bridleway

Jay's Grave

View of Hound Tor

Hound Tor

Greator Rocks

Becka Brook River Crossing

Steep Rocky Descent Into the Woods

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