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Greator Rocks – Hound Tor loop from Hound Tor

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South West England

Greator Rocks – Hound Tor loop from Hound Tor

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Greator Rocks – Hound Tor loop from Hound Tor

00:50

2.83km

80m

Hiking

Easy hike. Easily walkable paths. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: October 7, 2026

Tips

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Dartmoor National Park

Waypoints

A

Start point

Parking

1

110 m

Hound Tor

Highlight • Viewpoint

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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2

1.21 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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3

1.73 km

Hound Tor Deserted Medieval Village

Highlight • Historical Site

The settlement consists of a cluster of 13th century stone longhouses – in which the family lived at one end and the animals at the other – on land that …

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4

2.33 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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B

2.83 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.64 km

108 m

< 100 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

2.64 km

108 m

< 100 m

< 100 m

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Highest point (390 m)

Lowest point (330 m)

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