Hi all - Trev here! If you are new to wild camping on Dartmoor or any where for that matter - then please enjoy the outdoors but more importantly RESPECT THE OUTDOORS by following the LEAVE NO TRACE policy. Fires are prohibited, as are disposable BBQ's. Take your litter home with you and do not chase the animals. Thanks guys and girls!
Been watching your videos for some time now building up to doing this myself and last night myself and my partner finally did it....first wild camp. Four winds car park, TV mast, down to the quarries and camped at the top of King Tor facing west toward Merrivale. What a sunset! Thank you!!
Hi Trev. Love your videos..... always binge-ing on them :-) Off the back of this one we tried our first ever wildcamping 2 weeks ago. It was brilliant. We were very lucky with the weather. We camped at Great Staple Tor first night and King's Tor the second night (Foggintor Quarry was too busy - cows and people!). It was so much fun and we will definitely be doing more of it in the future. Many thanks for the inspiration and all the great advice. All the best.
I did Cox Tor in June, it was 30 degrees Centigrade, only one camping there, surprisingly, fantastic sunrise and sunset, very peaceful and fantastic views.
Thank you for this! My young son’s and I tried our first wild camp after watching this video!! We loved it. We live the other side of Penzance so are used to the coast path - this is such a new and exciting change! Love your videos
Thank Trev. Re watched this video. I walked from.the Whitchurch common car park. To Cox tor. Middle staple tor. Great staple tor and then roos tor . Then back to middle staple tor then back to the car . In the mist during the day. Such a good Friday for me . All because of your channel. Thank dude .
First wild camping last night at Great Mis Tor! Thank you for the recommendations. It’s stunning. Was hammering rain most of the night, but glorious morning. Wandering all day today in usual British weather. Mostly rain and a bit of sun. Yet to make my mind where pitching for the night.
Great insightful video (i know), love Foggintor Quarry, that picture of the ruined building halfway through is brilliant, great area to camp, which me and Tim will be ripping it a new one when this has all calmed down, all the bestest, stay safe, Taz
Hey there Trev - thanks for the suggestion to go to Merrivale area👍. Just back from a lovely 10 Tor circuit including an overnight camp at Crazy Well - best hike on Dartmoor yet and some brilliant tors - especially Leather Tor Great work on the films too - keep them coming 👍👍👍
Brilliant Nick - glad that you managed to get out and enjoy Dartmoor- it really is a stunning place and Merrivale is a great area. Thanks for watching! All the best!
Trev, thanks for this helpful video. Came down to Dartmoor yesterday, spent last night on Great Mis Tor and tonight on Lydford Tor. One more night to go! Superb area really enjoying it. 👍
That’s brilliant thanks Trev, have been anticipating wild camping on Dartmoor all winter - hopefully soon. Have had to be content with 5 nights in my first tarp/bivvy at home in Plymouth. Can’t beat the gentle breeze on your face first thing in the morning. Take care Trev and look forward to more Dartmoor adventures. 👍😀🏕
Incredibly helpful video to those of us who have yet to venture onto Dartmoor. Thanks very much for posting this. Keep safe, keep healthy and keep sane. Cheers. Ken
Trev completely agree 👍 this is a great area to start as beginners. Me and my family have started to take our little one (now 7). You can make the hike or camp easy or hard depending on the day (& child's attitude!) Keep up the good work! Love the video!
Yea, that's exactly right, Josh! Plenty to see and do in this area, a great starting point for any newcomers wanting a taste of Dartmoor without too much distance between them and the car. Thanks for watching, Josh!
Lustleigh Cleave, up towards Ravens Tor and Hunters Tor. Probably one of my favourite places in the country, and surely some decent camp options. Also Dewerstone but not sure that’s in the permitted area…
Thanks for this video, me and my girlfriend went on our first wild camp based on some of your info! There's a food shack open at merrivale now and the pub should be at some point ☺️ We parked originally at pork hill car park and found a load of geocaches to the south and camped there. Next day we explored the tors to the north and merrivale and moved to explore the standing stones and disused tin mine and camped near there. We carried all our gear to test the waters but it was handy knowing we can leave extra water and food in the car. Now need to find a more compact sleeping mat and bag...
Ah that is great to hear, I am glad to have helped and even more pleased that you enjoyed the area. It is ideal situation being so close to the car, and as you say, having many amenities around gives extra options too. Thanks for commenting. All the best.
Love this, and thank you! Agree with you that Merrivale is great for beginners. Also think going out from Belstone along the Taw is a good entry part for newbies too.
This is GREAT! Thank you so much. I've just been watching loads of your videos and you've inspired me to give this wild camping millarky a go. I was just wondering where to start when I found this video. Brilliant. Thank you!
Merrivale is a great choice. I've done nav training there and I've trained Gold DofE students there too. I've not camped there myself but my students have. Looking forward to getting back there!
Great video trev. I love the merrivale area in fact I am standing on top of kings tor in our channel logo. I've still to get to great miss that's ones near the top of my list 👍 Roll on freedom 😀
@@WelshGman1972 Not sure how far you will be traveling but I would keep an eye on the Dartmoor.gov site. Boris seemed a bit vague and as usual open to interpretation, so I personally am still following lockdown for the time being until the national parks have made it clearer, else come Wednesday you and a thousand others will be flocking to Dartmoor, I reckon. I'm gonna keep clear for a week or two. But am itching to get out for a camp at some point soon.
Summit Or Nothing Dartmoor.gov has been updated....they are acknowledging the change in restrictions but currently requesting ppl stay away, which I’m happy to keep to.....nearly there 🙂
@@WelshGman1972 Yea, let's hope Boris clarifies a lot of the grey areas about travelling for excersise tonight, there is a lot of debate online. But I'm sure the focus will be on who can work, that se ms to be pretty much all that the news is covering.
Went to Merrivale with the Mrs z couple of days ago. The question is - how do you find a space to pitch tent that's not covered in pony and sheep shit? We couldn't walk 12 inches in any direction without seeing it. Or do you just clear it away with a stick?
Hey I just wanted to ask if we have to pay for parking and are fires allowed. Not on the ground but in like a BBQ grill?? Would love if you could get back to me as ill definitely be visiting the place. ps amazing video🤩
awesome video! Very informative 👍 of all the tor’s you mention in the video, which ones would you say are the quietest for wild camping. As in, the least likely to be camped on. Cheers
Hmmmm.... not sure, really, they are all fairly close to a road and a popular spot - but that being said I have camped at Great Mis and Great Staple and practically had them to myself... I know everyone is playing catch up at the moment so maybe this will not be so true at present! Thanks for watching, Darren!
Hi great video, liked and subbed and I'm off to Merrivale tomorrow to look for somewhere to camp and practice navigation on your recommendation. I'll big you up in my video, cheers man.
@@SummitOrNothing This was the video that helped me out so much on my first trip to Dartmoor. Thanks so much. I made a video and gave you a shout out and put a link to your channel in the notes. Ive been back again on a two night trip. I love Dartmoor. Thanks again.
I like to Thankyou for getting me into backpacking I use nature hike cloud peak 2 trekolgy mat nature hike down sleeping bag spent the night on King tor great views for a beginner iam 69
Summit Or Nothing thanks a lot! I stayed two nights on my own this week. One near the Fogindor Quary and one on middle staple tor. Was brilliant - wouldn’t have done it so well without your tips. Cheers.
No worries at all. I haven't camped (Dartmoor is still a no go area and although I am itching to get out there I felt that I have a responsibilty to follow those guidelines so as not to put out mixed messages). However, I have done plenty of hiking - loads of lockdown walks in my local area. ru-vid.com/group/PLR8QfoEaj3F-UCJT3IAg82mpYfm500gpH Thanks for watching!
@@SummitOrNothing Yes I've also been waiting to go and I don't want to be near people either. Recently I've bought a van so hopefully, at least I can park up and hike around. I guess we will find out over the next few weeks but and will still keep away from people. No one wants to get it yet I certainly don't want to pass it onto anyone.
Hi Trev, not only have I convinced my girlfriend to go camping for the first time, but after 4 days nice comfy camp near Durdle Door, we're doing 3 days on the Moor. Going to take your advice and walk around Merryvale. You mention a carpark, i can see 3? One near Merryvale Bridge, one near the OS crossection 56/75, the last at the Pump House, which one is it. Cheers.
Ideal mate glad that you're getting out and about. It's up to you which carpark to be honest, it's a great area to explore. Possibly park under Cox tor and you could do a massive circular route from there
I have one pair, and they were handed down to me, so possibly not the right person to ask, I'm afraid. I think to me if I was to buy it would be a balancing act, somewhere between lightweight and inexpensive.
Hi there, if i wanted to go around north dartmoor from merrivale for 2 nights, is it safe / legal to leave my car parked in one of the merrivale car parks for the whole 2 nights? I'd have to travel a few hours and my only travel option is by car. Best Regards.
@@SummitOrNothing sweet ok think i'll just hope for the best ^-^ really excited will be my first wild camp, journey to a healthier life. Your videos have helped a lot.
Hi Trev, Is the car park you mention in this video the four winds car park? I'm heading down the weekend and thought this looks like a good place to start from. Want something gentle as its first time I have been to the Moors for a long time. Still having a thing about the best place to camp as want somewhere away from the crowds.
Just wanted to say a massive thanks again for you help Trev. We got down to four winds car park but we're running out of day light so we did the quick walk up to king tor. Beautiful sun set and rise and the Mrs fell in the stream on the way and on the way back. Massive thanks for your help pointing out the carpark. Will be heading down again soon.
Not a stupid question at all. As long as you have a map you can pretty much see the areas to avoid (blue tufts) but to be honest I think the majority of this area is well walked!
