Dartmoor Wild Camping: Hound Tor and Grimspound

Dartmoor has long been one of my favourite places for a wild camping adventure. This vast moorland, hallmarked by forests, rivers, and many exposed granite hilltops (tors), has a bleakness that makes you feel like you’ve truly escaped the world and have entered something truly wild and untouched by man (ironically, Dartmoor only looks the way it does because of the profound impact of early man who cleared the forests and farmed the soil into peaty oblivion!).
I thought I’d share a few shots from my most recent excursion to Dartmoor in hopes that it might inspire you to go on a wilderness adventure of your own.

Route map, starting and finishing near the car park by Hound Tor. Approximately 16km, total ascent 562 metres. Source: OS Maps.

Essential reading! We are big fans of Bradt Guides Wilderness Weekends, at least as a starting place for finding destinations suitable for wild camping. The Pathfinder guides are always good and can also be a start for finding a great walk that you can always extend if you want to or turn into an overnight.