Lints Tor

The walk up Lints Tor from Okehampton is straightforward enough, but the payoff is genuinely good. You're climbing to about 1,400 feet on Dartmoor, and the views across the moorland are the kind that make you understand why people move to Devon and never leave.

It's not a technical scramble or anything - more a steady uphill plod through gorse and grass - but the wind picks up as you gain height and the horizon just keeps expanding. On a clear day you can see proper distance across the moor. The tor itself is modest, a cluster of granite blocks rather than a dramatic summit, but that's half the charm of Dartmoor tors. They're subtle.

Walkers will genuinely enjoy this. It's the sort of walk that takes a couple of hours return, so not exhausting but satisfying. Families with confident young hikers could manage it, though the moorland can be boggy in places and there's no obvious path - you navigate by compass or GPS, really. History types might appreciate the Bronze Age cairns scattered about, though there's not much interpretation on the ground.

Go on a decent weather day. Moorland mist turns this into a trudge. If you're staying at Lydford Caravan & Camping Park just down the road, it's absolutely worth the short drive to Okehampton and a couple of hours on the hills. Free to visit, naturally. No facilities at the tor itself, so bring water.