Spurrell's Cross (W12)

We parked at Stowford Bridge and walked up the Two Moors Way then along Redlake Tramway.  There has been a lot of rain  recently and the ground was saturated.  At times the path was like a stream.




 When we walked across to Spurrell's Cross the moor was very boggy, so having  seen the cross we turned back rather than walking on across the moors to Ugborough Beacon.



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