Parke - K 21
As we drove to Bovey Tracey the trees were bright with the autumn leaves. We decided to stop at Parke so we could walk through the woodland at the side of the river. The colours were spectacular.
Gobbett Mine (N11) John Bishop (O11) and Swincombe Reservoir (O10)
The weather has been so wet, with rain and snow, that Dartmoor is sodden and we thought we had best walk on defined paths. We parked just outside Hexworthy and walked down the road that led to Swincombe Reservoir. The path was fine but we could not venture off the path as the ground was so wet and marshy. As we walked down we missed the entrance to Gobbett Mine, although we saw it on the way back. We could also see the ruins of mine buildings, but we did not see the various stones as it was too wet to go exploring off the path. We walked on to the bridge the led to John Bishop's house. We were able to follow a path to the bridge but the other side was to boggy to be able to get close to ruins. Referring to "An hours stroll on Dartmoor" by John Hayward we learnt that this bridge is called Fairy Bridge. There was so much water in the river that we could not see the ford or stepping stone. On our way back we walked up the bridleway to Doll...
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