To make the most of the excellent weather we headed up through Dean and past Nurston farm, delayed a little by some members of the group who thought it would be amusing to send Will down the wrong road. We didn’t have enough time now to reach the Avon Dam, so instead we took the bridleway that leads up to the open moor at Skerraton Down. The final climb over the rough moor brought us to the top where the whole of south devon was laid out before us like a map. You could even see the sea in many places, from Teignmouth right around to Dartmouth.

Ash, typically, was running late and finally caught up with us just before the final descent to Cross Furzes. We got back at around 1.10 for the usual after-ride computer games social at Crofters.