I was already in Dartmoor for a business trip, and not wanting to waste a beautiful free afternoon there, I went for an easy solo hike just for the sheer joy of being out in the sunshine in a place I did not know. I started at Two Bridges and went generally north, fording the West Dart River to gain access to the west flank of Bear Down, then continued via the path beside the small canal, past the weir, and on to Rough Tor, then back along the line of tors to Two Bridges.