A visit to Hound Tor - a couple of miles further on past Haytor - can make for quite a rewarding experience.
It's a very popular place for families because the tor is under half a mile off the road.
But if you're a hiker don't let that put you off visiting because it
really is an interesting place with decent sized rocks and potential for basic climbing/bouldering.
There is a large car park and a reasonably easy ascent up a grass/heather covered slope
into the dramatic rocks for people of all ages - including those who use a walking
cane if they take it steady. On a fine day you'll get magnificent views from the top across the
valley to Haytor. And on a day with low cloud you'll quickly appreciate how that strange
looking rock (top left) might look like some kind of maleovolent hound in the mist..