Great Cockup
526m (1726ft)
The Northern Fells, The Lake District, Cumbria, England
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 9ml (14.5km) |
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| Ascent: | 2,624ft (800m) |
| Time: | 6 hrs |
| Grade: |  (Moderate) |
Route Summary:
Over Water - Orthwaite - Orthwaite Bank - Uldale Fells - Great Cockup - Trusmadoor - Meal Fell - Great Sca Fell - Little Sca Fell - Brae Fell - Broad Moss - Lowthwaite Fell - Longlands Fell - The Cumbria Way - Longlands - Lowthwaite - Over Water
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 10.5ml (17km) |
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| Ascent: | 2,903ft (885m) |
| Time: | 6.75hrs |
| Grade: |  (Hard) |
Route Summary:
Over Water Reservoir - Orthwaite - Orthwaite Bank - Uldale Fells - Great Cockup - Frozenfell Gill - Trusmadoor - Meal Fell - Little Sca Fell - Great Sca Fell - Knott (Uldale Fells) - Little Calva - Great Calva - Hause Gill - Burn Tod - Burntod Gill - Brockle Crags - Orthwaite - Over Water
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 12.25ml (19.5km) |
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| Ascent: | 3,062ft (933m) |
| Time: | 7½ hrs |
| Grade: | (Hard) |
Route Summary:
Over Water Reservoir - Waterside Wood - Whitefield Cottage - Binsey Cottage - Binsey - Dogkennel Wood - Overwater Hall - Black Wood - Orthwaite - Orthwaite Bank - Uldale Fells - Great Cockup - Meal Fell - Great Sca Fell - Little Sca Fell - Brae Fell - Broad Moss - Charleton Gill - Langlands Fell - The Cumbria Way - Lowthwaite - Chapelhouse Reservoir - Over Water
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Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Great Cockup
Nick Tippins walked up it on January 3rd, 2026 [from/via/route] c163: Great Sca Fell from Over Water [with] Fran
James Hughes climbed it on May 15th, 2025 [from/via/route] c163 Great Sca Fell from Over Water [weather] Beautiful sunny day. - Wonderful walk from car park at Over Water. Enjoyable walk along road before ascending up towards Great Cockup. Delightful small shelter dug into ground just before climb to summit. Double top with summit marked with smaller cairn. Easy if not steep descent into Trusmasdor before stiff climb to top of Meal. Characterful fell with basin & three distinct tops marked by cairns & shelter. Highest point nearer Great Sca Fell. Easy walk down & then power climb to Great Sca Fell marked with impressie cairn. Enjoyable bounce across to Little Sca Fell then Brae Fell. Curved back around over Lowthwaite & Longlands before rejoining Cumbria Way to rejoin road back to Over Water. Possible to descend directly down from Longlands to road.
Paul Roddam bagged it on April 13th, 2025 [from/via/route] Longlands [with] Bri, Rice, Sass, Bowers and Barber [weather] bloody lovely
Sarah Gunn hiked it on April 13th, 2025 [with] Martin Gunn
Caroline Winter summited on March 30th, 2025 [from/via/route] Longlands, Longlands fell, bypassed Longthwaite, Broad Moss, Great Sca fell, Meal Fell, Great Cock up, Little Cock up, road [with] Solo [weather] Great spell of warm weather. Blustery on tops. 36 mph gusts. - Clocks forward & Mother's Day. Early start. Nice grass underfoot & a few shelters by the cairns to rest ⬆️
Geoff Hand conquered it on August 30th, 2024 [from/via/route] Walk C163 Great Cock up, Meal Fell Gt Sca Fell, Little Sca Fell,Brae Fell & Longlands fell from overwater [with] Kate Johnson, Nikki Dakk and Anthony Atkinson [weather] Lovely sunny day, with broken cloud, hazy sunshine - Lovely day with good company, beautiful open countryside. We went wrong around Trusmadoor coming off Gt Cock up which meant we walked around in circles crossing the beck several times! otherwise it was very straight forward. Luckily Kate was there to share navigational thoughts.Finished up at the Farriers Arms in Threlkeld a for beer afterwards.
David Higginbottom scaled it on April 27th, 2024 [from/via/route] C163 [with] Carolyn [weather] Clear & sunny
Jon Floyd walked up it on August 4th, 2023 [from/via/route] Over water to Great Cockup, Meal Fell, Great Sca Fell, Little Sca Fell, Brae Fell, Lowthwaite Fell & Longlands Fell back to Over Water [with] Solo [weather] Good, dry & clear - Added Binsey at the end
Chris Mcmanus climbed it on August 1st, 2023 [from/via/route] Circular route [with] Joanne & Julie [weather] Sunny & misty
Paul Macey bagged it on July 16th, 2023 [from/via/route] Using walk c163 [weather] Cloudy some sunshine towards end 15 degrees very strong winds @ high level occasional shower
Rob Prikanowski hiked it on June 5th, 2023 [from/via/route] c163 [weather] Sunny & warm.
Diane Edgar summited on January 19th, 2022 [from/via/route] Ascent from udale [with] Gil [weather] fine day very windy on top - cocked up & went up cock up first.
Martin Hartshorne conquered it on October 14th, 2022 [with] finley [weather] Breezy, sunny spells & a shower to end
Christine Shepherd scaled it on September 13th, 2009 [from/via/route] Walked from Overwater using walk c163 Repeated this walk on another glorious day 11.04.2021 [with] On my own [weather] Lovely walking weather - Climbed again on 13/10/22 On a lovely Autumn day.
Simon Myerscough walked up it on September 18th, 2022 [from/via/route] C163 from Orthwaite [with] no-one else [weather] Low cloud, but dry - misty over 2000ft
Ian Ashton climbed it on September 11th, 2022 [with] Solo
Angeline Grieveson bagged it on September 9th, 2022 [with] Dotty
Iain Jones hiked it on September 6th, 2022 [from/via/route] Trail Run from Over Water
Stephen Batson summited on May 28th, 2022 [with] Clare [weather] Sunny
Kate Peacock conquered it on May 14th, 2022 [from/via/route] Dropped off at Peter House Farm, ascended from the Cumbrian Way, descended onto the road where the junction is for Bassenthwaite [with] Me & Sheila [weather] Cool initially but turned hot, very good weather. Low winds. - We made parts up today to get three boxed off which were a distance apart. Still quite boggy in places but not to sink into.
Richard Marchant scaled it on May 8th, 2022 [from/via/route] Parked at Green Head & walked up a track SW to Charleton Wath & then changed direction across the fell ascending Brae Fell. From here carried on up on to Great Sca Fell then proceeded on an up & back trip to Knott. Once back at Great Sca Fell I dropped down & up on to Meal Fell & onwards to Great Cockup. I then proceeded back on the same path I came but took a path south around Meal Fell & circled around to Lowthwaite Fell & on to Longland Fell & back to the car. [with] On my Own [weather] Dry Day & a bit overcast in the morning although it did become sunny & clear in the afternoon.
Pete George walked up it on December 25th, 2021 [from/via/route] Over Water [with] Roco [weather] Very, very windy
Erin Ryan climbed it on September 29th, 2021 [from/via/route] Orthwaite Farm, circled back via Little Cockup. Suprising blue skies today [weather] Surprising blue skies over this one, but dark clouds over all the other visible fells. One very brief shower & rainbow - Paths from Little Cockup direct to road not on OS Maps. Head SW from Little Cockup at about 390m. Takes you to main trail heading down the middle of the fell.
Tim Winn bagged it on September 9th, 2021 [with] Myself [weather] Overcast
Sarah Moore hiked it on May 29th, 2021 [with] Zoe and The Bobbly's [weather] Hot!!
Richard Beardsley summited on May 5th, 2021 [from/via/route] Route C163 Great Sca Fell from Over Water [with] Myself. Because of Covid restrictions this is the first fell walks since August 2020. [weather] Lovely sunny day, snow & breezy at heights. - Dropped off at Over Water Car Park & commenced walk at 0930hrs. Stuck rigidly to the route apart from not doing Lowthwaite Fell. Arrived back at the car park at 1400 hrs. Walked a further 3 miles to the Castle Inn on the A591 for lift to home.
Claire Murray conquered it on February 21st, 2021 [from/via/route] Little Cockup, Great Cockup, Meal Fell, Lowthwaite Fell & Longlands Fell [with] Vitor [weather] Nice - Lovely walk well marked paths. Difficult to park
Christina Lander scaled it on October 14th, 2020 [from/via/route] Overwater - Great Cockup - Trusmadoor - Meal Fell - Great Sca Fell - Knott - Great Sca Fell - Little Sca Fell - Brae Fell - Longlands Fell - Longlands - Overwater [with] Dick [weather] Mostly bright & sunny, clouded over at times - A lovely walk, & only a short drive from our cottage at High Ireby
Chris Sheard walked up it on October 1st, 2020 [from/via/route] Circular up from Overwater [with] George [weather] Pleasant light winds, nice round 14c - Much better hills than i expected - lovely walk - graet looking back to the Skiddaw Massif
Martin Woods climbed it on August 14th, 2020 [from/via/route] Great Sca Fell from Over Water [with] Mr Ainsy [weather] sunny 22 degrees, bit windy at the tops - Can be boggy between the hills
Nick Dobson bagged it on July 18th, 2020 [from/via/route] Overend Water car park, to complete circular walk with 5 Wainwrights. [with] Margaret and Ralph [weather] Clear sunny day - Continued next onto Meal Fell.
Adrian Howard hiked it on September 27th, 2018 [from/via/route] Longlands
Gill Bates summited on June 23rd, 2016 [from/via/route] from Longlands
Mr M A Blanchard conquered it on November 24th, 2019 [with] The dogs [weather] Low vis, mist
David Anderson scaled it on November 10th, 2019 [from/via/route] Via Over Water, round walk, walk c163 [with] with Tom [weather] Cold, bright sunshine all day - great day out - sunny, bright, great views
Andrew Johnson walked up it on October 18th, 2019 [from/via/route] Longlands [with] Ted [weather] Cloudy, misty on tops
Richard Fulcher climbed it on June 6th, 2018 [from/via/route] Over Water car park [with] Jen [weather] Variable cloud & some sunshine - A very enjoyable walk around a horseshoe of hills
Jamie Bryan bagged it on August 17th, 2019 [from/via/route] c163 [weather] Windy
Darren Wilson hiked it on September 1st, 2018 [from/via/route] Great Cockup, Meal fell, Great Sca Fell, Knott, Brae Fell & Longlands Fell [with] with Dan
Julian Parry summited on June 6th, 2018 [from/via/route] C163 [with] Nuno Malo
Michael Nolan conquered it on April 24th, 2018 [from/via/route] walked c127 how can it be this cold in April!! good morning rotten wet afternoon [weather] decent a.m. rotten p.m.
Derek Parkin scaled it on March 19th, 2016 [with] Lynn Parkin [weather] High winds
Dave Eyes walked up it on July 8th, 2016 [from/via/route] Meal Fell [with] Christine Eyes [weather] Windy & Sunny
Richard Marshall climbed it on June 17th, 2017 [from/via/route] C160 [with] Andy & Bo [weather] Sunny
Craig Steeland bagged it on June 12th, 2017 [from/via/route] On a long circular route from Over Water car park [with] Sue [weather] Cloudy & cool with gale force winds on the summits - Very wild & remote. Easy walking underfoot. Only saw a handful of other walkers all day.
Chris Bramley hiked it on May 28th, 2017 [from/via/route] Longsdale [with] Jacque, Blake,mason and Janet [weather] Misty cold & then sunny - Mason said: Do sheep have toilets?
Simon Boddy summited on April 17th, 2017 [from/via/route] Longlands [with] My girlfriend [weather] Fine
Leon Harvey conquered it on October 16th, 2016 [with] Solo
Mark Davidson scaled it on October 17th, 2004 [with] Theresa [weather] Bit grey & dismal
Adrian Sherriff walked up it on September 17th, 2015 [from/via/route] c163
John Almond climbed it on April 3rd, 2016 [from/via/route] go4awalk c163 - From Over Water car parking area - Great Cockup - Meal Fell - Great Sca Fell - Brae Fell - Longhands Fell.
Phillip Bulley bagged it on July 14th, 2016 [from/via/route] Little Cockup [with] Ruby [weather] Sunny & very hot.
Jon Mapp hiked it on March 25th, 2016 [from/via/route] C163 [with] Suzzann, Caroline and Robin [weather] Beautiful day, blue skies, some clouds, very windy on top - A very pleasant walk, the whole walk completed in 3hrs 50mins
Mark Luckett has summited [from/via/route] Climbed Via Longhands Fell, Brae Fell, Great Sca Fell, Knott, Meal Fell & Great Cockup [with] Susie Luckett [weather] Cold & icy but bright - Great walk & met some very nice people. Cold & frosty day but 5 hours of walking these Wainwrights warmed us up for the day.
Chris Kent conquered it on May 15th, 2015 [with] Brother, Gary
Christine Knowles scaled it on September 20th, 2015 [from/via/route] Longlands over Braefell, the Sca Fells, Knott & Meal Fell [with] Graham [weather] Cloudy, windy - looked like rain.
Angela O'neill walked up it on July 6th, 2015 [from/via/route] Overwater [with] John [weather] Dry but overcast & windy
Iain Taylor climbed it on March 22nd, 2015 [from/via/route] Near Over Water NY 25544 35378
Claire Lloyd bagged it on April 13th, 2009 [from/via/route] From Orthwaite [with] Family
Elaine Evans hiked it on April 17th, 2015 [from/via/route] From Orthwaite to Great Cockup, on to Knott via Frozen Fell, across to Great Calva & Little Calva before returning to Orthwaite via Dash Falls. [with] Sue [weather] Beautiful day - sunny but hazy & a cool breeze in places. - Tricky descent to Dash Falls.
John Tippins summited on April 7th, 2015 [from/via/route] Longlands [with] Me [weather] Warm & sunny
Anthony Scott conquered it on February 17th, 2015 [from/via/route] Orthwaite [with] Hayley [weather] Grey cloud, windy & cold
Tracey Cowell scaled it on November 26th, 2014 [from/via/route] Longlands beck /trusmadoor [with] On own [weather] Cloudy /misty
Clive Ward walked up it on October 8th, 2014 [from/via/route] Fell Side.. One of 8 same day. See Brae Fell [with] Ian, Chris [weather] Ok
Graeme Russell climbed it on September 13th, 2014 [from/via/route] From Orthwaite Bank, using go4awalk route c163 [with] Scott, Roxy and Archie [weather] Warm, calm, little hazy
Brait Tillotson bagged it on August 31st, 2014 [from/via/route] Orthwaite [with] Hilary and Maggie
Michael Vaughn has hiked it [from/via/route] From lonsdale [with] Alone [weather] Mostly sunny
David Noble summited on April 14th, 2014 [from/via/route] From Over Water [with] Kelly [weather] Dry & Windy
Raymond Barnett conquered it on April 3rd, 2014 [weather] hazy
Andrew Wood scaled it on March 9th, 2014 [from/via/route] Used Go4awalk route for Great Sca Fell c163 [with] Jane & Andew [weather] Mild but very windy so felt cold
Harry Meijer walked up it on June 3rd, 2014 [from/via/route] Great Calva & The Northern Fells [with] The Lake District Walker
Joanne Mcgawley climbed it on February 22nd, 2014 [with] Rich [weather] V.V.V.V WINDY!!! - 7.5 MILES
Marcus Bradshaw bagged it on February 13th, 2014 [from/via/route] c163 [with] Marcus [weather] Very Windy ice & snow
David Baines hiked it on April 23rd, 2013 [from/via/route] Longlands, Brae Fell, Great Sca Fell, Meal Fell. [with] Alone [weather] Bright, windy - See Great Sca Fell
Lee Maddison summited on January 2nd, 2014 [with] Lee jnr, my son
Kevin Parnham conquered it on December 31st, 2013 [from/via/route] From Overwater,via orthwaite,then over Meal Fell,Great Scafell,Brae Fell & Longlands Fell [with] Jo [weather] Windy & wet to start but rain blew over & very good views for the rest of the walk - Virtually no other walkers seen until later in the day
Gill Watson scaled it on February 2nd, 2013 [from/via/route] from orthwaite
Tim Buckley walked up it on September 22nd, 2013 [from/via/route] Parked at Over Water, walk c163. Via Orthwaite. [with] Lynne. [weather] Some hill fog, strong westerly winds. - Reached the deep stone shelter en-route to the top at 10.59, then the summit at 11.20. Onto Meal Fell via Trusmadoor.
Darren Mortimer climbed it on May 25th, 2013 [from/via/route] Overwater [with] Dermot Palmer [weather] Warm & sunny
Tony Aspden bagged it on October 10th, 2007 [with] Andy [weather] Clear, sunny day
Stephen Mcdonald hiked it on January 13th, 2013 [with] Joanna and Sunny [weather] Cold but nice walk & ended up walking in snow. Sunny very cold at end
Dale Verrall summited on November 7th, 2010 [from/via/route] Over Water - Walk number C163 [with] Amber [weather] Lovely start but very cold to finish
Wayne Baxter conquered it on April 6th, 2012 [from/via/route] Cassbeck Bridge, Great Cockup, Meal Fell & Cassbeck Bridge [with] Sue, Trevor & Wendy [weather] Misty & wet
Charlie Housley scaled it on November 9th, 2009 [from/via/route] From Orthwaite via the bridle path towards Burn Todd. [with] Joanna; my patient wife. [weather] Calm & dry. A nice day to walk.
Stuart Crane walked up it on March 18th, 2008 [from/via/route] c163 Great Sca Fell from Overwater
Stephen Byrne, Katherine Bonner, Neil Smith, Patrick Rogozinski, Andrew Thornton, Karen Lythgoe, Hannah Blythe, Melanie Dunn, Maxine Down, Jane Wilkinson, Jenny Godfrey, Jill Dean, David Watson, Louise Sandwith, Roger Knight, Adrian Roberts, David Shaw, John Walter, David Laws, Jacqui Smith, Louis Smith, John Grimes, Elaine Grayson, Nick Christian, Mike Wilson, Patricia Dilley, Simon Duerden, Colin Egan, Jonathan Tobin, Gordon Lee, Paul Booth, Peter Clark, Linda Mckeogh, Victoria Bates, Tracey Cordes, Trevor Williams, Paul Henderson, Sarah Lowe, Rob Barklamb, John Cuthbert, John Southward, Stephen Millington, Paul Carmichael, Jeanette Coward, Gary Kent and Ray O'hara have all walked, climbed & bagged Great Cockup.
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