Walk c438 Murton Fell and High Cup Nick from Dufton

This highly detailed, easy-to-follow, hand-crafted walk, complete with GPS Waypoints, starts at Dufton, is 10¾ miles long and will take about 6hrs. It is a Grade 6 (Moderate) walk.

Vital Statistics:

Length:10¾mls (17km)
Ascent:1,976ft (602m)
Time:6hrs
Grade:

Route outline for walk c438:

Dufton  -  The Pennine Way  -  Town End  -  Kemplar Bridge  -  Greenhow Farm  -  Keisley House  -  Harbour Flatt Farm  -  Trundale Gill  -  Middle Tongue  -  Murton Fell  -  Murton Herds  -  High Cup  -  High Cup Gill  -  High Cup Nick  -  The Pennine Way  -  Narrow Gate Path  -  Peeping Hill  -  Bow Hall  -  Town Head  -  Dufton




Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:

hewitt
1
English
Mountain
Wainwright
0
Wainwrights
 English Nuttall
1
English
Nuttall
Dewey
0
English
Deweys
Wainwright Outlying Fell
0
Wainwright
Outlying Fells
marilyn
0
Marilyns
Bridget
0
Bridgets

Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:

The highest point of this walk is Murton Fell at 673m (2210ft). Murton Fell is classified as an English Mountain (Hewitt) (122nd highest in England, 206th highest in England & Wales)

Murton Fell is also known as an English Nuttall (163rd highest in England, 276th highest in England & Wales).

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National Trails & Long Paths included on this walk:

Part of this walk follows a section of The Pennine Way, a 404km (251 miles) linear footpath connecting Edale in Derbyshire, England with Kirk Yetholm in The Borders, Scotland. The Pennine Way is waymarked by a National Trail Acorn. For more walks that include a section of this trail see The Pennine Way.


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OS Explorer OL19 Howgill Fells and Upper Eden Valley


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OS Landranger 91 Appleby-in-Westmorland


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Some Photos and Pictures from Walk c438 Murton Fell and High Cup Nick from Dufton

In no particular order . . .

Walk c438 Murton Fell and High Cup Nick from Dufton - Dufton village green

Dufton village green

Photo: Mark Kissipie (25)

Walk c438 Murton Fell and High Cup Nick from Dufton - Looking across High Cup from the Narrow Gate path (Pennine Way)

Looking across High Cup from the Narrow Gate path (Pennine Way)

Photo: David Elliott (39)

Walk c438 Murton Fell and High Cup Nick from Dufton - Old Lime Kiln near Dufton

Old Lime Kiln near Dufton

Photo: David Elliott (37)

Walk c438 Murton Fell and High Cup Nick from Dufton - The Stag Inn, Dufton

The Stag Inn, Dufton

Photo: Jim Thorpe (2)

Walk c438 Murton Fell and High Cup Nick from Dufton - The Vale of Eden from the walk back into Dufton

The Vale of Eden from the walk back into Dufton

Photo: David Elliott (36)

Walk c438 Murton Fell and High Cup Nick from Dufton - Murton Fell from the Narrow Gate Path on the west side of High Cup

Murton Fell from the Narrow Gate Path on the west side of High Cup

Photo: Robert Black (1)

Walk c438 Murton Fell and High Cup Nick from Dufton - High Cup from High Cup Nick

High Cup from High Cup Nick

Photo: Robert Black (3)

Walk c438 Murton Fell and High Cup Nick from Dufton - The Pennine Way from High Cup down to Dufton

The Pennine Way from High Cup down to Dufton

Photo: Christine Shepherd (108)

Walk c438 Murton Fell and High Cup Nick from Dufton - South east edge of High Cup from the Narrow Gate path (Pennine Way) near High Cup Nick

South east edge of High Cup from the Narrow Gate path (Pennine Way) near High Cup Nick

Photo: David Elliott (41)

Walk c438 Murton Fell and High Cup Nick from Dufton - Throne on Murton Herds

Throne on Murton Herds

Photo: Christine Shepherd (105)


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