Walk Route Map du144 High Cup Nick and Meldon Hill from Cow Green Reservoir

Walk du144 High Cup Nick and Meldon Hill from Cow Green Reservoir

The view down High Cup is simply stunning.

Vital Statistics:

Length:	15¾mls (23.5km)
Ascent:	1,835ft (559m)
Time:	7¼hrs
Grade:

Map with easy-to-follow route details for walk du144 High Cup Nick and Meldon Hill from Cow Green Reservoir pdf

Route outline for walk du144:

Cow Green Reservoir - Widdybank Fell - Cauldron Snout - The Pennine Way - Birkdale Farm - Grain Beck - Rasp Hill - Maize Beck - High Cup - High Cup Nick - Stake Beck - Meldon Hill (Dufton Fell) - Force Burn - River Tees - Backside Fell Bothy - Cow Green Reservoir

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Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:

1
English
Mountain

0
Wainwrights

1
English
Nuttall

0
English
Deweys

0
Wainwright
Outlying Fells

0
Marilyns

0
Bridgets

Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:

The highest point of this walk is Meldon Hill (Dufton Fell) at 767m (2517ft). Meldon Hill (Dufton Fell) is classified as an English Mountain (Hewitt) (61st highest in England, 106th highest in England & Wales)

Meldon Hill (Dufton Fell) is also known as an English Nuttall (75th highest in England, 130th highest in England & Wales). The summit of Meldon Hill (Dufton Fell) is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.

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.

You can find more walks near this one on these unique free-to-access Interactive Walk Planning Maps: (click/TAP to select)

1:25,000 scale OS Explorer Maps (the ones with orange/yellow covers):

OL19 Howgill Fells and Upper Eden Valley

OL31 North Pennines - Teesdale & Weardale

1:50,000 scale OS Landranger Map (the ones with pink/magenta covers):

91 Appleby-in-Westmorland

Some Photos and Pictures from Walk du144 High Cup Nick and Meldon Hill from Cow Green Reservoir

In no particular order . . .

Nichol's Chair, High Cup (High Cup Nick)

Photo: John McGlone (2)

The view down High Cup

Photo: Christine Shepherd (556)

Cauldron Snout Waterfall

Photo: Dave Mullins (1)

High Cup Nick

Photo: Dave Mullins (6)

Backside Fell Bothy

Photo: James Irving (21)

Looking South West down High Cup (High Cup Nick)

Photo: John McGlone (4)

Backside Fell Bothy

Photo: James Irving (22)

Backside Fell Bothy

Photo: Dave Mullins (11)

Cauldron Snout Waterfall

Photo: Dave Mullins (2)

On the Pennine Way near High Cup (High Cup Nick)

Photo: John McGlone (3)

High Cup

Photo: John Tinsley (1)

Force Burn Gorge

Photo: Dave Mullins (10)

Approaching the top of Meldon Hill (Dufton Fell)

Photo: Christine Shepherd (552)

Maize Beck

Photo: Dave Mullins (7)

Cauldron Snout Waterfall

Photo: Dave Mullins (3)

Walk du144 High Cup Nick and Meldon Hill from Cow Green Reservoir - Falcon Clints and the River Tees from The Pennine Way south west of Cauldron Snout

Falcon Clints and the River Tees from The Pennine Way south west of Cauldron Snout

Photo: Dave Mullins (4)

Force Burn Gorge

Photo: Dave Mullins (9)

High Cup

Photo: John Tinsley (2)

High Cup

Photo: Dave Mullins (5)

The South Western Rim of High Cup (High Cup Nick)

Photo: John McGlone (5)

Meldon Hill summit

Photo: Christine Shepherd (555)

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