Walk c445 Dufton Pike, Backstone Edge and High Cup Nick from Dufton

Englands Grand Canyon - truly spectacular


Route outline for walk c445:

Dufton  -  The Pennine Way  -  Eller Beck  -  Coastsyke Farm (Coatsike Farm)  -  Hurning Lane  -  Halsteads  -  Cosca Hill  -  Great Rundale Beck  -  Dufton Pike  -  Bluethwaite Hill  -  Threlkeld Side  -  Brownber Hill  -  Tossgill Edge  -  Great Rundale Tarn  -  Backstone Edge (Dufton Fell)  -  Narrowgate Beacon  -  Little Rundale Beck  -  High Cup Nick  -  High Cup  -  The Pennine Way  -  Narrow Gate Path  -  Peeping Hill  -  Bow Hall  -  Town Head  -  Dufton




Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:

hewitt
0
English
Mountains
Wainwright
0
Wainwrights
 English Nuttall
1
English
Nuttall
Dewey
1
English
Dewey
Wainwright Outlying Fell
0
Wainwright
Outlying Fells
marilyn
1
Marilyn
Bridget
0
Bridgets

Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:

The highest point of this walk is Backstone Edge (Dufton Fell) at 699m (2294ft). Backstone Edge (Dufton Fell) is also known as an English Nuttall (135th highest in England, 222nd highest in England & Wales). The summit of Backstone Edge (Dufton Fell) is marked by stone hut with a flat roof 200m NNE of a Ordnance Survey Trig Point.

Completing this walk will also take you to the top of Brownber Hill at 519m (1703ft). Brownber Hill is also known as an English Dewey (141st highest in England, 322nd in England & Wales)

You will also reach the summit of Dufton Pike at 481m (1579ft). Dufton Pike is classified as an English Marilyn (81st highest in England, 1025th highest in the UK).

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 Map (the ones with orange/yellow covers):

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

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Some Photos and Pictures from Walk c445 Dufton Pike, Backstone Edge and High Cup Nick from Dufton

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Walk c445 Dufton Pike, Backstone Edge and High Cup Nick from Dufton - Brownber Hill (left), Threlkeld Side and Bluethwaite Hill (right) from the lower slopes of Dufton Pike

Brownber Hill (left), Threlkeld Side and Bluethwaite Hill (right) from the lower slopes of Dufton Pike

Photo: Mark Kissipie (34)

Walk c445 Dufton Pike, Backstone Edge and High Cup Nick from Dufton - Backstone Edge (Dufton Fell) summit

Backstone Edge (Dufton Fell) summit

Photo: Mark Kissipie (48)

Walk c445 Dufton Pike, Backstone Edge and High Cup Nick from Dufton - Me on Dufton Pike summit

Me on Dufton Pike summit

Photo: Christine Shepherd (806)

Walk c445 Dufton Pike, Backstone Edge and High Cup Nick from Dufton - Shooting Butt on Backstone Edge (Dufton Fell)

Shooting Butt on Backstone Edge (Dufton Fell)

Photo: Mark Kissipie (47)

Walk c445 Dufton Pike, Backstone Edge 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 c445 Dufton Pike, Backstone Edge and High Cup Nick from Dufton - Brownber Hill from Great Rundale Beck and Threlkeld Side

Brownber Hill from Great Rundale Beck and Threlkeld Side

Photo: Mark Kissipie (35)

Walk c445 Dufton Pike, Backstone Edge and High Cup Nick from Dufton - Approaching High Cup Nick

Approaching High Cup Nick

Photo: Christine Shepherd (106)

Walk c445 Dufton Pike, Backstone Edge and High Cup Nick from Dufton - The Stag Inn, Dufton

The Stag Inn, Dufton

Photo: Jim Thorpe (2)

Walk c445 Dufton Pike, Backstone Edge and High Cup Nick from Dufton - High Cup with Murton Fell beyond from Backstone Edge (Dufton Fell)

High Cup with Murton Fell beyond from Backstone Edge (Dufton Fell)

Photo: Mark Kissipie (51)

Walk c445 Dufton Pike, Backstone Edge and High Cup Nick from Dufton - Dufton Pike from Dufton

Dufton Pike from Dufton

Photo: Mark Kissipie (26)

Walk c445 Dufton Pike, Backstone Edge and High Cup Nick from Dufton - The High Cup Valley with Murton Fell beyond from The Pennine Way

The High Cup Valley with Murton Fell beyond from The Pennine Way

Photo: Mark Kissipie (57)

Walk c445 Dufton Pike, Backstone Edge and High Cup Nick from Dufton - Backstone Edge (Dufton) summit cairn now minus its pole

Backstone Edge (Dufton) summit cairn now minus its pole

Photo: Christine Shepherd (554)

Walk c445 Dufton Pike, Backstone Edge and High Cup Nick from Dufton - The view from Dufton Pike summit

The view from Dufton Pike summit

Photo: Christine Shepherd (807)

Walk c445 Dufton Pike, Backstone Edge and High Cup Nick from Dufton - Cloud and snow on Cross Fell from The Pennine Way at Great Rundale Beck

Cloud and snow on Cross Fell from The Pennine Way at Great Rundale Beck

Photo: Jim Thorpe (6)

Walk c445 Dufton Pike, Backstone Edge and High Cup Nick from Dufton - Brownber Hill summit cairn

Brownber Hill summit cairn

Photo: Mike Knipe (82)

Walk c445 Dufton Pike, Backstone Edge and High Cup Nick from Dufton - Brownber Hill (left), Threlkeld Side and Bluethwaite Hill (right) from Dufton Pike

Brownber Hill (left), Threlkeld Side and Bluethwaite Hill (right) from Dufton Pike

Photo: Mark Kissipie (33)

Walk c445 Dufton Pike, Backstone Edge and High Cup Nick from Dufton - The Eden Valley from Dufton Pike

The Eden Valley from Dufton Pike

Photo: Mark Kissipie (29)

Walk c445 Dufton Pike, Backstone Edge and High Cup Nick from Dufton - High Cup from High Cup Nick

High Cup from High Cup Nick

Photo: Robert Black (3)

Walk c445 Dufton Pike, Backstone Edge and High Cup Nick from Dufton - The Tracking Station on Great Dun Fell from The Pennine Way at Great Rundale Beck

The Tracking Station on Great Dun Fell from The Pennine Way at Great Rundale Beck

Photo: Jim Thorpe (4)

Walk c445 Dufton Pike, Backstone Edge and High Cup Nick from Dufton - High Cup

High Cup

Photo: Trevor Lund (1)


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