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Great Cockup
526m (1726ft)

The Northern Fells, The Lake District, Cumbria, England

Record Great Cockup as Bagged, Climbed & Conquered

Great Cockup is classified as:

Wainwright
(No. 158)

English Dewey
123rd highest in England,
284th in England & Wales

Walk Great Cockup walking UK Mountains in The Northern Fells The Lake District National Park Cumbria England

The view from the summit of Great Cockup

Photo: David Hayter

Great Cockup is on Ordnance Survey Maps:

OS Explorer Map OL4
1:25,000 scale (Orange Covers)
OS Landranger Maps 89 & 90
1:50,000 scale (Pink Covers)

Great Cockup is on Peak Bagging Map & Hill Tick List:

The Northern Fells area of The Lake District

*Walk & bag all 24 Wainwrights in The Northern Fells area of The Lake District in just 7 easy to follow walks.

*Version marked with the walk routes you need to follow to Walk all 214 Wainwrights in just 59 walks.

You can walk to the top of Great Cockup by using any of these 3 easy to follow route maps:

Walk c163 Great Sca Fell from Over Water

Quiet lonely fells with good views

Vital Statistics:

Length:	9ml (14.5km)
Ascent:	2,624ft (800m)
Time:	6 hrs
Grade:		(Moderate)

Walk route map with easy-to-follow route instructions for walk c163 Great Sca Fell from Over Water pdf

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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Walk c127 Great Sca Fell and Knott from Over Water

High Fell views with little company

Vital Statistics:

Length:	10.5ml (17km)
Ascent:	2,903ft (885m)
Time:	6.75hrs
Grade:		(Hard)

Walk route map with easy-to-follow route instructions for walk c127 Great Sca Fell and Knott from Over Water pdf

Route Summary:

- Over Water Reservoir, Orthwaite, Uldale Fells, Great Cockup, Meal Fell, Great Sca Fell, Knott (Uldale Fells), Great Calva, Little Calva, Brockle Crags, Orthwaite, Over Water.

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Walk c461 Great Sca Fell and Knott from Over Water

High Fell views with little company

Vital Statistics:

Length:	12.25ml (19.5km)
Ascent:	3,062ft (933m)
Time:	7½ hrs
Grade:		(Hard)

Walk route map with easy-to-follow route instructions for walk c461 Great Sca Fell and Knott from Over Water pdf

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

Adrian Howard walked up on September 27th, 2018 [from/via/route] Longlands

Gill Bates climbed on June 23rd, 2016 [from/via/route] from Longlands

Mr M A Blanchard bagged on November 24th, 2019 [with] The dogs [weather] Low vis, mist

David Anderson hiked 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 summited on October 18th, 2019 [from/via/route] Longlands [with] Ted [weather] Cloudy, misty on tops

Richard Fulcher conquered 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 scaled on August 17th, 2019 [from/via/route] c163 [weather] Windy

Christine Shepherd walked up on September 13th, 2009 [from/via/route] Walked from Overwater using walk c163 [with] On my own [weather] Lovely walking weather

Darren Wilson climbed on September 1st, 2018 [from/via/route] Great Cockup, Meal fell, Great Sca Fell, Knott, Brae Fell & Longlands Fell [with] with Dan

Julian Parry bagged on June 6th, 2018 [from/via/route] C163 [with] Nuno Malo

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More Photographs & Pictures of views from, on or of Great Cockup

Over Water from the large cairn on the approach to Great Cockup

Photo: Terry Howard (100)

Grouse Butt on Orthwaite Bank on the route up Great Cockup

Photo: Terry Howard (99)

Great Cockup summit cairn

Photo: Christine Shepherd (514)

Birkett Edge, Bakestall and Skiddaw (in cloud) from the large cairn on the approach to Great Cockup

Photo: Terry Howard (101)

Meal Fell and Great Cockup from Great Sca Fell

Photo: David Hayter (166)

The small cairn on the summit of Great Cockup

Photo: Terry Howard (102)

Trusmadoor between Great Cockup and Meal Fell

Photo: Terry Howard (105)

The small cairn on the summit of Great Cockup

Photo: Terry Howard (103)

Descending to Trusmadoor between Great Cockup and Meal Fell

Photo: Terry Howard (104)

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