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 - Uldale Fells - Great Cockup - Meal Fell - Great Sca Fell - Knott (Uldale Fells) - Great Calva - 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
Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Great Cockup
Paul Roddam walked up Great Cockup on April 13th, 2025 [from/via/route] Longlands [with] Bri, Rice, Sass, Bowers and Barber [weather] bloody lovely
Sarah Gunn climbed Great Cockup on April 13th, 2025 [with] Martin Gunn
Caroline Winter bagged Great Cockup 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 hiked Great Cockup 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 summited Great Cockup on April 27th, 2024 [from/via/route] C163 [with] Carolyn [weather] Clear & sunny
Jon Floyd conquered Great Cockup 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 scaled Great Cockup on August 1st, 2023 [from/via/route] Circular route [with] Joanne & Julie [weather] Sunny & misty
Paul Macey walked up Great Cockup 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 climbed Great Cockup on June 5th, 2023 [from/via/route] c163 [weather] Sunny & warm.
Diane Edgar bagged Great Cockup 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 hiked Great Cockup on October 14th, 2022 [with] finley [weather] Breezy, sunny spells & a shower to end
Christine Shepherd summited Great Cockup 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 conquered Great Cockup on September 18th, 2022 [from/via/route] C163 from Orthwaite [with] no-one else [weather] Low cloud, but dry - misty over 2000ft
Ian Ashton scaled Great Cockup on September 11th, 2022 [with] Solo
Angeline Grieveson walked up Great Cockup on September 9th, 2022 [with] Dotty
Iain Jones climbed Great Cockup on September 6th, 2022 [from/via/route] Trail Run from Over Water
Stephen Batson bagged Great Cockup on May 28th, 2022 [with] Clare [weather] Sunny
Kate Peacock hiked Great Cockup 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 summited Great Cockup 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 conquered Great Cockup on December 25th, 2021 [from/via/route] Over Water [with] Roco [weather] Very, very windy
Erin Ryan scaled Great Cockup 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 walked up Great Cockup on September 9th, 2021 [with] Myself [weather] Overcast
Sarah Moore climbed Great Cockup on May 29th, 2021 [with] Zoe and The Bobbly's [weather] Hot!!
Richard Beardsley bagged Great Cockup 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 hiked Great Cockup 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 summited Great Cockup 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 conquered Great Cockup 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 scaled Great Cockup 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 walked up Great Cockup 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 climbed Great Cockup on September 27th, 2018 [from/via/route] Longlands
Gill Bates bagged Great Cockup on June 23rd, 2016 [from/via/route] from Longlands
Mr M A Blanchard hiked Great Cockup on November 24th, 2019 [with] The dogs [weather] Low vis, mist
David Anderson summited Great Cockup 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 conquered Great Cockup on October 18th, 2019 [from/via/route] Longlands [with] Ted [weather] Cloudy, misty on tops
Richard Fulcher scaled Great Cockup 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 walked up Great Cockup on August 17th, 2019 [from/via/route] c163 [weather] Windy
Darren Wilson climbed Great Cockup 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 Great Cockup on June 6th, 2018 [from/via/route] C163 [with] Nuno Malo
Michael Nolan hiked Great Cockup 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 summited Great Cockup on March 19th, 2016 [with] Lynn Parkin [weather] High winds
Dave Eyes conquered Great Cockup on July 8th, 2016 [from/via/route] Meal Fell [with] Christine Eyes [weather] Windy & Sunny
Richard Marshall scaled Great Cockup on June 17th, 2017 [from/via/route] C160 [with] Andy & Bo [weather] Sunny
Craig Steeland walked up Great Cockup 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 climbed Great Cockup 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 bagged Great Cockup on April 17th, 2017 [from/via/route] Longlands [with] My girlfriend [weather] Fine
Leon Harvey hiked Great Cockup on October 16th, 2016 [with] Solo
Mark Davidson summited Great Cockup on October 17th, 2004 [with] Theresa [weather] Bit grey & dismal
Adrian Sherriff conquered Great Cockup on September 17th, 2015 [from/via/route] c163
John Almond scaled Great Cockup 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 walked up Great Cockup on July 14th, 2016 [from/via/route] Little Cockup [with] Ruby [weather] Sunny & very hot.
Jon Mapp climbed Great Cockup 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 bagged Great Cockup [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 hiked Great Cockup on May 15th, 2015 [with] Brother, Gary
Christine Knowles summited Great Cockup 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 conquered Great Cockup on July 6th, 2015 [from/via/route] Overwater [with] John [weather] Dry but overcast & windy
Iain Taylor scaled Great Cockup on March 22nd, 2015 [from/via/route] Near Over Water NY 25544 35378
Claire Lloyd walked up Great Cockup on April 13th, 2009 [from/via/route] From Orthwaite [with] Family
Elaine Evans climbed Great Cockup 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 bagged Great Cockup on April 7th, 2015 [from/via/route] Longlands [with] Me [weather] Warm & sunny
Anthony Scott hiked Great Cockup on February 17th, 2015 [from/via/route] Orthwaite [with] Hayley [weather] Grey cloud, windy & cold
Tracey Cowell summited Great Cockup on November 26th, 2014 [from/via/route] Longlands beck /trusmadoor [with] On own [weather] Cloudy /misty
Clive Ward conquered Great Cockup on October 8th, 2014 [from/via/route] Fell Side.. One of 8 same day. See Brae Fell [with] Ian, Chris [weather] Ok
Graeme Russell scaled Great Cockup 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 walked up Great Cockup on August 31st, 2014 [from/via/route] Orthwaite [with] Hilary and Maggie
Michael Vaughn has climbed Great Cockup [from/via/route] From lonsdale [with] Alone [weather] Mostly sunny
David Noble bagged Great Cockup on April 14th, 2014 [from/via/route] From Over Water [with] Kelly [weather] Dry & Windy
Raymond Barnett hiked Great Cockup on April 3rd, 2014 [weather] hazy
Andrew Wood summited Great Cockup 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 conquered Great Cockup on June 3rd, 2014 [from/via/route] Great Calva & The Northern Fells [with] The Lake District Walker
Joanne Mcgawley scaled Great Cockup on February 22nd, 2014 [with] Rich [weather] V.V.V.V WINDY!!! - 7.5 MILES
Marcus Bradshaw walked up Great Cockup on February 13th, 2014 [from/via/route] c163 [with] Marcus [weather] Very Windy ice & snow
David Baines climbed Great Cockup 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 bagged Great Cockup on January 2nd, 2014 [with] Lee jnr, my son
Kevin Parnham hiked Great Cockup 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 summited Great Cockup on February 2nd, 2013 [from/via/route] from orthwaite
Tim Buckley conquered Great Cockup 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 scaled Great Cockup on May 25th, 2013 [from/via/route] Overwater [with] Dermot Palmer [weather] Warm & sunny
Tony Aspden walked up Great Cockup on October 10th, 2007 [with] Andy [weather] Clear, sunny day
Stephen Mcdonald climbed Great Cockup 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 bagged Great Cockup on November 7th, 2010 [from/via/route] Over Water - Walk number C163 [with] Amber [weather] Lovely start but very cold to finish
Wayne Baxter hiked Great Cockup on April 6th, 2012 [from/via/route] Cassbeck Bridge, Great Cockup, Meal Fell & Cassbeck Bridge [with] Sue, Trevor & Wendy [weather] Misty & wet
Charlie Housley summited Great Cockup 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 conquered Great Cockup 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.To add (or remove) your name and experiences on this page - Log On and edit your Personal Mountain Bagging Record
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