Walk c419 Brownber Hill, Backstone Edge and High Cup Nick from Dufton

Englands Grand Canyon - truly spectacular


Route outline for walk c419:

Dufton  -  Eller Beck  -  Pusgill House  -  Great Rundale Beck  -  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
0
Marilyns
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)

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):

OL19 Howgill Fells and Upper Eden Valley


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

91 Appleby-in-Westmorland


Some Photos and Pictures from Walk c419 Brownber Hill, Backstone Edge and High Cup Nick from Dufton

In no particular order . . .

Walk c419 Brownber Hill, Backstone Edge and High Cup Nick from Dufton - Brownber Hill summit

Brownber Hill summit

Photo: Mike Knipe (81)

Walk c419 Brownber Hill, Backstone Edge and High Cup Nick from Dufton - Knock and The Vale of Eden from Brownber Hill

Knock and The Vale of Eden from Brownber Hill

Photo: Mark Kissipie (45)

Walk c419 Brownber Hill, Backstone Edge and High Cup Nick from Dufton - Great Rundale Tarn and Bothy on Backstone Edge (Dufton Fell)

Great Rundale Tarn and Bothy on Backstone Edge (Dufton Fell)

Photo: Mark Kissipie (46)

Walk c419 Brownber Hill, Backstone Edge 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 c419 Brownber Hill, Backstone Edge and High Cup Nick from Dufton - High Cup from a cairn on the Narrow Gate path (Pennine Way)

High Cup from a cairn on the Narrow Gate path (Pennine Way)

Photo: David Elliott (38)

Walk c419 Brownber Hill, Backstone Edge and High Cup Nick from Dufton - Dufton village green

Dufton village green

Photo: Mark Kissipie (25)

Walk c419 Brownber Hill, Backstone Edge and High Cup Nick from Dufton - Stream emerging from a mine entrance on the lower slopes of High Scald Fell, Threlkeld Side

Stream emerging from a mine entrance on the lower slopes of High Scald Fell, Threlkeld Side

Photo: Mark Kissipie (40)

Walk c419 Brownber Hill, Backstone Edge and High Cup Nick from Dufton -  Blencathra from Threlkeld

Blencathra from Threlkeld

Photo: Chris Newton (1)

Walk c419 Brownber Hill, 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 c419 Brownber Hill, Backstone Edge 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 c419 Brownber Hill, Backstone Edge and High Cup Nick from Dufton - Dufton with Dufton Pike beyond

Dufton with Dufton Pike beyond

Photo: Mark Kissipie (24)

Walk c419 Brownber Hill, Backstone Edge and High Cup Nick from Dufton - High Cup

High Cup

Photo: Trevor Lund (1)

Walk c419 Brownber Hill, Backstone Edge and High Cup Nick from Dufton - Brownber Hill summit

Brownber Hill summit

Photo: Mark Kissipie (43)

Walk c419 Brownber Hill, Backstone Edge and High Cup Nick from Dufton - Threlkeld Side with Backstone Edge beyond from Brownber Hill

Threlkeld Side with Backstone Edge beyond from Brownber Hill

Photo: Mark Kissipie (41)

Walk c419 Brownber Hill, Backstone Edge and High Cup Nick from Dufton - High Cup

High Cup

Photo: Christine Shepherd (107)

Walk c419 Brownber Hill, Backstone Edge and High Cup Nick from Dufton - Narrowgate Beacon on Backstone Edge (Dufton Fell) near High Cup

Narrowgate Beacon on Backstone Edge (Dufton Fell) near High Cup

Photo: Mark Kissipie (50)

Walk c419 Brownber Hill, Backstone Edge 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 c419 Brownber Hill, Backstone Edge and High Cup Nick from Dufton - The Head of High Cup from The Pennine Way

The Head of High Cup from The Pennine Way

Photo: Mark Kissipie (55)

Walk c419 Brownber Hill, 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 c419 Brownber Hill, Backstone Edge and High Cup Nick from Dufton - The Stag Inn, Dufton

The Stag Inn, Dufton

Photo: Jim Thorpe (2)


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