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

The view down High Cup is simply stunning.


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




Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:

hewitt
1
English
Mountain
Wainwright
0
Wainwrights
 English Nuttall
1
English
Nuttall
Dewey
0
English
Deweys
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 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.



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OL31 North Pennines - Teesdale & Weardale


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

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

In no particular order . . .

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

High Cup

Photo: John Tinsley (1)

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)

Walk du144 High Cup Nick and Meldon Hill from Cow Green Reservoir - Force Burn Gorge

Force Burn Gorge

Photo: Dave Mullins (9)

Walk du144 High Cup Nick and Meldon Hill from Cow Green Reservoir - Approaching the top of Meldon Hill (Dufton Fell)

Approaching the top of Meldon Hill (Dufton Fell)

Photo: Christine Shepherd (552)

Walk du144 High Cup Nick and Meldon Hill from Cow Green Reservoir - On the Pennine Way near High Cup (High Cup Nick)

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

Photo: John McGlone (3)

Walk du144 High Cup Nick and Meldon Hill from Cow Green Reservoir - Force Burn Gorge

Force Burn Gorge

Photo: Dave Mullins (10)

Walk du144 High Cup Nick and Meldon Hill from Cow Green Reservoir - Backside Fell Bothy

Backside Fell Bothy

Photo: Dave Mullins (11)

Walk du144 High Cup Nick and Meldon Hill from Cow Green Reservoir - Cauldron Snout Waterfall

Cauldron Snout Waterfall

Photo: Dave Mullins (1)

Walk du144 High Cup Nick and Meldon Hill from Cow Green Reservoir - Cauldron Snout Waterfall

Cauldron Snout Waterfall

Photo: Dave Mullins (3)

Walk du144 High Cup Nick and Meldon Hill from Cow Green Reservoir - Cauldron Snout Waterfall

Cauldron Snout Waterfall

Photo: Dave Mullins (2)

Walk du144 High Cup Nick and Meldon Hill from Cow Green Reservoir - Backside Fell Bothy

Backside Fell Bothy

Photo: James Irving (22)

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

High Cup

Photo: Dave Mullins (5)

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

High Cup

Photo: John Tinsley (2)

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

Meldon Hill summit

Photo: Christine Shepherd (555)

Walk du144 High Cup Nick and Meldon Hill from Cow Green Reservoir - The view down High Cup

The view down High Cup

Photo: Christine Shepherd (556)

Walk du144 High Cup Nick and Meldon Hill from Cow Green Reservoir - The South Western Rim of High Cup (High Cup Nick)

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

Photo: John McGlone (5)

Walk du144 High Cup Nick and Meldon Hill from Cow Green Reservoir - Nichol's Chair, High Cup (High Cup Nick)

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

Photo: John McGlone (2)

Walk du144 High Cup Nick and Meldon Hill from Cow Green Reservoir - Backside Fell Bothy

Backside Fell Bothy

Photo: James Irving (21)

Walk du144 High Cup Nick and Meldon Hill from Cow Green Reservoir - Looking South West down High Cup (High Cup Nick)

Looking South West down High Cup (High Cup Nick)

Photo: John McGlone (4)

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

High Cup Nick

Photo: Dave Mullins (6)


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