The knoll in front of the point where these two boundaries meet is the summit of Setmurthy Common, a fell featured in Alfred Wainwright's Outlying Fells of Lakeland book. It's easily hiked from Cockermouth together with Watch Hill. Enter the woodland to a symphony of bird song.

David Howells

July 5, 2021

Hiking

Nice easy hill to do. I parked in Cockermouth and did the hike to the top of Watch Hill and back in 1.5 hours.

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Watch Hill Summit – Setmurthy Common Summit loop from Cockermouth

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Setmurthy Woods – Setmurthy Woods loop from Cumberland

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Watch Hill Summit – Setmurthy Woods loop from Cockermouth

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Elevation 240 m

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Tuesday 7 April

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Max wind speed: 19.0 km/h

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Location: Setmurthy, Allerdale, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom

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