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Summit of Great Cockup – Summit cairn on Great Sca Fell loop from Ireby and Uldale

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Summit of Great Cockup – Summit cairn on Great Sca Fell loop from Ireby and Uldale

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Summit of Great Cockup – Summit cairn on Great Sca Fell loop from Ireby and Uldale

06:50

22.3km

730m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 12, 2026

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Lake District National Park

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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3.10 km

Binsey Parking Area

Highlight • Parking

Not a lot of spaces. When I arrived on a Sunday at about 1pm. There was luckily a space.

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9.06 km

Summit of Great Cockup

Highlight • Viewpoint

I once had a cock up on Great Cockup! I lost my phone on the hillside and it took me ages to find it again. I also wild camped that …

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10.2 km

Meal Fell summit

Highlight • Natural Monument

Meal Fell is a Wainwright at the 'Back O'Skiddaw'. I walked up from Trusmadoor before going onto Great Sca Fell. On the summit (which boasts three different 'tops' - visit …

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11.1 km

Summit cairn on Great Sca Fell

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Great Sca Fell summit is marked with a cairn. You can see countless other northern Lake District fells from this vantage point, including Hike Pike, Knott, Skiddaw, Meal Fell and Binsey (to name a few).

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11.5 km

Summit cairn on Little Sca Fell

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Whilst Little Sca Fell is not a Wainwright, it is a Birkett. The views of the Back O'Skiddaw fells are delightful. It boast quite a large summit cairn (maybe trying …

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11.7 km

Great Sca Fell

Highlight • Summit

If, after completing Little Sca Fell, you decide to out a bag Meal Fell & Great Cock Up. Meaning you will double back on yourself to get to Great Sca …

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14.3 km

Lowthwaite Fell

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Lowthwaite Fell is a Birkett in the northern Lake District National Park. It's often bypassed as Wainwright baggers connect Brae Fell or Great Sca Fell with Longlands Fell but Lowthwaite …

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15.0 km

Longlands Fell

Highlight • Natural Monument

Longlands Fell is a lovely little fell in the northern Lake District. It is 1,585 feet (483 m) in height and can be walked easily, following a grassy path from the Cumbria Way at the bottom.

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17.3 km

Lowraise Wood

Forest

19.3 km

Waterside Wood

Forest

22.3 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

12.3 km

5.99 km

3.25 km

475 m

340 m

Surfaces

8.31 km

6.79 km

3.10 km

2.96 km

1.04 km

106 m

Elevation

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Highest point (640 m)

Lowest point (190 m)

Weather

Tuesday 12 May

11°C

4°C

85 %

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Summit of Great Cockup – Summit cairn on Great Sca Fell loop from Ireby and Uldale

Binsey Parking Area

Summit of Great Cockup

Meal Fell summit

Summit cairn on Great Sca Fell

Summit cairn on Little Sca Fell

Great Sca Fell

Lowthwaite Fell

Longlands Fell

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