Setmurthy Woods – Setmurthy Common Summit loop from Cockermouth

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Setmurthy Woods – Setmurthy Common Summit loop from Cockermouth

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Setmurthy Woods – Setmurthy Common Summit loop from Cockermouth

03:17

11.8km

210m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily walkable paths. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 18, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Lake District National Park

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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154 m

Cockermouth Town Hall

Highlight • Monument

Painted in a lovely shade of happiness-inducing yellow, Cockermouth Town Hall stands proud (built 1934).

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246 m

Cockermouth Market Place

Highlight • Settlement

The pre-Victorian centre of old Cockermouth, Market Place is the heart of the old town.

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2.87 km

View of the Lake District from Watch Hill Ascent

Highlight • Trail

Beautiful views from the ascent of Watch Hill over to the Lake District National Park.

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3.41 km

Watch Hill is one of the Wainwright Outlying Fells (235m). A grassy and gradual approach from Cockermouth over fields full of curious sheep. The ground beyond the summit is rippled and undulates on to Sethmurthy Common.

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3.98 km

Setmurthy Woods

Highlight • Trail

The trails through this woodland are wide and easy to follow. Right on the edge of Cockermouth, they make a great place for an evening or weekend stroll

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5.25 km

Setmurthy Common Summit

Highlight • Viewpoint

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 …

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11.5 km

2009 Cockermouth flood level marker at the Black Bull

Highlight • Monument

In November 2009, Cockermouth was badly flooded when the banks of both the River Derwent and the River Cocker burst, filling the streets, homes and businesses with water and causing …

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11.8 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.88 km

2.42 km

2.16 km

1.40 km

Surfaces

3.38 km