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Cow Green Reservoir & Cauldron Snout loop — North Pennines

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Cow Green Reservoir & Cauldron Snout loop — North Pennines

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March 21, 2026

Cow Green Reservoir & Cauldron Snout loop — North Pennines

Hard

04:33

16.8km

3.7km/h

210m

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Overview

Hard hike. Good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required.

Includes a segment that may be dangerous

A part of this route comprises technical, difficult, or hazardous terrain. Specialist equipment and prior experience may be required.

After 2.97 km for 204 m

Waypoints

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2.33 km

Cow Green Reservoir and Dam

Highlight • Structure

Cow Green reservoir is 3km long and was completed in 1971 to supply water to Teesside. It controls the flow in the river Tees keeping the supply to industry downstream …

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3.11 km

Cauldron Snout Waterfall

Highlight • Natural Monument

Cauldron Snout is a rocky ravine below Cow Green Reservoir that the infant River Tees descends through spectacularly. The falls, which nestle within the North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural …

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16.8 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.46 km

4.11 km

3.58 km

2.67 km

1.80 km

177 m

Surfaces

4.45 km

4.35 km

3.74 km

2.35 km

746 m

706 m

Route Details

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Highest point (510 m)

Lowest point (370 m)

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Cow Green Reservoir & Cauldron Snout loop — North Pennines

Cow Green Reservoir and Dam

Cauldron Snout Waterfall

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