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The small parking area beside Longlands Beck Bridge at the start of the walk |
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A gate gives access onto the old road leading to Green Head |
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After the gate we turn immediately right and follow the wall beside Longlands Beck |
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Looking back to Longlands |
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Great Cockup soon comes into view as the path passes below the slopes of Longlands Fell |
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The summit of Skiddaw appears over the depression between Great and Little Cockup as the path continues below the slopes of Lowthwaite Fell |
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Looking back to Longlands Fell |
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Great Cockup from the path below Lowthwaite Fell, the summit appears in the centre with the slightly lower east top on the left |
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Great Cockup above the course of the River Ellen |
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Meal Fell from the path below Lowthwaite Fell, the pass of Trusmadoor can be seen on the right above the moraines |
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Looking over to Binsey |
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The path descends towards the River Ellen, which at this point is just a narrow stream |
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Trusmadoor and the east top of Great Cockup |
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Looking along the upper valley of the River Ellen to Little Sca Fell |
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Looking back along the path after crossing the River Ellen |
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The path traverses across the slopes of Meal Fell towards Trusmadoor |
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Approaching the pass of Trusmadoor |
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Looking back to the Solway coast from just below Trusmadoor |
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Trusmadoor |
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Burn Tod from Trusmadoor |
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The start of the ascent from Trusmadoor |
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The path climbs the edge of the escarpment avoiding the broken crags and scree which overlook Trusmadoor |
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Climbing the escarpment to reach the ridge line above Trusmadoor |
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Skiddaw from the climb to the ridge line |
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Looking back to Frozenfell Gill |
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Lowthwaite Fell from the top of the escarpment |
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Meal Fell from the top of the escarpment |
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From the top of the escarpment a clear path leads up to the east top |
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Looking back on the ascent to the east top |
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Longlands Fell and Lowthwaite Fell from the climb to the east top |
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Looking over to Skiddaw from just below the east top |
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Meal Fell backed by Little and Great Sca Fell from the east top of Great Cockup |
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Approaching the summit of Great Cockup |
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Bassenthwaite Lake from the summit of Great Cockup |
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Binsey from the summit of Great Cockup |
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To the north, Longlands Fell and Lowthwaite Fell |
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Little Sca Fell and Great Sca Fell over Meal Fell |
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Great Sca Fell and Knott |
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To the south-east the summits of Blencathra and Great Calva appear over Little Calva |
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Skiddaw from the summit of Great Cockup |