Silver Challenge Walk 8
Cow Green to High Cup Nick
Cow Green to High Cup Nick
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Distance - 13 miles
Map : OS Explorer OL31 Parking : at Cow Green Reservoir car park (811309) |
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LANDRANGER 92 O/S Crown copyright 2016 CS-30288-W3Z2M1
By the car park is an information point identifying the distant peaks such as Great Dun Fell, Low Dun Fell and Cross Fell and outlining the ecology, geology and history of the area. From the car park walk back up the road and take the first path on the right heading roughly south east. Reaching a cross track, turn left and continue to a tarmac track. Go through the gate, turning right and follow this access road to the dam to join the Pennine Way.
If you wish to visit the waterfall of Cauldron Snout keep to the left of the Tees and follow the path down to find the best viewpoint, before returning to the junction of the access road and the Pennine Way.
This time continue along the Pennine Way to drop down and cross the river bridge. Keep left at the junction just over the river (do not take the track back up towards the reservoir). Continue on the path passing Birkdale Farm on your right (one of the farms that was the subject of the ITV documentary ‘Too Long a Winter’ that first introduced Hannah Hauxwell of Baldersdale to the wider public). The path continues along a stony shooters track, passing the ruins of an old mine shop on your left and warning signs for the MOD artillery range for Warcop (don’t worry you do not enter it !) before dropping to and following the attractive beck.
Eventually at 768267 you reach a bridge over Maize Beck. Cross to follow the Pennine Way on the south side of the beck. As you continue Maize Beck eventually swngs away to your right and after a short while the view of High Cup Nick unfolds in front of you - a beautiful ‘U shaped’ glacial valley which is a complete contrast to the moorland that you have just crossed. Its a great place to sit and look in wonder. Having rested and explored the top of the Cup it is time to return, following the outward route back, unless you have a second car waiting for you in the village of Dufton which is four miles further down the Pennine Way.
If you wish to visit the waterfall of Cauldron Snout keep to the left of the Tees and follow the path down to find the best viewpoint, before returning to the junction of the access road and the Pennine Way.
This time continue along the Pennine Way to drop down and cross the river bridge. Keep left at the junction just over the river (do not take the track back up towards the reservoir). Continue on the path passing Birkdale Farm on your right (one of the farms that was the subject of the ITV documentary ‘Too Long a Winter’ that first introduced Hannah Hauxwell of Baldersdale to the wider public). The path continues along a stony shooters track, passing the ruins of an old mine shop on your left and warning signs for the MOD artillery range for Warcop (don’t worry you do not enter it !) before dropping to and following the attractive beck.
Eventually at 768267 you reach a bridge over Maize Beck. Cross to follow the Pennine Way on the south side of the beck. As you continue Maize Beck eventually swngs away to your right and after a short while the view of High Cup Nick unfolds in front of you - a beautiful ‘U shaped’ glacial valley which is a complete contrast to the moorland that you have just crossed. Its a great place to sit and look in wonder. Having rested and explored the top of the Cup it is time to return, following the outward route back, unless you have a second car waiting for you in the village of Dufton which is four miles further down the Pennine Way.
