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Great Cockup - Lake District Walk
Sunday 18th September 2011
If I have to walk in the Lake District over a weekend I always try to pick a walk away from the more popular fells and the Back o'Skiddaw fells are certainly one place where you are guaranteed to meet very few people. Today we experienced a real mixed bag of weather although we managed to start and finish in sunshine.
Start: Orthwaite (NY 2525 3420)
Route: Orthwaite - Orthwaite Bank (326) - Little Cockup (327) - Great Cockup (328) - Trusmadoor - Meal Fell (329) - Great Sca Fell (330) - Knott (331) - Frozen Fell (332) - Burn Todd (333) - Orthwaite
Distance: 8.75 miles Ascent: 746 metres Time Taken: 5 hours 55 mins
Terrain: Predominantly on paths.
Weather: Showers and a cold wind.
Pub Visited: The Sportsman Inn, Troutbeck Ale Drunk: Jennings Bitter
![Binsey Binsey](2011-09-18/binsey.jpg)
Looking across to Binsey as we start the climb to Orthwaite Bank.
![Bakestall Bakestall](2011-09-18/skiddaw.jpg)
Looking across to Bakestall from Orthwaite Bank's summit.
![Little Cockup Little Cockup](2011-09-18/little%20cockoup.jpg)
Heading across to Little Cockup.
![Little Cockup's summit Little Cockup's summit](2011-09-18/little%20cockup%20summit.jpg)
Little Cockup's summit as the rain starts to get heavier.
![Great Cockup Great Cockup](2011-09-18/great%20cockup.jpg)
The start of the walk from Little to Great Cockup was a bit of a trudge as the rain and low cloud swept in.
![Great Cockup's summit Great Cockup's summit](2011-09-18/great%20cockup%20summit.jpg)
By the time we reached Great Cockup's summit the rain had stopped and the sun was trying to come out.
![Meal Fell Meal Fell](2011-09-18/meal%20fell.jpg)
Great Sca Fell's summit is still in cloud although Meal Fell, our next summit, is just about clear of cloud.
![Heading to Trusmadoor Heading to Trusmadoor](2011-09-18/heading%20for%20trus.jpg)
Things brighten up as we head down towards Trusmaddor.
![Trusmadoor Trusmadoor](2011-09-18/trussmadoor.jpg)
Trusmaddor as we start the climb to Meal Fell's summit.
![Meal Fell's summit Meal Fell's summit](2011-09-18/meal%20fell%20summit.jpg)
Meal Fell's summit shelter might have made a nice spot for lunch.
![Little and Great Sca Fells Little and Great Sca Fells](2011-09-18/great%20&%20little%20sca.jpg)
I think I'd rather get the climb to Great Sca Fell out of the way first.
![Great Sca Fell's summit Great Sca Fell's summit](2011-09-18/great%20sca%20summit.jpg)
The area around Great Sca Fell's summit was rather damp. No hope of having lunch here.
![High Pike High Pike](2011-09-18/the%20pike.jpg)
High Pike looks to be getting some sunshine as we head across soggy ground to the Knott.
![The Knott's summit The Knott's summit](2011-09-18/the%20knott%20summit.jpg)
The Knott's summit, and time for lunch.
![Skiddaw Skiddaw](2011-09-18/skiddaw1.jpg)
The top of Skiddaw is still lost in cloud.
![Bannerdale Crags Bannerdale Crags](2011-09-18/bannerdale%20crags.jpg)
Bowscale Fell and Bannerdale Crags, from our lunch spot.
![Bowscale Fell Bowscale Fell](2011-09-18/bannerdale1.jpg)
As we sat eating the view went from a rather grey and dull view to a somewhat brighter scene. This shot of Bowscale Fell is taken only 15 minutes after the previous one.
![Scotland Scotland](2011-09-18/scotland.jpg)
Scotland is also visible in the distance.
![Longlands Fell Longlands Fell](2011-09-18/longlands.jpg)
Meal Fell and Longlands Fell as we head towards Frozen Fell's summit.
![Frozen Fell's summit Frozen Fell's summit](2011-09-18/frozen%20fell%20summit.jpg)
My walking pole marks the point the GPS suggests is the summit of Frozen Fell.
![Burn Tod Burn Tod](2011-09-18/burn%20tod.jpg)
Looking along the route taken to Burn Tod's summit.
![Burn Tod's summit Burn Tod's summit](2011-09-18/burn%20tod%20summit.jpg)
Great Calva from Burn Tod's summit.
![Trusmadoor Trusmadoor](2011-09-18/trussmadoor1.jpg)
Heading back down to Trusmadoor, at which point the rain started again.
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