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High Cup Nick – Peeping Hill Cairn loop from Appleby

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High Cup Nick – Peeping Hill Cairn loop from Appleby

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High Cup Nick – Peeping Hill Cairn loop from Appleby

06:32

22.6km

520m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 17, 2026

Tips

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 9.64 km for 88 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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9.72 km

High Cup Nick

Highlight • Gorge

High Cup Nick is the best example of a glaciated u-shaped valley in Northern England. Situated high on the western flanks of the North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, …

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11.1 km

View of the North Pennines Escarpment

Highlight • Natural Monument

11.6 km

View of Middletongue Crag and Murton Pike

Highlight • Summit

View on the flat-topped Middletongue Crag (456 m/1,496 ft) dominated by Murton Pike’s (594 m/1,949 ft)

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12.6 km

View of Dufton Pike and Knock Pike

Highlight • Summit

12.9 km

Peeping Hill

Highlight • Summit

Peeping Hill Cairn is not that far from the spectacular glacial valley of High Cup Nick. It is a beautiful spot and a lovely scenic waypoint. It is often visited …

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13.7 km

View of High Cup Valley from Teesdale Way

Highlight • Viewpoint

The Teesdale Way starts at the charming village of Dufton and ends at Redcar. Here it forms part of the Pennine Way passig through High Cup Nick, Cauldron Spout, and …

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16.4 km

Dufton Ghyll Wood

Highlight • Forest

This wood was taken on by the Woodland Trust in 1980 and is one of the few remaining north-west outposts for the native red squirrel

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22.4 km

Highlights of Appleby-in-Westmorland

Highlight • Pub

The Cumbrian market town of Appleby-in-Westmorland is set in prime walker's country, nestled in the verdant Eden Valley. It is surrounded by natural beauty, with the Lake District only a …

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22.6 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

15.0 km

3.72 km

2.98 km

737 m

124 m

Surfaces

9.45 km

6.91 km

2.26 km

1.94 km

1.88 km

124 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (560 m)

Lowest point (130 m)

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High Cup Nick – Peeping Hill Cairn loop from Appleby

High Cup Nick

View of the North Pennines Escarpment

View of Middletongue Crag and Murton Pike

View of Dufton Pike and Knock Pike

Peeping Hill

View of High Cup Valley from Teesdale Way

Dufton Ghyll Wood

Highlights of Appleby-in-Westmorland

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