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Heughscar Hill, Cockpit Stone Circle & Ullswater loop from Pooley Bridge — Lake District National Park

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Heughscar Hill, Cockpit Stone Circle & Ullswater loop from Pooley Bridge — Lake District National Park

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Heughscar Hill, Cockpit Stone Circle & Ullswater loop from Pooley Bridge — Lake District National Park

03:34

12.6km

260m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: June 8, 2024

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Lake District National Park

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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87 m

Pooley Bridge (2020)

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Pooley Bridge got a new bridge on 23rd October 2020! The new bridge is 128ft (39 m) in length and replaces the 18th-century stone bridge that was destroyed during Storm …

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185 m

View of Ullswater from Pooley Bridge

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Pooley Bridge occupies an enviable position at the north eastern tip of Ullswater, where the River Eamont begins its journey to join to River Eden. The village is very popular …

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2.85 km

View of Ullswater from Heughscar Hill

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Suggest doing this when conditions are dry as can be boggy under foot.

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4.21 km

The Cockpit Stone Circle

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This is an impressive stone circle on the ancient High Street roman road, measuring 89 feet (27 m) in diameter.

Because of its antiquity, it's unclear what it was actually …

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11.9 km

Barren Tree on the North Shore of Ullswater

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Ullswater is the second largest lake in the Lake District. It formed in a glacial trough where the glacier scraped out the valley bottom and then dammed the end with …

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12.6 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.94 km

2.23 km

1.98 km

1.48 km

850 m

129 m

Surfaces

4.92 km

3.49 km

2.25 km

1.76 km

195 m

Elevation

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Highest point (370 m)

Lowest point (150 m)

Weather

Tuesday 5 May

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Heughscar Hill, Cockpit Stone Circle & Ullswater loop from Pooley Bridge — Lake District National Park

Pooley Bridge (2020)

View of Ullswater from Pooley Bridge

View of Ullswater from Heughscar Hill

The Cockpit Stone Circle

Barren Tree on the North Shore of Ullswater

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